Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ANTITHESIS

ANTITH'ESIS, noun [Gr. from, to place.]1. In rhetoric, an opposition of words or sentiments; contrast; as, 'When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves we leave them.' 'The pr...

2918

ANTITHETIC

ANTITHET'IC,ANTITHET'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing or abounding with antithesis.

2919

ANTITHETICAL

ANTITHET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing or abounding with antithesis.

2920

ANTITRINITARIAN

ANTITRINITA'RIAN, noun [anti and trinitarian, which see.]One who denies the trinity or the existence of three persons in the Godhead.ANTITRINITA'RIAN, adjective Opposing the tri...

2921

ANTITRINITARIANISM

ANTITRINITA'RIANISM, noun A denial of the trinity.

2922

ANTITYPE

AN'TITYPE, noun [Gr. against, and a type, or pattern.]A figure corresponding to another figure; that of which the type is the pattern or representation. Thus the paschal lamb, i...

2923

ANTITYPICAL

ANTITYP'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.

2924

ANTIVARIOLOUS

ANTIVARIO'LOUS, adjective [anti and variolous, which see.]Opposing the small pox.'REAL, adjective [anti and venereal which see.]Resisting venereal poison.

2925

ANTLER

ANT'LER, noun [From the root of ante, before. See Ante.]A start or branch of a horn, especially of the horns of the cevine animals, as of the stag or moose. The branch next to t...

2926

ANTLERED

ANT'LERED, adjective Furnished with antlers.

2927

ANTONIAN

ANTO'NIAN, adjective Noting certain medicinal waters in Germany, at or Tonstein.

2928

ANTONOMASIA

ANTONOMA'SIA,ANTONOM'ASY, noun [Gr. name.]To use of the name of some office, dignity, profession, science or trade, instead of the true name of the person; as when his majesty i...

2929

ANTONOMASY

ANTONOM'ASY, n. [Gr. name.]To use of the name of some office, dignity, profession, science or trade, instead of the true name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a ki...

2930

ANTOSIANDRIAN

ANTOSIAN'DRIAN, noun One of a sect of rigid Lutherans, so denominated from their opposing the doctrines of Osiander. This sect deny that man is made just, but is only imputative...

2931

ANVIL

AN'VIL, noun [The Latin word incus, incudis, is formed by a like analogy fromin and cudo, to hammer, or shape.]An iron block with a smooth face, on which smiths hammer and shape...

2932

ANXIETY

ANXI'ETY, noun angzi'ety. [Latin anxietas, from anxius, solicitous; Latin ango. See Anger.]1. concern or solicitude respecting some event, future or uncertain, which disturbs th...

2933

ANXIOUS

ANX'IOUS, a ank'shus.1. Greatly concerned or solicitous, respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; applied to persons; as, to be anxious for the issue o...

2934

ANXIOUSLY

ANX'IOUSLY, adverb In an anxious manner; solicitously; with painful uncertainty; carefully; unquietly.

2935

ANXIOUSNESS

ANX'IOUSNESS, noun The quality of being anxious; great solicitude.

2936

ANY

AN'Y, adjective en'ny.1. One indefinitely.Nor knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. Math. 11.If a soul shall sin against any of the commandments.Leviticus 4:2.2. Some; an in...

2937

ANY-WISE

ANY-WISE is sometimes used adverbially, but the two words may be separated, and used with a preposition, in any wise.

2938

AONIAN

AO'NIAN, adjective [From aonia, a part of Boeotia, in Greece.]Pertaining to the muses, or to Aonia in Boeotia. The aonian fount was Aganippe, at the foot of mount Helicon, not f...

2939

AORIST

A'ORIST, noun [Gr. indefinite, of a priv. and limit.]The name of certain tenses in the grammar of the Greek language, which express time indeterminate, that is, either past, pre...

2940

AORISTIC

AORIST'IC, adjective Indefinite; pertaining to an aorist, or indefinite tense.

2941

AORTA

AORT'A, noun [Gr. the great artery; also an ark or chest.]The great artery, or trunk of the arterial system; proceeding from the left ventricle of the heart, and giving origin t...

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AORTAL

AORT'AL, adjective Pertaining to the aorta, or great artery.

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AOUTA

AOU'TA, noun The paper-mulberry tree in Otaheite, from whose bark is manufactured a cloth worn by the inhabitants.