Literary notes about clarification (AI summary)
In literature, "clarification" is employed to denote a broad process of rendering something more transparent—whether it involves ideas, substances, or situations. In some works, it marks a necessary stage in refining or purifying thought and matter, as when experiments require further clarification to advance understanding [1] or when a process removes impurities from tallow or liqueurs [2, 3]. The term is also used metaphorically to signify cognitive and emotional insight, suggesting a transformation or deepening of awareness, as seen when a change in personal complexion is linked with renewed sensitivity [4] or when a moral or intellectual phase is redefined [5, 6]. At times, clarification addresses practical needs, such as ameliorating technical or regulatory ambiguities [7, 8], or resolving ambiguities in discourse and documentation [9, 10]. Overall, the word encapsulates both a literal and figurative drive toward greater precision and understanding, underscoring its pivotal role in the evolution of thought and expression [11, 12, 13].
- For in some respects it needed experiments and clarification.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - This salt is much used in the colouring of fabrics; it is also used for the sizing of papers, and the clarification of tallow.
— from Popular Scientific Recreationsin Natural Philosphy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, etc., etc., etc. by Gaston Tissandier - —For the clarification of turbid liqueurs, burnt {771} powdered alum is frequently employed.
— from Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes - She discovered that with the clarification of her complexion and the birth of pink cheeks her skin had grown more sensitive to the sun's rays.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy - Unless we assume the unity of the whole man, we arrive not at the clarification but at the destruction of those ideas of his which proved so powerful.
— from Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado by Various - No better fortune can befall a great spirit than such a clarification of vision.
— from The Beginners of a Nation A History of the Source and Rise of the Earliest English Settlements in America, with Special Reference to the Life and Character of the People by Edward Eggleston - If the error is not easily corrected, the request is returned to the requesting library for clarification.
— from LILRC Interlibrary Loan Manual: January, 1976 by Long Island Library Resources Council (N.Y.) - The powers of the auditor of the islands also need revision and clarification.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents - I do believe that my many friends and acquaintances are entitled to this additional clarification of the facts.
— from Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities - I would just like to get a clarification of what you had in mind.
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission - Names that actually name, statements that actually define are needed for the clarification of the world's mind.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - Clarification of ideas and disentanglement of values are as essential to æsthetic activity as to intelligence.
— from Interpretations of Poetry and Religion by George Santayana - Intelligence is the clarification of love.
— from Interpretations of Poetry and Religion by George Santayana
