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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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An-típ'a-thoüs, a. p. 59Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. Beau. & Fl.An-tĭp'a-thĭst, n. p. 59One who has an antipathy. [Rare.] “Antipathist of light.” Coleridge.An-típ'a-thy, n. p. 59Contrariety or opposition in feeling; an aversion felt at the presence, real or ideal, of a particular object; distaste; disgust; repugnance. Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and…An'ti-pe-ri-ōd'ic, n. p. 60(Med.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic diseases, as intermittents.Ăn’ti·per’i·stāl’tic, a. p. 60(Med.) Opposed to, or checking, peristaltic motion; acting upward.Ăn'tĭ-pe-rĭs'ta-sĭs, n. p. 60The opposition of a contrary quality, by which the quality opposed acquires strength; or the intension of the activity of one quality by the opposition of another. Thus quick-lime is set on fire, or…Ăn’tĭ-pĕr’i-stăt’ic, a. p. 60Pertaining to antiperistasis.Ăn’tĭ-phlo-ġĭs’tian, n. p. 60An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.Ăn’tĭ-phlo-ġĭs’tic, a. p. 60(Chem.) Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston; as, the antiphlogistic system. 2. (Med.) Counteracting inflammation.Ăn’tĭ-phlo-ġĭs’tic, n. p. 60Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation. Coxe.Ăn′tĭ-phon, n. p. 60See ANTIPHONY.An-tĭph'o-nal or Ăn'ti-phŏn'ic or Ăn'tĭ-phŏn'ic-al, a. p. 60Pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing. Wheatly.An-tĭph'o-nal, n. p. 60A book of antiphons or anthems.An-tĭph'o-nar, n. p. 60Same as ANTIPHONARY. [Obs.]An-tĭph'o-na-ry, n. p. 60A service-book, in the Roman Catholic church, containing all the antiphons, invitatories, responsories, collects, and whatever is said or sung in the choir, except the lessons; — compiled by Gregory…An'ti-phōne, n. p. 60(Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant.An-tiph'o-ner, n. p. 60A book of anthems or antiphons. Chaucer.An-tiph'ō-ny, n. p. 60(Mus.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts; a response; — the most ancient form of church music. Hook.An-tiphra'sis, n. p. 60(Rhet.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.Ăn’ti-phrās’tic or Ăn’ti-phrās’tic-al, a. p. 60Pertaining to antiphrasis.An'ti-phrās'tie-al'ly, adv. p. 60In the manner of antiph̄rasis.An-tĭp'ō-dal, a. p. 60Pertaining to the antipodes, or those who have their feet directly opposite. Browne.An'ti-pōde, n. p. 60or AN-TIP'O-DĒS. [Gr. ἀντίπους, with the feet opposite, pl. οἱ ἀντίποδες, from ἀντί, against, opposite, and ποῦς, ποδός, foot.] One of those who live on the opposite side of the globe, and whose feet…Ăn’tĭ-pō’de-an, a. p. 60Pertaining to the antipodes; antipodal.An'ti-pōpe, n. p. 60One who usurps the papal power in opposition to the pope.An'tip-sōr'ie, a. p. 60(Med.) Efficacious in curing the itch.Ăn' tip-tō'sis, n. p. 60(Gram.) The putting of one case for another.Ăn′ti-pū-tre-făc′tive or Ăn′ti-pū-trĕs′cent, a. p. 60Counteracting or preserving from putrefaction; antiseptic.An'ti-py-rē'tic, n. p. 60(Med.) A remedy efficacious in curing fever. Dunglison.Ăn'tĭ-py-rŏt'ic, a. p. 60(Med.) Opposed to burns. Dunglison.Ăn'tĭ-quā'ri-an, a. p. 60Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature. 2. Having a very large size, as drawing paper measuring 56 by 38 inches. Simmonds.Ăn'tĭ-quā'ri-an, n. p. 60One devoted to the study of ancient things; an antiquary. Scott.Ăn'tĭ-quā'ri-an-ĭsm, n. p. 60Character of an antiquary; love of antiquities. Warburton.Ăn'tĭ-qua-ry, n. p. 60One who studies into the history of ancient things, as statues, coins, medals, paintings, inscriptions, books, and manuscripts, or searches for them, and explains their origin and purport; one versed…Ăn'tĭ-qua-ry, a. p. 60Pertaining to ancient things. [Obs.] “Instructed by the antiquary times.” Shak.Ăn'tĭ-quāte, v. t. p. 60To make old, or obsolete; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate. Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old ones.…Ăn'tĭ-quā'ted, p. a. p. 60Grown old; hence, obsolete; out of use; having lost its binding force by non-observance; as, an antiquated law. “Antiquated words.” Dryden. Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant…Ăn'tĭ-quate-ness, n. p. 60The state of being antiquated, or disused. [Obs.]Ăn'tĭ-quā'tion, n. p. 60The state of being antiquated. Beaumont.An-tïque', a. p. 60Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. [In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.] For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser. 2.…An-tïque', n. p. 60In general, any thing very old; but in a more limited sense, the remains of ancient artists, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.An-tïque'ly, adv. p. 60In an antique manner.An-tïque'ness, n. p. 60The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. “Venerable in the antiqueness of the works.” Dryden.Ăn'tĭ-quĭst, n. p. 60An antiquary. “Theoretic antiquists.” Pinkerton.An-tĭq'ui-tā'ri-an, n. p. 60One who is addicted to the study of antiquities; an admirer of antiquity. [Obs.] I shall distinguish such as I esteem to be the hinderers of reformation into three sorts: 1. Antiquitarians (for so I…An-tĭq'ui-ty, n. p. 60Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was one of the most eloquent orators of antiquity. 2. The ancients; the people of ancient times. Do ye believe me yet, or shall I call…Ăn'tĭ-re-mŏn'strant, n. p. 60One who is opposed to a remonstrance or a remonstrant;—specifically applied to those opposed to the Remonstrants after the Synod of Dort. Fuller.Ăn'tĭ-rĕnt'er, n. p. 60One who claims that rent is no longer due on the land of certain entailed estates in the state of New York.Ăn'tĭ-săb'ba-tā'ri-an, n. p. 60One of a sect who oppose the observance of the Christian Sabbath.Ăn'tĭ-sā'bi-an, a. p. 60Opposed or contrary to Sabianism, or the worship of the celestial orbs. Faber.An-tĭs'ci-ans or An-tĭs'ci-ī, n. pl. p. 60(Geog.) The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in contrary directions. Those who live north of the equator are antiscians to those on…Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic or Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic-al, a. p. 60(Med.) Counteracting the scurvy.Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic, n. p. 60A remedy for the scurvy.Ăn'tĭ-sĕp'tic, a. p. 60Opposed to, or counteracting, putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system.Ăn'tĭ-sĕp'tic, n. p. 60A substance which resists or corrects putrefaction, as acids and saline substances. 2. (Med.) A remedy which counteracts a putrescent tendency in the system, as cinchona.Ăn'tĭ-slāv'er-y, n. p. 60Opposition to slavery.Ăn'tĭ-slāv'er-y, a. p. 60Opposed to slavery.Ăn'tĭ-sō'cial, a. p. 60Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.An-tĭs'pa-sĭs, n. p. 60(Med.) A revulsion of fluids from one part of the body to another. Quincy.Ăn'tĭ-spas-mŏd'ic, a. p. 60(Med.) Opposing spasm; resisting convulsions, as anodynes. Coxe.