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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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I'de-ŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 654One who treats of ideas; one versed in the science of ideas, or who advocates the doctrines of ideology.Ĭ'de-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 654The science of ideas. Stewart. 2. (Metaph.) A view of the formation of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation. By a double blunder in philosophy and Greek, idéologie ... has in France…Ides, n. pl. p. 654(Anc. Rom. Calendar.) The fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. ☞ Eight days in each month often pass by this name, but only one strictly…Ĭd'i-ŏc'ra-sy, n. p. 654Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.Ĭd'i-o-crăt'ic or Ĭd'i-o-crăt'ic-al, a. p. 654Peculiar in constitution or temperament; idiosyncratic.Ĭd'i-o-çy, n. p. 654The condition of being an idiot, or idiotic; natural absence or marked deficiency of sense and intelligence. I will undertake to convict a man of idiocy, if he can not see the proof that three angles…Ĭd'i-o-e-lĕc'tric, a. p. 654Electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties, or manifesting electricity in its natural state; — said of certain substances.Ĭd'i-om, n. p. 654A peculiar mode of expression; a phrase stamped by the usage of a language, or sometimes of an author, with another than its grammatical meaning. Sometimes we identify the words with the…Ĭd'/i-o-măt'ic or Ĭd'/i-o-măt'ic-al, a. p. 654Peculiar to a language; conformed or pertaining to the particular genius or modes of expression which belong to a language; as, an idiomatic phrase.Ĭd′i·o·măt′ic·al·ly, adv. p. 654According to the idiom of a language.Ĭd'i-o-pa-thĕt'ic, a. p. 654Idiopathic. [Rare.]Ĭd’/i·o·pāth’ie, a. p. 654Individually affecting, or indicating an individual affection; pertaining to, or indicating, a disease not preceded and occasioned by any other disease; — opposed to symptomatic.Id·i·o·pāth·i·cal·ly, adv. p. 654In the manner of an idiopathic disease; not symptomatically.Ĭd′ĭ-ŏp′a-thy, n. p. 654A proper, peculiar, or individual nature or affection. All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger. More. 2.…Ĭd'ĭ-o-re-pül'sĭve, a. p. 654Repulsive by itself; as, the idiorepulsive power of heat.Ĭd′/i-o-sĭn′cra-sy, n. p. 654A peculiarity of constitution and susceptibility; characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; idiocrasy. The individual mind ... takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of the…Ĭd'ĭ-o-syn-crăt'ĭc or Ĭd'ĭ-o-syn-crăt'ĭc-al, a. p. 654Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character.Ĭd′/i-ot, n. p. 654A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office; a person in private life. [Obs.] Humility is a duty in great ones as well as idiots. Bp. Taylor. St. Austin affirmed that…Ĭd'i-ot-cy, n. p. 654State of being an idiot or idiotic. [Rare.]Ĭd'ĭ-ŏt'ĭc or Ĭd'ĭ-ŏt'ĭc-al, a. p. 654Familiar; plain; simple. [Obs.] Blackwell. 2. Pertaining to, or like an idiot; foolish; sottish.Id'i-ōt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 654After the manner of an idiot.Id'i-ōt'i-cōn, n. p. 654A dictionary of a particular dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country.Id'i-ot-ish, a. p. 654Like an idiot; partaking of idiocy; foolish.Ĭdĭ-ot-īsm, n. p. 654An idiom; a mode of expression peculiar to a language. Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, to words newly invented. [Obs.] Hale. 2. Lack of…Id'i-ot-ize, v. i. p. 654To become stupid. [Rare.]Ĭd'i-ot-ry, n. p. 654Idiocy. [Very rare.] Warburton.Ī'dle, a. p. 654Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; barren. “Idle deserts.” Shak. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. Down…Ī'dle, v. i. p. 654To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business. [Obs.]Ī'dle, v. t. p. 654To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume;—often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour or day.Ī'dle-hĕad'ed, a. p. 654Foolish; unreasonable. Carew. 2. Delirious; infatuated. L'Estrange.Ĭ’dle-ness, n. p. 654The condition or quality of being idle, in the various senses of that word; uselessness; triviality; fatuity; laziness. Syn.—Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth; laziness.ĭ'dle-pā'ted, a. p. 654Idle-headed; stupid. Overbury.Idler, n. p. 654One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard. 2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and hence keeps no regular watch. Totten. 3. (Mach.) An…Ĭ'dles-by, n. p. 654— An idle or lazy person. [Obs.] Whitlock.Id'less or Id'lesse, n. p. 654Idleness; sloth; indolence. [Obs.] And an idless all the day Beside a wandering stream. Browning.I'dle-wheel, n. p. 654(Mach.) A wheel placed between two others, to transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction of revolution.Idly, adv. p. 654In an idle manner; ineffectually; vainly;Id'o-crāse, n. p. 655(Min.) A mineral, occurring either in massive or in modified square prisms, presenting a handsome brown or brownish-yellow color. It consists essentially of silica, alumina, and lime. It is the…Idol, n. p. 655An image, form, or representation of any thing. Pallas her favors varied, and addressed An idol that Iphthima did present In structure of her every lineament. Chapman. 2. An image of a divinity; a…I-dōl'a-ter, n. p. 655A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of any thing made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan. 2. An adorer; a great…Ī-dŏl'a-tress, n. p. 655A female worshiper of idols.Ĭd-o-lăt'ri-cal, a. p. 655Tending to idolatry; idolatrous. [Obs.]Ī-dōl'a-trīze, v. i. p. 655To worship idols.Ī-dōl'a-trīze, v. t. p. 655To make an idol of; to adore; to worship; to idolize. Ainsworth.Ī-dŏl'a-trōüs, a. p. 655Pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry, or of the worship of false gods; consisting in the worship of idols; as, idolatrous worship. 2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an…Ī-dŏl'a-trōŭs-ly, adv. p. 655In an idolatrous manner; with excessive reverence.Ī-dŏl'a-try, n. p. 655The worship of idols, images, or any thing made by hands, or which is not God. His eye surveyed The dark idolatries of alienated Judah. Milton. 2. Excessive attachment or veneration for any thing, or…Ī'dol-ĭsh, a. p. 655Idolatrous. [Obs.] Milton.Ī'dol-ĭsm, n. p. 655The worship of idols. [Obs.] Milton.Ī'dol-ĭst, n. p. 655A worshiper of images. [Obs.] Milton.Idol-īze, v. t. p. 655To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. 2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold or wealth; to idolize children…Ī'dol-īze, v. i. p. 655To make idols; to form or portray idols for worship. “To idolize after the manner of Egypt.” Fairbairn.I’dol-iz’er, n. p. 655One who idolizes or loves to reverence; idolater.Ī-dōl'o-clāst, n. p. 655A breaker of idols; an iconoclast. [Rare.]Ī'dol-oŭs, a. p. 655Idolatrous. [Obs.] Bale.Ĭ-dō'ne-oŭs, a. p. 655Characterized by appropriateness; suitable; convenient; fit; proper. “The idoneous vehicle of abuse against the establishment.” Coleridge.Ĭd'rĭ-a-līne, n. p. 655(Min.) A bituminous substance obtained from the quicksilver mines of Idria, where it occurs in connection with cinnabar. It is combustible, and fusible at a high temperature. Dana.Ĭd'yl or ĭd'yl, n. p. 655A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; but also any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an elevated and highly-finished style. [Written…Ĭ-dȳl'ic, a. p. 655Of, or belonging to, idyls.If, v. t. p. 655but commonly called a conj. [O. Eng. & A-S. gif, O. Fries. jef, Icel. ef, O. H. Ger. ibu, oba, obe, ob, Goth. iba, ibai. The A-S. gif has been explained by Horne Tooke, and by others after him, as…