Southern England| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | disputazione, disputa |
| latina | disceptātiō, sermōcinātiō |
| ranska | disputation |
| suomi | väittely, disputaatio, väittelytilaisuus |
| Monikko | disputations |
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
A disputation between Christian and Jewish scholars (1483)
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
c. 1208. This 15th-century painting by Pedro Berruguete depicts the legend of Saint Dominic and his Albigensian disputant tossing their books into a fire. According to the legend, Saint Dominic's books miraculously leapt out of the fire.