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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: effectual adj 1: sufficient to produce a result; "a man to whom painting was but another and less effectual way of writing dramas or novels or history" [ant: {ineffectual}] 2: 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" [syn: {effective}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}] 3: exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects; "an effectual vaccine"
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