esemplastic
[ es-em-plas-tik, -uh m- ]
/ ˌɛs ɛmˈplæs tɪk, -əm- /
adjective
having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole: the esemplastic power of a great mind to simplify the difficult.
Origin of esemplastic
1810–20; < Greek
es-, dialectal variant of
eis- into + (
h)én, neuter of
heîs one +
plastic; irregular coinage by S.T. Coleridge; compare German
Ineinsbildung, term used by Schelling
Words nearby esemplastic
British Dictionary definitions for esemplastic
esemplastic
/ (ˌɛsɛmˈplæstɪk) /
adjective
literature
making into one; unifying
Word Origin for esemplastic
C19 (first used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge): from Greek
es, eis into +
em, from
hen, neuter of
heis one +
-plastic