Definition of "exigent" [ex•i•gent]

• Requiring immediate action or remedy. See Synonyms at urgent. (adjective)
• Requiring much effort or expense; demanding. (adjective)

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• "For his own system he claims the merit of establishing an invariable mode of causality, namely, that in every case by the sacrament validly received there is conferred a "title exigent of grace"."
• "A couple things, have you ever heard of the word exigent?"
• "Sacraments are practical signs of an intentional order: they manifest God's intention to give spiritual benefits; this manifestation of the Divine intention is a title exigent of grace (op. cit., 59 sq., 123 sq."