Category:Qualification

Qual`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. qualification. See qualify.]

1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.

2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, Which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which Enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling Quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession. There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, Actual or presumptive. Burke.

3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which Qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; Diminution; as, to use words without any qualification.