KJV Dictionary Definition: argument

argument

'ARGUMENT, n. L. argumentum.

1. A reason offered for or against a proposition, opinion, or measure; a reason offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; followed by for or against.

2. In logic, an inference drawn from premises, which are indisputable, or at least of probable truth.

3. The subject of a discourse or writing.

4. An abstract or summary of a book, or the heads of the subjects.

5. A debate or discussion; a series of reasoning; as, an argument was had before the court, in which argument, all the reasons were urged.

6. In astronomy, an arch by which we seek another unknown arch, proportional to the first.

argumental

ARGUMENT'AL, a. Belonging to argument; consisting in argument.

argumentation

ARGUMENTA'TION, n. Reasoning; the act of reasoning; the act of inventing or forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion. The operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.

argumentative

ARGUMENT'ATIVE, a.

1. Consisting of argument; containing a process of reasoning; as an argumentative discourse.

2. Showing reasons for; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.

argumentatively

ARGUMENT'ATIVELY, adv. In an argumentative manner.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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