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noun

Estimation n.

The act of estimating.

An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. "If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him."

Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. "I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders."

Supposition; conjecture. "I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know."

Synonyms: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.

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... was constantly getting into scrapes, while Will always managed to steer clear of censure. Gethin hated his books too, and, worse than all, he paid but scant regard to the services in the chapel, which held such an important place in the estimation of the rest of the household. More than once Ebben Owens, walking with proper decorum to chapel on Sunday morning, accompanied by Will and Ann, had been scandalised at meeting Gethin returning from a surreptitious scramble on the hillside, ...

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