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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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Prophet, n. p. 1049One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predictor; a foreteller. 2. (Script.) A person illuminated, inspired, or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as Moses…School of the prophets p. 1049a school or college in which young men were educated and qualified for public teachers. These students were called sons of the prophets.Prŏph'et-ess, n. p. 1049A female prophet; a woman who foretells events, as Miriam, Huldah, Anna, &c.Pro-phĕt'ic or Pro-phĕt'ic-al, a. p. 1049Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams;—used with of before the thing foretold. And fears are oft prophetic of the event. Dryden.Pro-phĕt'ic-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 1049The quality of being prophetical; propheticalness. [Rare.]Prophetically, adv. p. 1049In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction; in the manner of prophecy.Prophet'ical-ness, n. p. 1049The quality of being prophetical; power or capacity to foretell.Prŏph'et-īze, v. i. p. 1049To give predictions. [Rare.] “Prophetizing dreams.” Daniel.Pro-phŏr'ic, a. p. 1049Enunciative. [Rare.]Prŏph'y-lăc'tic, n. p. 1049(Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. Coxe.Proph-y-lac'tic or Proph-y-lac'tic-al, a. p. 1049(Med.) Defending from disease; preventive.Propinā'tion, n. p. 1049The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the cup to another. [Ade.]Pro-pīne', v. t. p. 1049To pledge; to drink first, and then offer the cup to. The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince Health, peace, and joy propined. Smart. 2. To expose.Pro-pīne', n. p. 1049A pledge in drinking. [R.] W. Scott.Pro-pĭn'qui-ty, n. p. 1049Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity. 2. Nearness in time. Browne. 3. Nearness of blood; kindred.Prŏp'i-thē'cus, n. p. 1049(Zoöl.) A genus of animals allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar. Baird.Pro-pĭ'ti-a-ble, a. p. 1049Capable of being propitiated.Pro-pĭ'ti-āte, v. t. p. 1049To appease and render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate. Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. Pope.Pro-pĭ'ti-āte, v. i. p. 1049To make propitiation; to atone.Pro-pĭ'ti-ā'tion, n. p. 1049The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious. 2. (Theol.) (a.) The influence or effects of the death of Christ in appeasing the divine…Propitiator, n. p. 1049One who propitiates.Pro-pi-ti-a-to-ry, a. p. 1049Having the power to make propitiation; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as a propitiatory sacrifice.Pro-pi'ti-a-to-ry, a. p. 1049Having power to propitiate; tending to conciliate or appease. -- n. The mercy-seat; the lid or cover of the ark of the covenant; the symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.Pro-pi'tious p. 1049Favorable; kind;—said of men. 2. Disposed to be gracious or merciful; ready to forgive sins and bestow blessings;—said of God. 3. Favorable; as, a propitious season. Syn.—Auspicious; favorable…Pro-pi'tious-ly, adv. p. 1049In a propitious manner; favorably; kindly.Pro-pi'ti-ous-ness, n. p. 1049Disposition to treat another kindly; disposition to forgive; kindness. 2. Favorableness; as, the propitiousness of the season or climate. Sir W. Temple.Pro'tyle, n. p. 1049A mold; a matter. [Rare.] Woodward.Pro-plas'tic, a. p. 1049Forming a mold or cast.Pro-pilav'ice, a. p. 1049The art of making molds for castings.Pro'pō-lis, n. p. 1049A resinous substance of a reddish color, gathered by bees from the buds of plants, and used by them to stop the holes and crevices in their hives to prevent the entrance of cold air, &c.Pro-pōne', v. t. p. 1049To propose. [Obs.]Pro-pō'nent, n. p. 1049One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. Dryden.Pro-pō'nent, a. p. 1049Making proposals; proposing.Pro-pōr'tion, n. p. 1049The arrangement of parts; the relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, with relation to magnitude or quantity; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body.…Pro-por'tion, v. t. p. 1049To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing, or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income. In the loss of an…Pro-por'tion-a-ble, a. p. 1049Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional;—very often used as equivalent to proportional. Such disproportions may exist without a proportionable degree of relation.Pro-por'tion-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1049The state of being proportionable.Pro-por'tion-a-bly, adv. p. 1049According to proportion or comparative relation; as, a large body, with limbs proportionably large.Pro-por'tion-al, a. p. 1049Having a due proportion or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. 2. Being in proportion; having a proper relation. 3. Relating…Pro-por'tion-al, a. p. 1049(Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion. 2. (Chem.) The same as Proportionals. See Proportionals. Continued proportionals, quantities the ratio of the first to the second of which, of the…Pro-por'tion-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1049The quality of being in proportion. If the latter be present, the proportionality, adhesion, and symmetry of the whole scheme are gone. Cavendish.Pro-por'tion-al-ly, adv. p. 1049In proportion; in due degree; with suitable comparative relation; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large.Proportionate, a. p. 1049Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional.Pro-por'tion-ate, v. t. p. 1049To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate or to the due comparative relation; in proportion; as, to proportionate punishments to crimes.Pro-por'tion-a-bly, adv. p. 1049In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; according to a settled or suitable rate or degree.Pro-por'tion-ate-ness, n. p. 1049The state of being adjusted by due or settled proportion or comparative relation; suitableness of proportions.Pro-por'tion-less, a. p. 1049Without proportion; without symmetry of parts.Pro-por'tion-ment, n. p. 1049The process or act of dividing out proportionally.Pro-pōs'al, n. p. 1049That which is proposed, offered, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to make proposals for…Pro-pōse' (prō-pōz'), v. t. p. 1049To set before or forth. That being proposed brim full of wine, one scarce could lift it up. Chapman. 2. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose a bill or…Pro-pōse', v. i. p. 1050To lay schemes; to intend. Run thee into the parlor; There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice, Proposing with the prince and Claudio. Shak. 2. To offer one's self in marriage.Pro-pōse', n. p. 1050Talk; discourse. [Obs.] Shak.Pro-pōs'er, n. p. 1050One who proposes or offers any thing for consideration or adoption.Prōp'o·sī'tion, n. p. 1050The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering. It also causes that nothing spring there but gums fit for incense and oblations for the altar of proposition. Sp. Taylor. 2. That which is…Prŏp'o-sĭ'tion-al, a. p. 1050Pertaining to, or in the nature of, a proposition; considered as a proposition; as, a propositional sense. Watts.Pro-pound', v. t. p. 1050To lay before; to offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question. And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee accursed? Milton. It is a strange folly to…Pro-pound'er, n. p. 1050One who proposes or offers for consideration.Pro·prē'tor, n. p. 1050(Rom. Antiq.) A magistrate who, having discharged the office of pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province.Pro·prī'e-ta·ry, n. p. 1050A proprietor or owner; one who has the exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses or holds the title to a thing in his own right. Fuller. 2. A body of proprietors taken collectively. 3.…Pro-pri'e-ta-ry, a. p. 1050Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor.