{ } n. The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant heat. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. germanisme. ] 1. An idiom of the German language. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. J. W. Alexander. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as humanization. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. Same as humanize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. Human nature or disposition; humanity. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ She ] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism. T. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of the humanities; polite learning. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A doctrine or ethical point of view that emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejects claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stresses the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. humaniste. ] 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title. Schaff-Herzog. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One versed in knowledge of human nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. Caird. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to polite literature. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of, related to, or adhering to, humanism{ 4 }; humanitarian{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night. ] (Zool.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Islamic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Islam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like an old woman; anile; primly fastidious; old-maidish. -- Old`-wom"an*ish*ness, n.
Syn. -- fussy, old-maidish. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

a. Pertaining to Romanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who adheres to Romanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An adherent of Shamanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. Same as womanize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ]

a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate. “ Thy tears are womanish.” Shak. “ Womanish entreaties.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]