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Webster 1913 Edition
Mediation
1.
The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.
The soul [acts] by the
mediation
of these passions. South.
2.
Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mediation
MEDIA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Interposition; intervention; agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. The contentions of individuals and families are often terminated by the mediation of friends. The controversies of nations are sometimes adjusted by mediation. The reconciliation of sinners to God by the mediation of Christ, is a glorious display of divine benevolence.2.
Agency interposed; intervenient power. The soul,during its residence in the body, does all things by the mediation of the passions.
3.
Intercession; entreaty for another.Definition 2024
Mediation
mediation
mediation
English
Noun
mediation (plural mediations)
- Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
- The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
Derived terms
- cybermediation
- hypermediation
- mediational
- transmediation
Related terms
Translations
negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement