'Illative sense' definitions:

Definition of 'Illative sense'

From: GCIDE
  • Illative \Il"la*tive\, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.
  • Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences. [1913 Webster]