effectual : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: effectual	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effectual adj producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long- distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" Synonym(s): effective, effectual, efficacious Antonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" Synonym(s): legal, sound, effectual
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effectual \Effec"tual\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.] Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. --Shak. Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. --Macaulay. {Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}. Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}. Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves effective if it does decided good, effectual if it does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith.