Bible Dictionaries
Comprehension

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.

(2):

(n.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.

(3):

(n.) That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.

(4):

(n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.

(5):

(n.) The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Comprehension'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/comprehension.html. 1828.