Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PATERNAL

PATERN'AL, adjective [Latin paternus, from pater, father.]1. Pertaining to a father; fatherly; as paternal care of affection; paternal favor or admonition.2. Derived from the fa...

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PATERNITY

PATERN'ITY, noun Fathership; the relation of a father.The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership.

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PATERNOSTER

PA'TERNOSTER, noun [Latin our father.] The Lord's prayer.

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PATH

P'ATH, nounplural paths. [Gr. to tread.]1. A way beaten or trodden by the feet of man or beast, or made hard by wheels; that part of a highway on which animals or carriages ordi...

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PATHETIC

PATHET'ICPATHET'ICAL, adjective [Gr. passion; to suffer.] Affecting or moving the passions, particularly pity, sorrow, grief or other tender emotion; as a pathetic song or disco...

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PATHETICAL

PATHET'ICAL, a. [Gr. passion; to suffer.] Affecting or moving the passions, particularly pity, sorrow, grief or other tender emotion; as a pathetic song or discourse; pathetic e...

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PATHETICALLY

PATHET'ICALLY, adverb In such a manner as to excite the tender passions.

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PATHETICALNESS

PATHET'ICALNESS, noun The quality of moving the tender passions.

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PATHFLY

P'ATHFLY, noun A fly found in foot-paths.

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PATHIC

PATH'IC, noun [Gr.] A catamite; a male that submits to the crime against nature.

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PATHLESS

P'ATHLESS, adjective Having no beaten way; untrodden; as a pathless forest; a pathless coast.

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PATHOGNOMONIC

PATHOGNOMON'IC, adjective [Gr. passion or suffering, and to know.]Indicating that which is inseparable from a disease, being found in that and in no other; hence, indicating tha...

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PATHOGNOMY

PATHOG'NOMY, noun [Gr. signification.] Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.

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PATHOLOGIC

PATHOLOG'ICPATHOLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Pathology.] Pertaining to pathology.

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PATHOLOGICAL

PATHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Pathology.] Pertaining to pathology.

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PATHOLOGICALLY

PATHOLOG'ICALLY, adverb In the manner of pathology.

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PATHOLOGIST

PATHOL'OGIST, noun One who treats of pathology.

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PATHOLOGY

PATHOL'OGY, noun [Gr. passion, suffering, and discourse.] That part of medicine which explains the nature of diseases, their causes and symptoms; or the doctrine of the causes a...

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PATHOS

PA'THOS, noun [Gr. to suffer.] Passion; warmth or vehemence, in a speaker; or in language, that which excites emotions and passions.

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PATHWAY

P'ATHWAY, noun A path; usually, a narrow way to be passed on foot.1. A way; a course of life. Proverbs 12:28.

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PATIBLE

PAT'IBLE, adjective [Latin patibilis, from patior, to suffer.]Sufferable; tolerable; that may be endured. [Not used.]

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PATIBULARY

PATIB'ULARY, adjective [Latin patibulum, a gallows.]Belonging to the gallows, or to execution on the cross.

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PATIENCE

PATIENCE, noun pa'shens. [Latin patientia, from patior, to suffer.]1. The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled tempe...

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PATIENT

PATIENT, adjective pa'shent. [Latin patiens.]1. Having the quality of enduring evils without murmuring or fretfulness; sustaining afflictions of body or mind with fortitude, cal...

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PATIENTLY

PA'TIENTLY, adverb With calmness or composure; without discontent or murmuring. Submit patiently to the unavoidable evils of life.1. With calm and constant diligence; as, to exa...

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PATIN

PAT'IN, noun [Latin patina.] A plate. [Not used.]1. In the Romish church, the cover of the chalice, used for holding particles of the host.

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PATLY

PAT'LY, adverb [from pat.] Fitly; conveniently.