n. 1. 1 any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent.
Syn. -- Second Adventism [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also Second Adventists. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ OF. anientir, F. anéantir. ] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ L. antiscii, Gr. &unr_;, pl.; 'anti` against + &unr_; shadow. ] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; a worm. ] (Med.) Anthelmintic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Counteracting scurvy. -- n. A remedy for scurvy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Antiscorbutic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Anti-; Sepsis. ] Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antiseptic surgery, that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By means of antiseptics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Checking the flow of saliva. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A remedy against excessive salivation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Opposed to slavery. -- n. Opposition to slavery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180° distant from the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against spasms. -- n. A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. antispastus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw the contrary way; 'anti` against + &unr_; to draw. ] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Antispast. ] (Med.) (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another. [ Obs. ] (b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. -- n. An antispastic agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An antisplenetic medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn to the opposite side; 'anti` against + &unr_; to turn. See Strophe. ] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song. Abp. Potter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rhet.) (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to an antistrophe. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; turned opposite ways. ] (Rhet.) An argument retorted on an opponent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Antistrumous. -- n. A medicine for scrofula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Efficacious against syphilis. -- n. A medicine for syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. assientiste, Sp. asentista. ] A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F. centistère; centi- (l. centum) + stère. ] The hundredth part of a stere, equal to 0.353 cubic feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A chiromancer. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A believer in Christian Science; one who practices its teachings. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. An Italian of the sixteenth century, esp. a poet or artist. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A student or imitator of the art or literature of the Cinquecento. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖pos>a. [ L. ] (Law) Sane in mind; being of sound mind, memory, and understanding. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who is compos mentis. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ It. contrappuntista. ] (Mus.) One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dens tooth + scalpere to scrape. ] An instrument for scraping the teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See Tooth. ] One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.

{ } a. Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dilettanteish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Dilettanteism. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a dentist specializing in endodontics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An experimenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Slightly faint; somewhat faint. -- Faint"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]