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examen

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ex·a·men  (g-zmn)
n.
An examination; an investigation.

[Latin exmen, a weighing out; see examine.]
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Noun1.examen - a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
2.examen - a critical study (as of a writer's work)
criticism, critique - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"

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What, after all, is the discipline of the examen of conscience except a retrospective look at the day's encounters, uncovering where the life and presence of God appeared to us, called us, and goaded us, and discerning where God was not present, where events that seemed significant at the time were simply, well, distracting events.
Si usted recorta solo al secar las vacas, puede que usted este permitiendo que las vacas se pongan cojas antes de que tengan el beneficio de un examen para detectar y corregir lesiones tempranas de la pezuna," dice Shearer.
Act One of El Examen de Maridos, Juan Ruiz de Alarcon, 1633.
 
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