Veh'mie, a.

(Synop., § 130), a. [Fr. veh-mique, véhémique, vehmique, from Ger. vehm, fehm, fehme, O. Ger. veme, feme, fein, punishment, tribunal of punishment.] Of, or pertaining to, a secret society in Germany during the middle ages, which, for a time, held a powerful sway over the people by their terrible executions. Brande.