antiperistasis

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ peristasis.

Noun

antiperistasis (usually uncountable, plural antiperistases)

1. (philosophy) The heightening of the force of an opposing process.
   • 1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The Second Part”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC, section 10, page 159:

     [T]here are in the moſt depraved and venemous diſpoſitions, certain pieces that remaine untoucht, vvhich by an Antiperiſtaſis become more excellent, or by the excellency of their antipathies are able to preſerve themſelves from the contagion of their enemies vices, and perſiſt intire beyond the generall corruption.

Translations

the heightening of the force of an opposing process

• Polish: antyperystaza f
• Portuguese: antiperístase f

Latin

Noun

antiperistasis f (genitive antiperistasis or antiperistaseōs or antiperistasios); third declension

1. antiperistasis

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	antiperistasis	antiperistasēs antiperistaseis
genitive	antiperistasis antiperistaseōs antiperistasios	antiperistasium
dative	antiperistasī	antiperistasibus
accusative	antiperistasim antiperistasin antiperistasem1	antiperistasēs antiperistasīs
ablative	antiperistasī antiperistase1	antiperistasibus
vocative	antiperistasis antiperistasi	antiperistasēs antiperistaseis

¹Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

References

• antiperistasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• antiperistasis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016