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1 I, I | expressions, that have scarce any signification, go for clear reasons to 2 I, I | maxims are; or to know the signification of those general terms that 3 I, I | learned the terms, and their signification; neither of which was born 4 I, I | made in such terms, whose signification we have learnt, and wherein 5 I, I | easy to be learnt, yet the signification of them being more large, 6 I, II | much uncertainty in its signification; and the thing it stands 7 I, II | minds, in words of uncertain signification, such as virtues and sins, 8 II, IV | be nearer to its original signification than that which mathematicians 9 II, VIII | taste, sound, being, with a signification of their absence.~6. Whether 10 II, XII | sense from its ordinary signification, I beg pardon; it being 11 II, XII | words in somewhat a new signification; the later whereof, in our 12 II, XIII | thing, who either change the signification of words, which I would 13 II, XIII | scarce one clear distinct signification. And if they can thus make 14 II, XIII | they who so much alter the signification of words, as to call extension 15 II, XXI | which is the more proper signification of the word power) fewer 16 II, XXI | 2. The perception of the signification of signs. 3. The perception 17 II, XXI | perceive where the confused signification of terms, or where the nature 18 II, XXVI | sight seem to have no such signification: v.g. the ship has necessary 19 II, XXVIII| simple ideas: the immediate signification of relative words, being 20 II, XXVIII| as doubtful and uncertain signification as those of substances or 21 II, XXIX | of an allowed different signification.~9. Their simple ones mutable 22 II, XXIX | have learned their precise signification, change the idea they make 23 II, XXIX | the obscure part of its signification, as confidently as we do 24 II, XXX | conformity to the ordinary signification of the name that is given 25 II, XXXI | endeavouring to make the signification of their names as clear 26 II, XXXII | to the ordinary received signification or definition of that word, 27 II, XXXII | reference to the proper signification of their names; or in reference 28 II, XXXIII| first, the nature, use, and signification of Language; which, therefore, 29 III, I | Spirit, in its primary signification, is breath; angel, a messenger: 30 III, I | obscurity or uncertainty in the signification of words: without which 31 III, II | Chapter II~Of the Signification of Words ~1. Words are sensible 32 III, II | their proper and immediate signification.~2. Words, in their immediate 33 III, II | Words, in their immediate signification, are the sensible signs 34 III, II | their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the 35 III, II | so in effect to have no signification at all. Words being voluntary 36 III, II | nothing, sounds without signification. A man cannot make his words 37 III, II | Words are often used without signification, and why. Secondly, That 38 III, II | the proper and immediate signification of words are ideas in the 39 III, II | as words are of use and signification, so far is there a constant 40 III, II | insignificant noise.~8. Their signification perfectly arbitrary, not 41 III, II | which so far limits the signification of that sound, that unless 42 III, II | this is certain, their signification, in his use of them, is 43 III, III | so too,—I mean in their signification: but yet we find quite the 44 III, III | peculiar name. For, the signification and use of words depending 45 III, III | nothing but declaring their signification, we make use of the genus, 46 III, III | that are combined in the signification of the term defined: and 47 III, III | every term can have its signification exactly and clearly expressed 48 III, III | and ideas which in their signification are general. When therefore 49 III, III | many particulars. For the signification they have is nothing but 50 III, III | considered is, What kind of signification it is that general words 51 III, III | word form has a very proper signification,) to which as particular 52 III, III | This is the proper original signification of the word, as is evident 53 III, III | almost lost its primary signification: and, instead of the real 54 III, III | same name can have the same signification.~20. Recapitulation. To 55 III, IV | nature of our ideas, and the signification of our words, show why some 56 III, IV | of another; and thus its signification is ascertained. This is 57 III, IV | change two words of the same signification one for another; which, 58 III, IV | the same thing: for the signification of sounds is not natural, 59 III, IV | can never come to know the signification of that word by any other 60 III, IV | definition, or the teaching the signification of one word by several others, 61 III, IV | definition to determine their signification, yet that hinders not but 62 III, IV | perfectly agree in their signification; and there is little room 63 III, IV | in simple ideas the whole signification of the name is known at 64 III, IV | may be varied, and so the signification of name be obscure, or uncertain.~ 65 III, V | comprehended. And if the doubtful signification of the word species may 66 III, V | they have any determined signification) the real essences of their 67 III, V | uncertain, little, or no signification. And therefore it is not 68 III, VI | stand here, in its ordinary signification, for that complex idea which 69 III, VI | received their birth and signification from ignorant and illiterate 70 III, VI | comprehending, in a settled signification, a precise number of simple 71 III, VI | those things, nor within the signification of our words when we discourse 72 III, VI | thereof; and so settle the signification of the names whereby the 73 III, VI | same time, the ordinary signification of the name man, which is 74 III, VI | which is the same, to the signification annexed by others to their 75 III, VI | substances themselves, or to the signification of their names, as to the 76 III, VI | contains nothing but the signification of the term gold. Or else 77 III, VI | confused and uncertain a signification, that, though this proposition—“ 78 III, VI | else to make known that new signification we apply them to. ~ 79 III, VII | which come nearest to their signification: for what is meant by them 80 III, IX | doubtfulness or ambiguity of their signification, which is caused by the 81 III, IX | ideas, but have all their signification from the arbitrary imposition 82 III, IX | and uncertainty of their signification, which is the imperfection 83 III, IX | doubtfulness and uncertainty in the signification of some more than other 84 III, IX | Words having naturally no signification, the idea which each stands 85 III, IX | them by.~Thirdly, When the signification of the word is referred 86 III, IX | known.~Fourthly, Where the signification of the word and the real 87 III, IX | difficulties that attend the signification of several words that are 88 III, IX | uncertainty and obscurity in their signification~I. Because of that great 89 III, IX | different men the same precise signification; since one man’s complex 90 III, IX | must needs be of doubtful signification, when such collections are 91 III, IX | it cannot be but that the signification of the name that stands 92 III, IX | some aid, to settle the signification of language; and it cannot 93 III, IX | to establish the precise signification of words, nor determine 94 III, IX | of doubtful and uncertain signification; and even in men that have 95 III, IX | the doubtfulness of their signification. For if we will observe 96 III, IX | consequently, obscure and confused signification. And even those themselves 97 III, IX | they are not agreed in the signification of those words, nor have 98 III, IX | distinguishing, varying the signification of these moral words there 99 III, IX | of substances of doubtful signification, because the ideas they 100 III, IX | reality of things. If the signification of the names of mixed modes 101 III, IX | substances are of a doubtful signification, for a contrary reason, 102 III, IX | existences, and regulate the signification of their names by the things 103 III, IX | patterns that will make the signification of their names very uncertain: 104 III, IX | stand for, and so their signification is supposed to agree to, 105 III, IX | and therefore make the signification of its common name very 106 III, IX | has established the right signification of the word, gold? Or who 107 III, IX | are to be put into the signification of the name of any substance? 108 III, IX | that various and doubtful signification in the names of substances, 109 III, IX | regulated in their ordinary signification by some obvious qualities, ( 110 III, IX | down, there the precise signification of the names of substances 111 III, IX | from gold, taken in such a signification: but yet such as another 112 III, IX | those words are in their signification, which in ordinary use appeared 113 III, IX | disputes were more about the signification of words than a real difference 114 III, IX | examination found that the signification of that word was not so 115 III, IX | their dispute was about the signification of that term; and that they 116 III, IX | precisely to determine its signification. I think all agree to make 117 III, IX | authority to determine the signification of the word gold (as referred 118 III, IX | to another: whereby the signification of that name must unavoidably 119 III, IX | is that which renders the signification of the names of substances 120 III, IX | acquainted with, the use and signification of the name of simple ideas. 121 III, IX | names of no very uncertain signification. But the names of mixed 122 III, IX | their force and manner of signification were first well observed, 123 III, IX | authors. Sure I am that the signification of words in all languages, 124 III, IX | of which influenced the signification of their words then, though 125 III, X | clear and distinct in their signification than naturally they need 126 III, X | sounds, with little or no signification, amongst those who think 127 III, X | others, not by any natural signification, but by a voluntary imposition, 128 III, X | terms, and to confound the signification of words, which, like a 129 III, X | a little. For were their signification precisely the same, it would 130 III, X | necessary to confound their signification. To this abuse, and the 131 III, X | mischiefs of confounding the signification of words, logic, and the 132 III, X | and fitted to perplex the signification of words, more than to discover 133 III, X | involve, and subtilize the signification of sounds, so as never to 134 III, X | perplexing or obscuring the signification of old ones, and so bringing 135 III, X | perplex and confound the signification of words, and thereby render 136 III, X | he who should alter the signification of known characters, and, 137 III, X | discourse) comes to have no signification at all, being put for somewhat 138 III, X | have a certain and evident signification which other men cannot but 139 III, X | between the names and the signification they use them in, that they 140 III, X | sound yet applied to such a signification; and sometimes the fault 141 III, X | noise without any sense or signification; and how learned soever 142 III, X | and sometimes in another signification, ought to pass in the schools 143 III, XI | often as such a word whose signification is not ascertained betwixt 144 III, XI | question is barely about the signification of one or both these words; 145 III, XI | Were they agreed in the signification of these two names, it were 146 III, XI | merely verbal, and about the signification of words; and whether, if 147 III, XI | defined, and reduced in their signification (as they must be where they 148 III, XI | to use no word without a signification, no name without an idea 149 III, XI | very undertermined, loose signification; which will always be so, 150 III, XI | he have so examined the signification of that name, and settled 151 III, XI | moral words. The proper signification and use of terms is best 152 III, XI | not so visibly annexed any signification to words, as to make men 153 III, XI | must use old ones in a new signification: therefore, after the observation 154 III, XI | for the ascertaining the signification of words, to declare their 155 III, XI | to make known the proper signification of words; yet there are 156 III, XI | way of making known the signification of the name of any simple 157 III, XI | to be found existing, the signification of their names cannot be 158 III, XI | a certain and undoubted signification, and perfectly declare, 159 III, XI | distinct. For since the precise signification of the names of mixed modes, 160 III, XI | the only way whereby the signification of the most of them can 161 III, XI | for the explaining the signification of the names of substances, 162 III, XI | appear; therefore, in the signification of our names of substances, 163 III, XI | substances, some part of the signification will be better made known 164 III, XI | of a triangle does, the signification of the word gold might as 165 III, XI | put in their place, their signification must agree with the truth 166 III, XI | commonly received as the signification of that word, but must go 167 III, XI | men to an agreement in the signification of common words, within 168 III, XI | less time, teach the true signification of many terms, especially 169 III, XI | and more determine the signification of such words, than any 170 III, XI | often as a man varies the signification of any term; yet the import 171 IV, III | that words carry in their signification. An angle, circle, or square, 172 IV, III | names are of more uncertain signification, the precise collection 173 IV, III | undetermined and uncertain signification, they are unable to distinguish 174 IV, IV | ideas, contrary to the usual signification of the words of that language, 175 IV, IV | something different from the signification of man or beast, as the 176 IV, VI | a clear and determinate signification with them, will not yet 177 IV, VI | determinate we make the signification of that word; but never 178 IV, VI | distinct and determinate signification, have a discoverable connexion 179 IV, VII | that maxim, than what the signification of the word totum, or the 180 IV, VII | true and identical in its signification, that “space is body,” as 181 IV, VII | body is body,” both in signification and sound.~13. Instance 182 IV, VII | to the sound, and not the signification of the words, serves only 183 IV, VII | of a loose and wandering signification, sometimes standing for 184 IV, VIII | I take to be the proper signification of identical propositions; 185 IV, VIII | to a man that knows the signification of the word metal, and not 186 IV, VIII | shorter way to explain the signification of the word lead, by saying 187 IV, VIII | comprehended in its received signification? It would be thought little 188 IV, VIII | am supposed to know the signification of the word another uses 189 IV, VIII | knowledge with them, but of the signification of words, however certain 190 IV, VIII | both being only about the signification of words, and make me know 191 IV, VIII | country, comprehended in its signification all these ideas. Much like 192 IV, VIII | For this teaches but the signification of words. Before a man makes 193 IV, VIII | then it teaches only the signification of that word, and the use 194 IV, VIII | define, i.e. to determine the signification of his names of substances ( 195 IV, VIII | a man may also do in the signification of words, by making them, 196 IV, VIII | another, are barely about the signification of sounds. For since no 197 IV, VIII | amounts to nothing but the signification of those terms.~13. A part 198 IV, VIII | suspected are purely about the signification of words, and contain nothing 199 IV, XVII | have of it here is in a signification different from all these; 200 IV, XVIII | a revelation, and of the signification of the words wherein it