Sentence examples for connotation of the term from inspiring English sources

There is a harsher and more brutal connotation of the term in which any exercise of power in the successful pursuit of practical and specific objectives is called "pragmatic".

Both groups aspired to set literature and art free from the materialistic preoccupations of industrialized society, and, in both, the freedom of some members' morals helped to enlarge the connotation of the term, which is almost equivalent to fin de siècle.

Secondly, we should point out the difficulties surrounding the specific connotation of the term 'human dignity'.

Even though that perspective still illuminates ecosystem studies (see below), it is no longer a necessary or even common connotation of the term "ecosystem".

Therefore, synthetic biology is often regarded as "holistic", even by authors for whom the "esoteric" connotation of the term causes unease (Conti et al. 2007, p. 161).

If there seems to be a gap between the connotation of the term and its denotation, this can be overcome somewhat by thinking of it in terms of Plato's divided line, which establishes a parallel between objects known and the means by which they are known.

The biological connotations of the term structure are evident in the work of British philosopher Herbert Spencer.

Legal historians identify suretyship with situations that are quite outside the modern connotations of the term.

The title "The Black List" is a play on words, meant to overturn the negative connotations of the term "blacklist".

Eric Raymond suggested we adopt the recently coined term "open source" to get around the ambiguity and negative business connotations of the term "free software".

The pejorative connotations of the term are clearly evident: The idea that the captives in this tomb were Joseph's brethren, which Mrs. Romer, in her Travels, makes such a great noise about, is well exposed by Miss Martineau; as well as the Elginism of Mrs. Romer, in removing a figure of one of the captives.