Webster's Dictionary 1913

5185

Simon-pure

Si″mon–pure″ (?), a. Genuine; true; real; authentic; — a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be t...

5186

Simoniac

Si‐mo″ni‐ac (?), n. [LL. simoniacus. See Simony.] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe.

5187

Simoniacal

Sim′o‐ni″a‐cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. — Sim″o‐ni′a‐cal‐ly, adv.The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal ...

5188

Simonial

Si‐mo″ni‐al (?), a. Simoniacal.

5189

Simonian

Si‐mo″ni‐an (?), n.[See Simony.] One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of certain heretical sects in the early Christian church.

5190

Simonious

Si‐mo″ni‐ous (?), a. Simoniacal. Milton.

5191

Simonist

Sim″o‐nist (?), n. One who practices simony.

5192

Simony

Sim″o‐ny (?), n. [F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts viii.] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiast...

5193

Simoom

{ Si‐moom″ (?), Si‐moon″ (?), } n. [Ar. sam�m, fr. samma to poison. Cf. Samiel.] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighbor...

5194

Simous

Si″mous (?), a.[L. simus, Gr. ���.] Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up.

5195

Simpai

Sim″pai (?), n.[Malay simpei.] (Zoöl.) A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, ...

5196

Simper

Sim″per (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Simpered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Simpering.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who af...

5197

Simper (2)

Sim″per, n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope.

5198

Simperer

Sim″per‐er (?), n. One who simpers. Sir W. Scott.A simperer that a court affords. T. Nevile.

5199

Simpering

Sim″per‐ing, a. & n. from Simper, v.

5200

Simperingly

Sim″per‐ing‐ly, adv. In a simpering manner.

5201

Simple

Sim″ple (?), a. [Compar.Simpler (?); superl.Simplest.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the se...

5202

Simple (2)

Sim″ple (?), n. [F. See Simple, a.] 1. Something not mixed or compounded. “Compounded of many simples.” Shak.2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; — so called because each vegetable was ...

5203

Simple (3)

Sim″ple, v. i. To gather simples, or medicinal plants.As simpling on the flowery hills she strayed. Garth.

5204

Simple-hearted

Sim″ple–heart′ed (?), a. Sincere; inguenuous; guileless. Sir W. Scott.

5205

Simple-minded

Sim″ple–mind′ed (?), a. Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity. Blackstone. — Sim″ple–mind′ed‐ness, n.

5206

Simpleness

Sim″ple‐ness, n. The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. Shak.

5207

Simpler

Sim″pler (?), n. One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.Simpler's joy. (Bot.) Vervain.

5208

Simpless

Sim″pless (?), n. [F. simplesse.] Simplicity; silliness. Spenser.

5209

Simpleton

Sim″ple‐ton (?), n. [Cf. F. simplet, It. semplicione.] A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

5210

Simplician

Sim‐pli″cian (?), n. [Cf. OF. simplicien.] One who is simple. Arnway.

5211

Simplicity

Sim‐plic″i‐ty (?), n. [F. simplicité, L. simplicitas. See Simple.] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.2...