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fittingness

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fit·ting  (ftng)
adj.
Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
n.
1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
3. fittings Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.
fitting·ly adv.
fitting·ness n.
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Noun1.fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"
fitness
suitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"
qualification, making - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"
habitability, habitableness - suitability for living in or on


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In the present situation--in which the scarcity of priests and the equal scarcity of candidates for the celibate priesthood endanger the right of God's people to participate in the Eucharist--an argument from fittingness must yield to the necessity of new and more creative ways of viewing priesthood.
The role of the priest by Shannon, William H. / Commonweal
Because it is the mind of our wholeness, our involvement with all things beyond ourselves, the Sympathetic Mind is alert as well to the issue of propriety, of the fittingness of our artifacts to their places, and to our circumstances, needs, and hopes.
Two minds by Berry, Wendell / The Progressive
In other words, moral fittingness is replaced by having your cake and eating it too.
It's a Wonderful Life as Faerian Drama (1) by Garbowski, Christopher / Mythlore
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