English-Thai Dictionary

adoption

N การ รับ เลี้ยง บุตรบุญธรรม  ขั้นตอน การ รับ เลี้ยง บุตรบุญธรรม  kan-rab-liang-bud-bun-tham

 

adoption

N การ เลือก เอา  การ เลือก รับเอา มา  choosing choice selection kan-lueak-ao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADOPTION

n.[L. adoptio.] 1. The act of adopting, or the state of being adopted; the taking and treating of a stranger as one's own child.
2. The receiving as one's own, what is new or not natural.
3. God's taking the sinful children of men into his favor and protection.
Adoption of arms, an ancient ceremony of presenting arms to one for his merit or valor, which laid the person under an obligation to defend the giver.
Adoption by baptism is the spiritual affinity which is contracted by god-fathers and god-children, in the ceremony of baptism. It was introduced into the Greek church, and afterwards among the ancient Franks. This affinity was supposed to entitle the god-child to a share of the god-father's estate.
Adoption by hair was performed by cutting off the hair of a person and giving it to the adoptive father. Thus Pope John VIII adopted Boson, king of Arles.
Adoption by matrimony is the taking the children of a wife or husband, by a former marriage, into the condition of natural children. This is a practice peculiar to the Germans; but is not so properly adoption as adfiliation.
Adoption by testament is the appointing of a person to be heir, by will, or condition of his taking the name, arms, etc. of the adopter.
In Europe, adoption is used for many kinds of admission to a more intimate relation, and is nearly equivalent to reception; as, the admission of persons into hospitals, or monasteries, or of one society into another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADOPTION

A *dop "tion, n. Etym: [L. adoptio, allied to adoptare to adopt: cf. F.adoption. ]

 

1. The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.

 

2. Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.

 

3. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions. Jer. Taylor.

 

ADOPTIONIST

A *dop "tion *ist, n. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

adoption

a dop tion |əˈdäpSHən əˈdɑpʃən | ▶noun the action or fact of adopting or being adopted: she gave up her children for adoption | the widespread adoption of agricultural technology | [ as modifier ] : an adoption agency. ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin adoptio (n- ), from ad- ‘to ’ + optio (n- ) ‘choosing ’ (see option ).

 

Adoptionist

A dop tion ist |əˈdäpSHənist əˌdɑpʃ (ə )nɪst | ▶noun Christian Theology, chiefly historical a person holding the view that Jesus is the Son of God by adoption only. DERIVATIVES A dop tion ism |-ˌnizəm |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

adoption

adop |tion |əˈdɒpʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or fact of adopting or being adopted: she gave up her children for adoption | the widespread adoption of agricultural technology. ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin adoptio (n- ), from ad- ‘to ’ + optio (n- )‘choosing ’ (see option ).

 

Adoptionist

Adop ¦tion |ist ▶noun Christian Theology, chiefly historical a person holding the view that Christ is the son of God by adoption only.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

adoption

adoption noun 1 the consultants recommended the adoption of a new housing policy: assumption, assuming, taking on, acquiring, acquisition, affecting, affectation, espousal, advocacy, promotion, appropriation, arrogation; approval, endorsement, acceptance, ratification, validation, rubber-stamping, authorization, sanctioning, support, backing. ANTONYMS abandonment. 2 the election campaign will begin with the formal adoption of a candidate: selection, choosing, choice, voting in, election, electing, naming, nominating, nomination, designation, designating, appointment, appointing. ANTONYMS rejection.

 

Duden Dictionary

Adoption

Ad op ti on , Adop ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Adopti o n |die Adoption; Genitiv: der Adoption, Plural: die Adoptionen lateinisch adoptio das Adoptieren 1 , Adoptiertwerden

 

French Dictionary

adoption

adoption n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’adopter une personne. : L ’adoption d ’un enfant. 2 Action d ’approuver quelque chose. : L ’adoption d ’un règlement. LOCUTION D ’adoption. Par choix. : Un pays d ’adoption.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

adoption

a d ó p tion 名詞 ｟書 ｠1 U C 養子縁組 ▸ put the baby up for adoption 赤ん坊を養子に出す 2 U (新しい方式などの )採用, 採択 ; (外国語の )借用 .3 U ｟英 ｠(候補者の )選出 .～́ à gency 養子縁組斡旋 （あっせん ）業者 .