Webster's Dictionary 1913

1297

Deil

Deil (dēl), n. Devil; — spelt also deel.Deil's buckie. See under Buckie.

1298

Deinoceras

‖Dei‐noc″e‐ras (?), n.(Paleon.) See Dinoceras.

1299

Deinornis

‖Dei‐nor″nis (?), n.(Paleon.) See Dinornis.

1300

Deinosaur

‖Dei″no‐saur (dī″nō̍‐sa̤r), n.(Paleon.) See Dinosaur.

1301

Deinotherium

‖Dei′no‐the″ri‐um (dī′nō̍‐thē″rĭ‐ŭm), n.(Paleon.) See Dinotherium.

1302

Deintegrate

De‐in″te‐grate (?), v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole.] To disintegrate.

1303

Deinteous

{ Dein″te‐ous (?), Dein″te‐vous (?) }, a. Rare; excellent; costly. Chaucer.

1304

Deiparous

De‐ip″a‐rous (dē̍‐ĭp″ȧ‐rŭs), a. [L. deus a god + parere to bring forth.] Bearing or bringing forth a god; — said of the Virgin Mary. Bailey.

1305

Deipnosophist

Deip‐nos″o‐phist (dīp‐nŏs″ō̍‐fĭst), n. [Gr. δειπνοσοφιστήσ; δει̑πνον a meal + σοφιστήσ a wise man, sophist.] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conve...

1306

Deis

De″is (dē″ĭs), n. See Dais.

1307

Deism

De″ism (dē″ĭz'm), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. déisme. See Deity.] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny ...

1308

Deist

De″ist (dē″ĭst), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.☞ A deist, as denying a reve...

1309

Deistic

{ De‐is″tic (dē̍‐ĭs″tĭk), De‐is″tic‐al (?), } a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.The deistical or antichristian schem...

1310

Deistically

De‐is″tic‐al‐ly, adv. After the manner of deists.

1311

Deisticalness

De‐is″tic‐al‐ness, n. State of being deistical.

1312

Deitate

De″i‐tate (dē″ĭ‐tā̍t), a. Deified. Cranmer.

1313

Deity

De″i‐ty (dē″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Deities (–tĭz). [OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. δι̑οσ divine, Ζ...

1314

Deject

De‐ject″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n.Dejecting.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1. To cast...

1315

Deject (2)

De‐ject″, a. [L. dejectus, p. p.] Dejected.

1316

Dejecta

‖De‐jec″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.

1317

Dejected

De‐ject″ed, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. — De‐ject″ed‐ly, adv. — De‐ject″ed‐ness, n.

1318

Dejecter

De‐ject″er (?), n. One who casts down, or dejects.

1319

Dejection

De‐jec″tion (?), n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. déjection.] 1. A casting down; depression. Hallywell.2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.Adoration implies submi...

1320

Dejectly

De‐ject″ly (?), adv. Dejectedly.

1321

Dejectory

De‐jec″to‐ry (?), a. [L. dejector a dejecter.] 1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.

1322

Dejecture

De‐jec″ture (?; 135), n. That which is voided; excrements. Arbuthnot.

1323

Dejerate

Dej″er‐ate (?), v. i. [L. dejeratus, p. p. of dejerare to swear; de- + jurare to swear.] To swear solemnly; to take an oath. Cockeram.