'Confessional equality' definitions:
Definition of 'Confessional equality'
From: GCIDE
- Equality \E*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Equalities. [L. aequalitas, fr. aequalis equal. See Equal.]
- 1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights. [1913 Webster]
- A footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does. [1913 Webster]
- Confessional equality. See under Confessional. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Confessional equality'
From: GCIDE
- Confessional \Con*fes"sion*al\, a. Pertaining to a confession of faith. [1913 Webster]
- Confessional equality, equality before the law of persons confessing different creeds. [1913 Webster]