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usum nominis sicut patet in nomine
And the Angelic Doctor justifies the extended use of the term vision : “De aliquo nomine dupliciter convenit loqui, uno modo secundum ejus primam impositionem, alio modo secundum usum nominis, sicut patet in nomine visionis , quod primo impositum est ad significandum actum sensus visus; sed propter dignitatem et certitudinem hujus sensus extensum est hoc nomen, secundum usum loquentium, ad omnem cognitionem aliorum sensuum; dicimus enim:
— from Ontology, or the Theory of Being by P. (Peter) Coffey


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