Hypertext Webster Gateway: "effectual"
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) 1.7 (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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