Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ignicolist

Ig‐nic″o‐list (?), n. [L. ignis fire + colere to worship.] A worshiper of fire.

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Igniferous

Ig‐nif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. ignifer; ignis fire + ferre to bear.] Producing fire. Blount.

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Ignifluous

Ig‐nif″lu‐ous (?), a. [L. ignifluus; ignis fire + fluere to flow.] Flowing with fire. Cockerman.

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Ignify

Ig″ni‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ignifying (?).] [L. ignis fire + -fy.] To form into fire. Stukeley.

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Ignigenous

Ig‐nig″e‐nous (?), a. [L. ignigenus; ignis fire + genere, ginere, to beget, produce.] Produced by the action of fire, as lava.

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Ignipotence

Ig‐nip″o‐tence (?), n. Power over fire.

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Ignipotent

Ig‐nip″o‐tent (?), a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire + potens powerful.] Presiding over fire; also, fiery.Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. Pope.

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Ignis fatuus

‖Ig″nis fat″u‐us (?); pl.Ignes fatui (#). [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, i...

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Ignite

Ig‐nite″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ignited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See Igneous.] 1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to...

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Ignite (2)

Ig‐nite″, v. i. To take fire; to begin to burn.

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Ignitible

Ig‐nit″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being ignited.

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Ignition

Ig‐ni″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ignition.] 1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.2. The state of being ignited or kindled. Sir T. Browne.

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Ignitor

Ig‐nit″or (?), n. One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like. [Written also igniter.]

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Ignivomous

Ig‐niv″o‐mous (?), a. [L. ignivomus; ignis fire + vomere 8vomit.] Vomiting fire.

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Ignobility

Ig′no‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F. ignobilité.] Ignobleness. Bale.

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Ignoble

Ig‐no″ble (?), a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.] 1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; comm...

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Ignoble (2)

Ig‐no″ble, v. t. To make ignoble. Bacon.

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Ignobleness

Ig‐no″ble‐ness, n. State or quality of being ignoble.

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Ignobly

Ig‐no″bly, adv. In an ignoble manner; basely.

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Ignominious

Ig′no‐min″i‐ous (?), a. [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.] 1. Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.Then first with fear surprised and sens...

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Ignominiously

Ig′no‐min″i‐ous‐ly, adv. In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.

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Ignominy

Ig″no‐min‐y (?), n.; pl.Ignominies (#). [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and Name.] 1. Publi...

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Ignomy

Ig″no‐my (?), n. Ignominy.I blush to think upon this ignomy. Shak.

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Ignoramus

Ig′no‐ra″mus (?), n. [L., we are ignorant. See Ignore.] 1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; — being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there...

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Ignorance

Ig″no‐rance (?), n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.] 1. The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being une...

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Ignorant

Ig″no‐rant (?), a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. See Ignore.] 1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.H...

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Ignorant (2)

Ig″no‐rant, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.Did I for this take pains to teachOur zealous ignorants to preach? Denham.