‖n. [ F., fr. accoucher to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare to lay, put, place. See Collate. ] Delivery in childbed [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blasphemed p. pr. & vb. n. Blaspheming. ] [ OE. blasfemēn, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasphémer. See Blame, v. ] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,
Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,
Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually blaspheme thy great and all-glorious name? Dr. W. Beveridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those who from our labors heap their board,
Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter blasphemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. Mark iii. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who blasphemes. [ 1913 Webster ]

And each blasphemer quite escape the rod,
Because the insult's not on man, but God ? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. dia` through + &unr_; touch + &unr_; measure. ] (Physiol.) Relating to the measurement of the tactile sensibility of parts; as, diaphemetric compasses. Dunglison.

n. The act of breathing in; inspiration. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The special and immediate suggestion, embreathement, and dictation of the Holy Ghost. W. Lee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a day fly, fr. &unr_; daily, lasting but a day; &unr_; over + &unr_; day. ] 1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zoöl.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. “Ephemeral popularity.” V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ephemeral fly (Zoöl.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larvæ are aquatic; -- called also day fly and May fly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ephemeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ephemerides [ L., a diary, Gr. &unr_;, also, a calendar, fr. &unr_;. See Ephemera. ] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the “American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.” (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Ephemera [ NL. See Ephemera. ] (Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ephemeral. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ L. Euhemerus, Gr. &unr_; a philosopher, about 300 &unr_;. ] The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who advocates euhemerism. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

pos>v. t. To interpret (mythology) on the theory of euhemerism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Linguistics) a written symbol that is used to represent speech.
Syn. -- character, graphic symbol. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖‖ }, n.; pl. Hemelytra [ NL. See Hemi, and Elytron. ] (Zool.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the opposite of &unr_;; &unr_; day + &unr_; of &unr_;. See Nyctalopia. ] (Med.) A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, i. e., day blindness. See Nyctalopia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; day + &unr_; life. ] (Zool.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Hemerobius, and allied genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of relating to the hemerobians. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of insects including the brown lacewings.
Syn. -- family Hemerobiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hemerocallis.
Syn. -- family Hemerocallidaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; day + ka`llos beauty. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + &unr_; day; cf. L. hexaëmeron, Gr. &unr_;.] [1913 Webster]

1. A term of six days. Good. [1913 Webster]

2. The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; day. ] (Med.) Lasting but one day. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning of a language, which cannot be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning; it is usually smaller than a single wordform, such as the -ed morpheme of verbs in the past tense or the -s morpheme of nouns in the plural form. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; ny`x, nykto`s, night + &unr_; day. ] The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. filoso`fhma, from filosofei^n to love knowledge. ] A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of reasoning. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian myths, is a philosopheme. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Proem. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again. See Re-; Approach. ] Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of cordial relations. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

He had witnessed the gradual rapprochement between the papacy and Austria. Wilfrid Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. schema a rhetorical figure, a shape, figure, manner, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, form, shape, outline, plan, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to have or hold, to hold out, sustain, check, stop; cf. Skr. sah to be victorious, to endure, to hold out, AS. sige victory, G. sieg. Cf. Epoch, Hectic, School. ] 1. A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system. [ 1913 Webster ]

The appearance and outward scheme of things. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such a scheme of things as shall at once take in time and eternity. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arguments . . . sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. J. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Revolution came and changed his whole scheme of life. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline. [ 1913 Webster ]

To draw an exact scheme of Constantinople, or a map of France. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Astrol.) A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event. [ 1913 Webster ]

A blue silk case, from which was drawn a scheme of nativity. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Plan; project; contrivance; purpose; device; plot. -- Scheme, Plan. Scheme and plan are subordinate to design; they propose modes of carrying our designs into effect. Scheme is the least definite of the two, and lies more in speculation. A plan is drawn out into details with a view to being carried into effect. As schemes are speculative, they often prove visionary; hence the opprobrious use of the words schemer and scheming. Plans, being more practical, are more frequently carried into effect. [ 1913 Webster ]

He forms the well-concerted scheme of mischief;
'T is fixed, 't is done, and both are doomed to death. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Artists and plans relieved my solemn hours;
I founded palaces, and planted bowers. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Schemed p. pr. & vb. n. Scheming. ] To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot. [ 1913 Webster ]

That wickedness which schemed, and executed, his destruction. G. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To form a scheme or schemes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of schemes or plans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Schemers and confederates in guilt. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; afar + &unr_; a saying. ] A message by a telephone. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. teme, OF. teme, F. thème, L. thema, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set, place. See Do, and cf. Thesis. ] 1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text. [ 1913 Webster ]

My theme is alway one and ever was. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

And when a soldier was the theme, my name
Was not far off. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Discourse on a certain subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the subject of my theme. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A composition or essay required of a pupil. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gram.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mus.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. vehementia: cf. F. véhémence. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence of the wind; to speak with vehemence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the vehemence of love, anger, or other passions. [ 1913 Webster ]

I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vehemence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The vehemency of your affection. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vehemens, the first part of which is perhaps akin to vehere to carry, and the second mens mind: cf. F. véhément. Cf. Vehicle, and Mental. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, a vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; passionate; as, a vehement affection or passion. “Vehement instigation.” Shak. “Vehement desire.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Furious; violent; raging; impetuous; passionate; ardent; eager; hot; fervid; burning. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a vehement manner. [ 1913 Webster ]