‖ [ L., lamb of God. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words “Agnus Dei.” [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Amia + -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'anapo`deiktos; 'an priv. + 'apodeikto`s. See Apodeictic. ] Not apodeictic; undemonstrable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. apo- + codeine. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid, C18H19NO2, prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. apodicticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show. ] Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

, adv. So as to be evident beyond contradiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a familu of wading birds incuding the herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
Syn. -- family Ardeidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`tos a kind of ray + -oid. ] (Zool.) The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl.[ NL., from L. brachium (bracch-) arm + NL. ganoidei. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kw`deia poppy head: cf. F. codéine. ] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, comb + -oid. ] (Zool.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin (Amia calva) is a living example. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to remove ice or frost from.
Syn. -- defrost. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a devie that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).
Syn. -- defroster. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + cædere to cut, kill: cf. F. déicide. ] 1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One concerned in putting Christ to death. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. deiktiko`s serving to show or point out, fr. deikny`nai to show. ] 1. (Logic) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Grammar) showing or pointing to directly; pertaining to deixis; -- used to designate words that specify identity, location, or time from the perspective of one of the participants in a discourse, using the surrounding context as reference; as, the words this, that, these, those, here, there, now, then, we, you, they, the former, and the latter serve a deictic function. [ PJC ]

adv. In a manner to show or point out; directly; absolutely; definitely. [ 1913 Webster ]

When Christ spake it deictically. Hammond.

{ } a. [ L. deificus; deus god + facere to make: cf. F. déifique. ] Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. “A deifical communion.” Homilies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. déification. See Deify. ] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard; godlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who deifies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deus a god + -form. ] 1. Godlike, or of a godlike form. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conformable to the will of God. [ R. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Likeness to deity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deified p. pr. & vb. n. Deifying. ] [ F. déifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific, Deity, -fy. ] 1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Cæsar was deified. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money. [ 1913 Webster ]

He did again so extol and deify the pope. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To render godlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

By our own spirits are we deified. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deigned p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning. ] [ OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See Decent, and cf. Dainty, Dignity, Condign, Disdain. ] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor would we deign him burial of his men. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Round turned he, as not deigning
Those craven ranks to see. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

In early English deign was often used impersonally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ For disdeignous, OF. desdeignos, desdaigneus, F. dédaigneux. See Disdain. ] Haughty; disdainful. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Devil; -- spelt also deel. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Deil's buckie. See under Buckie. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinoceras. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinornis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinosaur. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinotherium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole. ] To disintegrate. [ Obs. ]

{ , a. Rare; excellent; costly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) the act or process of removing ions. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. (Chem.) to remove ions from (a solution). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas). RHUD [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) freed from ions by a process of deionization; as, deionized water. In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often require water free from contaminating ions, and the ordinary distilled water may be subjected to a process of deionization in order to render the ion content sufficiently low so as not to interfere with the investigation. [ PJC ]

n. (Chem.) an apparatus used to remove ions from a solution; a common variant contains a mixture of cation exchange resin in the acid form and anion exchange resin in the hydroxyl form inside a replaceable cartridge; ions in aqueous solution are exchanged for the elements of water by passing the solution through the mixed resin. In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often require water free from contaminating ions, and ordinary distilled water may be further purified by passing through a deionizer in order to render the ion content sufficiently low so as not to interfere with the investigation. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. deus a god + parere to bring forth. ] Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. deipnosofisth`s; dei^pnon a meal + sofisth`s a wise man, sophist. ] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Dais. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. deus god: cf. F. déisme. See Deity. ] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity. ] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or pantheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham.

Syn. -- See Infidel.

{ } a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deistical or antichristian scheme. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. After the manner of deists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being deistical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deified. [ Obs. ] Cranmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Deities [ OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. di^os divine, Zey`s, gen. Dio`s, Zeus, Skr. dēva divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dyō sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday. ] 1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works. [ 1913 Webster ]

They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A god or goddess; a heathen god. [ 1913 Webster ]

To worship calves, the deities
Of Egypt. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Deity, God, the Supreme Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

This great poet and philosopher [ Simonides ], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Grammar) the function or operation of a deictic word; the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]