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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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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…I' faith, adv. p. 655Indeed; truly. Shak.Ĭg'a-sū'rĭc, a. p. 655(Chem.) Obtained from nux-vomica and St. Ignatius' bean; as, igasuric acid.Ĭg'a-sū'rīne, n. p. 655(Chem.) An alkali found in nux-vomica.Ig-nā'ro, n. p. 655An ignorant person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.Ig'ne-oŭs, a. p. 655Pertaining to, or consisting of, fire; as, igneous particles emitted from burning wood; containing fire; having the nature of fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance. 2. (Geol.) Resulting…Ig-nēs'cent, a. p. 655Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.Ig-nĭe'o-lĭst, n. p. 655A worshiper of fire.Ig-nĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 655Producing fire. [Rare.] Blount.Ig-nīf'lu-oŭs, a. p. 655Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockram.Ig'ni-fy, v. t. p. 655To form into fire. [Obs.] Stukely.Ig-nĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 655Produced by fire; as, lava is ignigenous. [Rare.]Ig-nīp'o-ten'ce, n. p. 655Power over fire.Ig-nĭp'o-tent, a. p. 655Presiding over fire. “Vulcan is called the power ignipotent.” Pope.Ĭg'nis-fāt'ū-ŭs, n. p. 655A meteor or light that appears, in the night, over marshy grounds, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; — popularly called…Ig-nīte', v. t. p. 655To kindle or set on fire; to communicate fire to; as, to ignite charcoal or iron.Ig-nīte', v. i. p. 655To take fire; to begin to burn.Ig-nīt'i-ble, a. p. 655Capable of being ignited. Browne.Ig-nī'tion, n. p. 655The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire. 2. The state of being ignited or kindled.Ig-nĭv'o-moŭs, a. p. 655Vomiting fire. “Ignivomous mountains.” Derham.Ĭg'no-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 655Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.Ig-nō'ble, a. p. 655Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. 2. Mean; worthless. “Graft with ignoble plants.” Shak. 3. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. “A base…Ig-nō'ble, v. t. p. 655To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.Ig-nō'ble-ness, n. p. 655The condition or quality of being ignoble; want of dignity; meanness.Ig-nō'bly, adv. p. 655In an ignoble manner; not nobly or honorably; as, ignobly born. 2. Meanly; dishonorably; reproachfully; disgracefully; basely; as, the troops ignobly fly.Ĭg′no-mĭn′i-ōŭs, a. p. 655Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace; dishonorable; infamous; shameful; contemptible. Then, with pale fear surprised, Fled ignominious. Milton. 2. Deserving ignominy; worthy of contempt…Ĭg′no-min′i-ōus-ly, adv. p. 655In an ignominious manner; meanly; disgracefully; shamefully.Ĭg'no-mĭn'y, n. p. 655Public disgrace or dishonor; shame; reproach; infamy. Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat: yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake, and ends in…Ĭg'no-my, n. p. 655Ignominy. [Obs.] Shak.Ĭg'no-rā'mus, n. p. 655(Law.) We ignore;—being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is…Ĭg'no-rançe, n. p. 655The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to particular subjects. Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing with which we fly to heaven. Shak.Ig'no-rant, a. p. 655Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. 2. Unacquainted; unconscious; unaware. Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. Dryden. 3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]…Ĭg'no-rant, n. p. 655A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramus. Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach? Denham.Ĭg'no-rant-ly, adv. p. 655In an ignorant manner; without knowledge, instruction, or information. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts xvii. 23.Ig-nōre', v. t. p. 655To be ignorant of. Brute and irrational barbarians who may be supposed rather to ignore the being of God than to deny it. Boyle. 2. (Law.) To throw out as false or ungrounded;—said of a bill rejected…Ig-nōs'ci-ble, a. p. 655Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.Ig-nōte', a. p. 656Unknown. [Obs.] Sandys.I-guā'nā, n. p. 656(Zoöl.) A genus of lizards, of which one species (the I. tuberculata), a large herbivorous lizard, having a dewlap, a crested beak, and a long tail, is found in South America, and is eaten, the flesh…I-guā'no-dōn, n. p. 656(Paleon.) A fossil herbivorous lizard found in the Wealden of England. It is supposed to have been from twenty-five to thirty feet long. From its teeth and bones it is thought to have resembled, in…Ĭl. p. 656A prefix, the form of in when used before words beginning with l, usually denoting a negation of the sense of the simple word; as, illegal, not legal; or it denotes to, on, or into, and merely…Īle, n. p. 656A walk or alley in a church or public building. [Obs.]Īle, n. p. 656An ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Ĭl'e-ăc, a. p. 656Pertaining to the ileum, or third division of the lesser intestine. [Written also iliac.] Ileac or iliac passion (Med.), a disease characterized by spasms of the abdominal muscles, griping pain in…