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Partial [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Biased to one party; inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more than the other; not indifferent. It is important to justice that a judge should not be partial

2. Self-love will make men partial to themselves and friends.

3. Inclined to favor without reason. Authors are partial to their wit, and critics to their judgment.

4. Affecting a part only; not general or universal; not total. It has been much disputed whether the deluge was partial or total.

5. All partial evil, universal good.

6. More strongly inclined to one thing than to others. [Colloquial.]

7. In botany, subordinate; applied to subdivisions; as a partial umbel or umbellicle; a partial peduncle. A partial involucre is placed at the foot of a partial umbel.

Partial [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial.

3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond.

4. Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole.

Partialism [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine of the Partialists.

Partialist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who is partial. [Unusual.]

Partialist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who is partial.

2. One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect.

Partiality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. parshal'ity. Inclination to favor one party or one side of a question more than the other; an undue bias of mind towards one party or side, which is apt to warp the judgment. partiality springs from the will and affections, rather than from a love of truth and justice.

2. A stronger inclination to one thing than to others; as a partiality for poetry or painting; a colloquial use.

Partiality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting.

Partialize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To render partial. [Not used.]

Partialize [Verb transitive and intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To make or be partial.

Partially [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. With undue bias of mind to one party or side; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially

2. In part; not totally; as, the story may be partially true; the body may be partially affected with disease; the sun and moon are often partially eclipsed.

Partially [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed.

2. In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.

Inequality Roget’s Thesaurus §28

N. inequality, disparity, imparity, odds, difference, unevenness, inclination of the balance, partiality, bias, weight, shortcoming, casting weight, make- weight, superiority, inferiority, inequation

V. be unequal, countervail, have the advantage, give the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, topple, topple over, overmatch, not come up to

Adj. unequal, uneven, disparate, partial, unbalanced, overbalanced, top-heavy, lopsided, biased, skewed, disquiparant

Adv. haud passibus aequis

Part Roget’s Thesaurus §51

N. part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county

V. part, divide, break, partition

Adj. fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial

Adv. partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots

Speciality Roget’s Thesaurus §79

N. {opp. 78} speciality, specialite, individuality, individuity|, particularity, peculiarity, idiocrasy, personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, specificness, singularity, reading, version, lection, state, trait, distinctive feature, technicality, differentia, particulars, details, items, counts, minutiae, i, self, i myself, myself, himself, herself, itself

V. specify, particularize, individualize, realize, specialize, designate, determine, denote, indicate, point out, select, descend to particulars, enter into detail, go into detail, come to the point

Adj. special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive, singular, idiomatic, idiotypical, typical, this, that, yon, yonder

Adv. specially, especially, particularly, in particular, in propria persona, ad hominem, for my part, each, apiece, one by one, one at a time, severally, respectively, each to each, seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail, bit by bit, pro hac vice, pro re nata, namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e.g, i.e, videlicet, viz, to wit

Phr. le style est l'homme meme, 5, order as regards categories

Misjudgment Roget’s Thesaurus §481

N. misjudgment, obliquity of judgment, miscalculation, miscomputation, misconception, hasty conclusion, prejudgment, prejudication, prejudice, foregone conclusion, prenotion, prevention, preconception, predilection, prepossession, preapprehension, presumption, assumption, presentiment, fixed idea, preconceived idea, ide fixe, mentis gratissimus error, fool's paradise, esprit de corps, party spirit, partisanship, clannishness, prestige, bias, bigotry, warp, twist, hobby, fad, quirk, crotchet, partiality, infatuation, blind side, mote in the eye, one-sided views, one-track mind, partial views, narrow views, confined views, superficial views, one-sided ideas, partial ideas, narrow ideas, confined ideas, superficial ideas, one-sided conceptions, partial conceptions, narrow conceptions, confined conceptions, superficial conceptions, one-sided notions, partial notions, narrow notions, confined notions, superficial notions, narrow mind, bigotry, odium theologicum, pedantry, hypercriticism, doctrinaire, overestimation, underestimation, ignorance, erroneous assumptions, erroneous data, mistaken assumptions, incorrect assumptions (error) 495

V. misjudge, misestimate, misthink, misconjecture, misconceive, fly in the face of facts, miscalculate, misreckon, miscompute, overestimate, underestimate, prejudge, forejudge, presuppose, presume, prejudicate, dogmatize, have a bias, have only one idea, jurare in verba magistri, run away with the notion, jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, leap to a conclusion, judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions, look only at one side of the shield, view with jaundiced eye, view through distorting spectacles, not see beyond one's nose, dare pondus fumo, get the wrong sow by the ear, give a bias, give a twist, bias, warp, twist, prejudice, prepossess

Adj. misjudging, ill-judging, wrong-headed, prejudiced, jaundiced, shortsighted, purblind, partial, one-sided, superficial, narrow-minded, narrow-souled, mean-spirited, confined, illiberal, intolerant, besotted, infatuated, fanatical, entete, positive, dogmatic, conceited, opinative, opiniative, opinioned, opinionate, opinionative, opinionated, self-opinioned, wedded to an opinion, opinitre, bigoted, crotchety, fussy, impracticable, unreasonable, stupid, credulous, warped, misjudged

Adv. ex parte

Phr. nothing like leather, the wish the father to the thought, wishful thinking, unshakable conviction, "my mind is made up - don't bother me with the facts"

Wrong Roget’s Thesaurus §923

N. wrong, what ought not to be, what should not be, # malum in se, unreasonableness, grievance, shame, injustice, tort, unfairness, iniquity, foul play, partiality, leaning, bias, favor, favoritism, nepotism, party spirit, partisanship, bigotry, undueness, wrongdoing (vice) 945, unlawfulness, robbing peter to pay paul, the wolf and the lamb, vice, "a custom more honored in the breach than the observance"

V. be wrong, cry to heaven for vengeance, do wrong, be inequitable, favor, lean towards, encroach upon, impose upon, reap where one has not sown, give an inch and take an ell, give an inch and take an mile, rob peter to pay paul

Adj. wrong, wrongful, bad, too bad, unjust, unfair, inequitable, unequitable, unequal, partial, one-sided, injurious, tortious, objectionable, unreasonable, unallowable, unwarrantable, unjustifiable, improper, unfit, unjustified, illegal, iniquitous, immoral, in the wrong, in the wrong box

Adv. wrongly

Phr. it will not do

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4 KJV and 18 BSB verses contain “Partial”

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

Job 13:8

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?

Job 13:10

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

Job 32:21

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

Job 34:19

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

Job 37:24

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

Psalms 82:2

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 24:23

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Malachi 2:9

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Luke 20:21

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

1 Corinthians 13:10

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

1 Timothy 5:21

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

James 2:4

Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.