Webster's Dictionary 1913

4699

Antichristian

An′ti‐chris″tian (?; 106), a. Opposed to the Christian religion.

4700

Antichristianism

{ An′ti‐chris″tian‐ism (�), An′ti‐chris‐tian″i‐ty (�), } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.

4701

Antichristianly

An′ti‐chris″tian‐ly (�), adv. In an antichristian manner.

4702

Antichronical

An′ti‐chron″ic‐al (�), a. Deviating from the proper order of time. — An′ti‐chron″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

4703

Antichronism

An‐tich″ro‐nism (�), n. Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. Selden.

4704

Antichthon

‖An‐tich″thon (�), n.; pl.Antichthones (�). 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote.2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell.

4705

Anticipant

An‐tic″i‐pant (�), a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; — with of.Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell.Southey.

4706

Anticipate

An‐tic″i‐pate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Anticipated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Anticipating (�).] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]...

4707

Anticipation

An‐tic′i‐pa″tion (ăn′tĭs′ĭ‐pā″shŭn), n. [L. anticipatio: cf. F. anticipation.] 1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the...

4708

Anticipative

An‐tic″i‐pa‐tive (�), a. Anticipating, or containing anticipation. “Anticipative of the feast to come.” Cary. — An‐tic″i‐pa‐tive‐ly, adv.

4709

Anticipator

An‐tic″i‐pa′tor (�), n. One who anticipates.

4710

Anticipatory

An‐tic″i‐pa‐to‐ry (�), a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen.Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be.J. C. Shairp.

4711

Anticivic

An′ti‐civ″ic (ăn′tĭ‐cĭv″ĭk), n. Opposed to citizenship.

4712

Anticivism

An′ti‐civ″ism (–ĭz'm), n. Opposition to the body politic of citizens. Carlyle.

4713

Anticlastic

An′ti‐clas″tic (–klăs″tĭk), a. [Pref. anti- = Gr. κλα̑ν to break.] Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite d...

4714

Anticlimax

An′ti‐cli″max (�), n.(Rhet.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; — the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. ...

4715

Anticlinal

An′ti‐cli″nal (–klī″nal), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. κλίνειν to incline.] Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis(Geol.), a line f...

4716

Anticlinal (2)

An′ti‐cli″nal, n.(Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.

4717

Anticline

An″ti‐cline (?), n. [See Anticlinal.] (Geol.) A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.

4718

Anticlinorium

‖An′ti‐cli‐no″ri‐um (�), n.; pl.Anticlinoria (�). [NL., fr. Gr. � against + κλίνειν to incline + ὄροσ mountain.] (Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resultin...

4719

Anticly

An″tic‐ly (�), adv. Oddly; grotesquely.

4720

Anticness

An″tic‐ness, n. The quality of being antic. Ford.

4721

Anticoherer

An′ti‐co‐her″er (?), n.(Wireless Teleg.) A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for read...

4722

Anticonstitutional

An′ti‐con′sti‐tu″tion‐al (�), a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.

4723

Anticontagious

An′ti‐con‐ta″gious (�), a.(Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion.

4724

Anticonvulsive

An′ti‐con‐vul″sive (�), a.(Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer.

4725

Anticor

An″ti‐cor (�), n. [Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. antic�ur.] (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.