‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'ana` up + xa`ris grace. ] (Bot.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cantharides [ L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s. ] (Zool.) A beetle (Lytta vesicatoria, syn. Cantharis vesicatoria), having an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. catharista, fr. Gr. &unr_; clean, pure. ] One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; -- applied to persons of various sects. See Albigenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; gift. ] (Eccl.) A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a charism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; cithara. ] Pertaining, or adapted, to the cithara. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. eucharis agreeable, Gr. e'y`charis See Eucharist. ] (Bot.) A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a, lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharistie. ] 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion.

-- See Sacrament.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. eucharistie. ] 1. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eucharistical part of our daily devotions. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to the Lord's Supper. “The eucharistic sacrament.” Sir. G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a hare. [ R. ] Huloet. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisaïque. See Pharisee. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. “The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.” Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. “Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness.” Bacon. “Pharisaical ostentation.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pharisaisme. ] 1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. “A piece of pharisaism.” Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os. ] Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [ Obs. ] “Pharisean disciples.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. pārash to separate. ] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pharisaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. spinqari`s spark + -scope. ] A small instrument containing a minute particle of a radium compound mounted in front of a fluorescent screen and viewed with magnifying lenses. The tiny flashes produced by the continual bombardment of the screen by the α rays are thus rendered visible. -- Spin*thar`i*scop"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]