Associations to the word «Disputation»

Wiktionary

DISPUTATION, noun. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
DISPUTATION, noun. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

Dictionary definition

DISPUTATION, noun. The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote).
DISPUTATION, noun. A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin