discernment
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- n the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- n delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
- n perception of that which is obscure
- n the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- n the trait of judging wisely and objectively
a man of discernment
- The incident revived discussions of martyrdom, evangelization, citizenship and discernment, and underlined the extent to which the West is no longer necessarily the driving .
- At that point, her parents realized Johnson's discernment was not just a passing phase.
- Catholic centers at universities, including Illinois and Texas AM, report growing numbers of women entering discernment, or the official period of considering a vocation.