Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON'STI-TU-TIVE
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CON'STI-TU-TIVE, a.
- That constitutes, forms or composes; elemental; essential. The constitutive parts of a schismatic, being the esteem of himself and contempt of others. – Decay of Piety.
- Having power to enact or establish; instituting.
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