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| adonic | (n) a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis, Syn. Adonic line |
| adonic | (adj) or relating to or like Adonis |
| adonic | (adj) having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee, Example: the verse of the laments is Adonic |
| adonis | (n) any handsome young man |
| adonis | (n) annual or perennial herbs, Syn. genus Adonis |
| adonis | (n) (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone, Example: when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite |
| Adonai | ‖n. [ Heb. adōnāi, lit., my lord. ] A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word “Lord”. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton Yhvh, or Ihvh, “the incommunicable name, ” and in reading substituted “Adonai”. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Adonean | a. [ L. Adonēus. ] Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic. “Fair Adonean Venus.” Faber. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Adonic | a. [ F. adonique: cf. L. Adonius. ] Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty. --
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| Adonis | ‖n. [ L., gr. Gr. |
| Adonist | n. [ Heb. ădōnāi my Lords. ] One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated “Jehovah” are really the vowel points of the word “Adonai.” See Jehovist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Adonize | v. t. [ Cf. F. adoniser, fr. Adonis. ] To beautify; to dandify. [ 1913 Webster ] I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and adonozing myself. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ] |