n. The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. acer sharp + olēre to smell. ] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a prickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. Énéide. ] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Æneas. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F. affréter. See Freight. ] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. affrétement. ] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of young.
Syn. -- aging, senescent, old. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as aging.
Syn. -- ripening, aging, mellowing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.
Syn. -- agism [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ L., lamb of God. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words “Agnus Dei.” [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. 1. in agreement; of the same mind; having the same opinion.
Syn. -- concordant, concurring(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. expressing agreement or consent.
Syn. -- assentient, assenting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an agreeing manner (to); correspondingly; agreeably. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + height. ] Aloft; on high. [ Obs. ] “Look up aheight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

conj. [ OE. al be although it be, where al is our all. Cf. Although. ] Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; god. ] The worship of strange gods. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Asparagine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ambréine. See Amber. ] (Chem.) A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of fish comprising the North American catfishes.
Syn. -- family Ameiuridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.
Syn. -- genus Ameiurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Amia + -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'anapo`deiktos; 'an priv. + 'apodeikto`s. See Apodeictic. ] Not apodeictic; undemonstrable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_; a shaking up and down. ] Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of climbing salamanders.
Syn. -- genus Aneides. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n., etc. Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to aniseikonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic a. [1913 Webster]

n. A disbeliever in the existence of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Afrikaans, fr. D. apart apart + -heid -hood. ] 1. segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.
Syn. -- racial segregation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the official policy of strict segregation by race practised by the government of the Union of South Africa up to 1993. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to apnea.
Syn. -- apnoeic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. same as apneic.
Syn. -- apneic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. apo- + codeine. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid, C18H19NO2, prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. apodicticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show. ] Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

, adv. So as to be evident beyond contradiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See Perceive. ] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wateriness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ from the order Araneida. ] relating to or resembling a spider.
Syn. -- araneidan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ L. aranea spider + -form. ] (Zool.) Having the form of a spider. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. aranea spider. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and tracheæ in the abdomen. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Araneina. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a familu of wading birds incuding the herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
Syn. -- family Ardeidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.
Syn. -- genus Argyreia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; refined and witty talk, fr. &unr_; of the town, polite, witty, fr. &unr_; city: cf. F. astéisme. ] (Rhet.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. athéisme. See Atheist. ] 1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Godlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; without god; 'a priv. + &unr_; god: cf. F. athéiste. ] 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A godless person. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Infidel; unbeliever. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Infidel. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render atheistic or godless. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]