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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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ECONOM'IC
Pertaining to the household;
domestic.
"In this economical misfortune [of ill-
assorted matrimony.]" Milton. Relating to domestic economy, or to the
management of household affairs.
And doth employ her economic art Managing with frugality; guarding against
waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in
expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
Just rich enough, with economic care, Managed with frugality; not marked with
waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an
economical use of money or of time.
Relating to the means of living, or the
resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as,
economic purposes; economical truths.
These matters economical and political. J. C. Shairp. There was no economical distress in England to prompt the enterprises of colonization. Palfrey. Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes, lands, and the employment of the people. H. C. Baird. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of
means to an end.
Grew.
* Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal, saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning pertaining to the management of a household, or of public affairs. | ||||||||