The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.
Beattie.
Doc"i*ma*cy (?), n. [Gr. &?; an assay, examination, fr. &?; to examine (Metals), fr. &?; assayed, tested, fr. &?; to take, approve: cf. F. docimasie.] The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.
Doc`i*mas"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. docimastique.] Proving by experiments or tests.
Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral.
Doc`i*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a test + -logy.] A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc.