treatise

[ tree-tis ]

/ ˈtri tɪs /

a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.

Origin of treatise

1300–50; Middle English tretis < Anglo-French tretiz, akin to Old French traitier to treat

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Another time, before he wrote his treatise on Atheism, he scolded me for believing in God.

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In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.

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To the study of Edward Said, her father, whose book Orientalism remains the treatise for Western misconceptions about the East.

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So early as in 1609 the great Grotius had published his treatise of Mare Liberum in favour of the freedom of the seas.

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We have but to give here a short résumé of his Treatise on this subject.

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In 1739 he published the first part of his "Treatise on Human Nature."

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It is so connected with all parts of my treatise that I could not detach it without rendering the remainder wholly defective.

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Luther received the treatise of his antagonist with disgust and contempt.

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treatise

/ (ˈtriːtɪz) /

a formal work on a subject, esp one that deals systematically with its principles and conclusions

an obsolete word for narrative

C14: from Anglo-French tretiz, from Old French tretier to treat