Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DEMOLISH

DEMOLISH, verb transitive [Latin To build.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy, as a heap or structure; to separate any collected mass, or the connected parts of a thing...

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DEMOLISHED

DEMOLISHED, participle passive Pulled down; thrown down; razed; destroyed, as a fabric or structure.

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DEMOLISHER

DEMOLISHER, noun One who pulls or throws down; one who destroys or lays waste; as a demolisher of towns.

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DEMOLISHING

DEMOLISHING, participle present tense Pulling or throwing down; destroying.

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DEMOLISHMENT

DEMOLISHMENT, noun Ruin; overthrow.

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DEMOLITION

DEMOLITION, noun The act of overthrowing, pulling down or destroying a pile or structure; ruin; destruction; as the demolition of a house, or of military works.

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DEMON

DEMON, noun A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and the celestial deities of the Pagans. The ancients believed that there were good and evil demons...

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DEMONESS

DEMONESS, noun A female demon.

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DEMONIAC

DEMONIAC or DEMONIACAL or DEMONIAN, adjective1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits.2. Influenced by demons; produced by demons or evil spirits.DEMONIAC phrensy.DEMONIAC, noun ...

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DEMONIACS

DEMONIACS, noun In church history, a branch of the Anabaptists, whose distinguishing tenet is, that at the end of the world the devil will be saved.

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DEMONOCRACY

DEMONOCRACY, noun [Gr. Demon and to hold.] The power or government of demons.

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DEMONOLATRY

DEMONOLATRY, noun [Gr. Demon and worship.] The worship of demons, or of evil spirits.

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DEMONOLOGY

DEMONOLOGY, noun [Gr. Demon and discourse.] A discourse on demons; a treatise on evil spirits. So King James entitled his book concerning witches.

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DEMONOMIST

DEMONOMIST, noun [Gr. Demon and law.] One that lives in subjection to the devil, or to evil spirits.

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DEMONOMY

DEMONOMY, noun The dominion of demons, or of evil spirits.

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DEMONSHIP

DEMONSHIP, noun The state of a demon.

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DEMONSTRABLE

DEMONSTRABLE, adjective That may be demonstrated; that may be proved beyond doubt or contradiction; capable of being shown by certain evidence, or by evidence that admits of no ...

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DEMONSTRABLENESS

DEMONSTRABLENESS, noun The quality of being demonstrable.

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DEMONSTRABLY

DEMONSTRABLY, adverb In a manner to preclude doubt; beyond the possibility of contradiction.

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DEMONSTRATE

DEMONSTRATE, verb transitive [Latin To show.]1. To show or prove to be certain; to prove beyond the possibility of doubt; to prove in such a manner as to reduce the contrary pos...

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DEMONSTRATED

DEMONSTRATED, participle passive Proved beyond the possibility of doubt; rendered certain to the mind.

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DEMONSTRATING

DEMONSTRATING, participle present tense Proving to be certain; evincing beyond the possibility of doubt.

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DEMONSTRATION

DEMONSTRATION, noun1. The act of demonstrating, or of exhibiting certain proof.2. The highest degree of evidence; certain proof exhibited, or such proof as establishes a fact or...

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DEMONSTRATIVE

DEMONSTRATIVE, adjective1. Showing or proving by certain evidence; having the power of demonstration; invincibly conclusive; as a demonstrative argument, or demonstrative reason...

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DEMONSTRATIVELY

DEMONSTRATIVELY, adverb With certain evidence; with proof which cannot be questioned; certainly; clearly; convincingly.

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DEMONSTRATOR

DEMONSTRATOR, noun1. One who demonstrates; one who proves any thing with certainty, or with indubitable evidence.2. In anatomy, one who exhibits the parts when dissected.

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DEMONSTRATORY

DEMONSTRATORY, adjective Tending to demonstrate; having a tendency to prove beyond a possibility of doubt.