HERMETIC
HERMET'ICHERMET'ICAL, adjective [Gr. Mercury, the fabled inventor of chimistry.]1. Designating chimistry; chimical; as the hermetic art.2. Designating that species of philosophy...
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HERMETICAL
HERMET'ICAL, a. [Gr. Mercury, the fabled inventor of chimistry.]1. Designating chimistry; chimical; as the hermetic art.2. Designating that species of philosophy which pretends ...
HERMETICALLY
HERMET'ICALLY, adverb According to the hermetic art; chimically; closely; accurately; as a vessel hermetically sealed or closed.
HERMIT
HER'MIT, noun [Gr. solitary, destitute.]1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret. The word is usually applied to a person who lives in ...
HERMITAGE
HER'MITAGE, noun The habitation of a hermit; a house or hut with its appendages, in a solidary place, where a hermit dwells.1. A cell in a recluse place, but annexed to an abbey...
HERMITARY
HER'MITARY, noun A cell for the religious annexed to some abbey.
HERMITESS
HER'MITESS, noun A female hermit.
HERMITICAL
HERMIT'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to a hermit, or to retired life.1. Suited to a hermit.
HERMODACTYL
HERMODAC'TYL, noun [Gr. Mercury, and a finger; Mercury's finger.]In the Materia Medic, a root brought from Turkey. It is in the shape of a heart flatted, of a white color, compa...
HERMOGENIANS
HERMOGE'NIANS, noun A sect of ancient heretics, so called from their leader Hermogenes, who lived near the close of the second century. He held matter to be the fountain of all ...
HERN
HERN, noun A heron, which see.
HERNHILL
HERN'HILL, noun A plant.
HERNIA
HERN'IA, noun [Latin] In surgery, a rupture; a descent of the intestines or omentum from their natural place; an unnatural protrusion of the intestines. hernia is of various kinds.
HERNSHAW
HERN'SHAW, noun A heron.
HERO
HE'RO, noun [Latin heros; Gr. a demigod.]1. A man of distinguished valor, intrepidity or enterprise in danger; as a hero in arms.2. A great, illustrious or extraordinary person;...
HERODIANS
HERO'DIANS, noun A sect among the Jews, which took this name from Herod; but authors are not agreed as to their peculiar notions.
HEROI-COMIC
HEROI-COM'IC, adjective [See Hero and Comic.] Consisting of the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting the high burlesque; as a heroicomic poem.
HEROIC
HERO'IC, adjective Pertaining to a hero or heroes; as heroic valor.1. Becoming a hero; bold; daring; illustrious; as heroic action; heroic enterprises.2. Brave; intrepid; magnan...
HEROICAL
HERO'ICAL, adjective The same as heroic. [Little used.]
HEROICALLY
HERO'ICALLY, adverb In the manner of a hero; with valor; bravely; courageously; intrepidly. The wall was heroically defended.
HEROINE
HER'OINE, noun her'oin. A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. [Heroess is not in use.]
HEROISM
HER'OISM, noun The qualities of a hero; bravery; courage; intrepidity; particularly in war.
HERON
HER'ON, noun A large fowl of the genus Ardea, a great devourer of fish.
HERONRY
HER'ONRYHER'ONSHAW, noun A place where herons breed.
HERONSHAW
HER'ONSHAW, n. A place where herons breed.
HEROSHIP
HE'ROSHIP, noun The character of a hero.
HERPES
HER'PES, noun [Gr. to creep.] Tetters; an eruption on the skin; erysipelas; ringworm, etc. This disease takes various names according to its form or the part affected.A term app...