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SCOPE, n. [L. scopus; Gr. from to see or view; Heb. to see, to behold] The primary sense is to stretch or extend, to reach; properly, the whole extent, space or reach, hence the whole space viewed, and hence the limit or ultimate end.]

1. Space; room; amplitude of intellectual view; as a free scope for inquiry; full scope for the fancy or imagination; ample scope for genius.

2. The limit of intellectual view; the end or thing to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim or purpose; intention; drift. It expresses both the purpose and thing purposed.

Your scope is as mine own, so to enforce and qualify the laws, as to your soul seems good.

The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions of the church -

3. Liberty; freedom from restraint; room to move in.

4. Liberty beyond just limits; license.

Give him line and scope.

5. Act of riot; sally; excess. Obs.

6. Extended quantity; as a scope of land. Obs.

7. Length; extent; sweep; as scope of cable.


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SCOPE, n. [L. scopus; Gr. from to see or view; Heb. to see, to behold] The primary sense is to stretch or extend, to reach; properly, the whole extent, space or reach, hence the whole space viewed, and hence the limit or ultimate end.]

1. Space; room; amplitude of intellectual view; as a free scope for inquiry; full scope for the fancy or imagination; ample scope for genius.

2. The limit of intellectual view; the end or thing to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim or purpose; intention; drift. It expresses both the purpose and thing purposed.

Your scope is as mine own, so to enforce and qualify the laws, as to your soul seems good.

The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions of the church -

3. Liberty; freedom from restraint; room to move in.

4. Liberty beyond just limits; license.

Give him line and scope.

5. Act of riot; sally; excess. Obs.

6. Extended quantity; as a scope of land. Obs.

7. Length; extent; sweep; as scope of cable.

SCOPE, n. [L. scopus; Gr. σκοπος, from σκοπεω, to see or view; Heb. שקף, to see, to behold; Ch. to drive or strike. Class Gb, No. 85. The primary sense is to stretch or extend, to reach; properly, the whole extent, space or reach, hence the whale space viewed, and hence the limit or ultimate end.]

  1. Space; room; amplitude of intellectual view; as, a free scope for inquiry; full scope for the fancy or imagination; ample scope for genius.
  2. The limit of intellectual view; the end or thing to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim or purpose; intention; drift. It expresses both the purpose and thing purposed. Your scope is as mine own, / So to enforce and qualify the laws, / As to your soul seems good. – Shak. The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions of the church. – Hooker.
  3. Liberty; freedom from restraint; room to move in. – Hooker.
  4. Liberty beyond just limits; license. Give him line and scope. – Shak.
  5. Act of riot; sally; excess. [Obs.] – Shak.
  6. Extended quantity; as, a scope of land. [Obs.] – Davies.
  7. Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable. – Mar. Language.

-scope
  1. A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any way); as in microscope, telescope, altoscope, anemoscope.
  2. That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.

    "Shooting wide, do miss the marked scope." Spenser.

    Your scope is as mine own,
    So to enforce or qualify the laws
    As to your soul seems good.     Shak.

    The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions in the church. Hooker.

  3. Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.

    Give him line and scope. Shak.

    In the fate and fortunes of the human race, scope is given to the operation of laws which man must always fail to discern the reasons of. I. Taylor.

    Excuse me if I have given too much scope to the reflections which have arisen in my mind. Burke.

    An intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or scope. Hawthorne.

  4. Extended area.

    [Obs.] "The scopes of land granted to the first adventurers." Sir J. Davies.
  5. Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.
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Scope

SCOPE, noun [Latin scopus; Gr. from to see or view; Heb. to see, to behold] The primary sense is to stretch or extend, to reach; properly, the whole extent, space or reach, hence the whole space viewed, and hence the limit or ultimate end.]

1. Space; room; amplitude of intellectual view; as a free scope for inquiry; full scope for the fancy or imagination; ample scope for genius.

2. The limit of intellectual view; the end or thing to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim or purpose; intention; drift. It expresses both the purpose and thing purposed.

Your scope is as mine own, so to enforce and qualify the laws, as to your soul seems good.

The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions of the church -

3. Liberty; freedom from restraint; room to move in.

4. Liberty beyond just limits; license.

Give him line and scope

5. Act of riot; sally; excess. obsolete

6. Extended quantity; as a scope of land. obsolete

7. Length; extent; sweep; as scope of cable.

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