acceptation

noun3

1. •
   The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.

   • The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.
2. •
   The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
3. •
   (no longer used) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.

   • This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. — 1769