Word: 'judge' • Extended Annotations

judge

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Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of judge

noun, from Latin judex "judge, juror"
verb, from Latin iuger or juger "to judge"

(The J letter is a Roman addition)

judge noun

one who makes judgments: such as
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court
- one appointed to decide in a contest or competition; umpire
- one who gives an authoritative opinion
- critic

judge verb

to form an opinion or conclusion about someone or something, especially following careful consideration or deliberation
to assess, evaluate, or estimate
to hold as an opinion; guess, think
to sit in judgment on; to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation
obsolete: To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern

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Specific examples and quotes of judge

To be a judge is not the same as judging.

It can be.

However, to judge things for oneself (see judge verb, conventional definition 1) is not the same as assuming the role of passing judgment unto complete strangers.

Such a thing can only exist in an artificium.
It is one of its distinguishing marks.

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

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