Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Idolatrous

I‐dol″a‐trous (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices.put down th...

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Idolatrously

I‐dol″a‐trous‐ly, adv. In a idolatrous manner.

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Idolatry

I‐dol″a‐try (?), n.; pl.Idolatries (#). [F. idolâtrie, LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. �; � idol + � service.] 1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not G...

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Idolish

I″dol‐ish (?), a. Idolatrous. Milton.

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Idolism

I″dol‐ism (?), n. The worship of idols.

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Idolist

I″dol‐ist, n. A worshiper of idols. Milton.

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Idolize

I″dol‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Idolizing (?).] 1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.2. To...

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Idolize (2)

I″dol‐ize, v. i. To practice idolatry.To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.

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Idolizer

I″dol‐i′zer (?), n. One who idolizes or loves to the point of reverence; an idolater.

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Idoloclast

I‐dol″o‐clast (?), n. A breaker of idols; an iconoclast.

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Idolographical

I‐dol′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. [Idol + -graph.] Descriptive of idols. Southey.

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Idolous

I″dol‐ous (?), a. Idolatrous. Bale.

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Idolum

‖I‐do″lum (?), ‖I‐do″lon (�), n.; pl. Idola (#). [L. See Idol; cf. Eidolon.] Appearance or image; a phantasm; a spectral image; also, a mental image or idea.

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Idoneous

I‐do″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. idoneus.] Appropriate; suitable; proper; fit; adequate.An ecclesiastical benefice... ought to be conferred on an idoneous person. Ayliffe.

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Idorgan

Id‐or″gan (?), n. [Gr. � form + E. organ.] (Biol.) A morphological unit, consisting of two or more plastids, which does not possess the positive character of the person or stock...

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Idrialine

{ Id″ri‐a‐line (?), Id″ri‐a‐lite (?), } n. [Cf. F. idrialine.] (Min.) A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar.

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Idumean

Id′u‐me″an (?), a. Of or pertaining to ancient Idumea, or Edom, in Western Asia. — n. An inhabitant of Idumea, an Edomite.

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Idyl

I″dyl (?), n. [L. idyllium, Gr. �, fr. � form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See Idol.] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theoc...

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Idyllic

I‐dyl″lic (?), a. Of or belonging to idyls.

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If

If (?), conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS. ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu, Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogat...

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Ifere

I‐fere″ (?), a. [Corrupted fr. in fere.] Together. Chaucer.

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Igasuric

Ig′a‐su″ric (?), a. [See Igasurine.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid.

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Igasurine

Ig′a‐su″rine (?), n. [Malay igasura the nux vomica.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

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Igloo

Ig″loo (?), n. 1. An Eskimo snow house.2. (Zoöl.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.

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Ignatius bean

Ig‐na″tius bean′ (?). (Bot.) See Saint Ignatius's bean, under Saint.

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Igneous

Ig″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.] 1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as,...

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Ignescent

Ig‐nes″cent (?), a. [L. ignescens, p. pr. of ignescere to become inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ...