n.; pl. Anathemas [ L. anath&ebreve_;ma, fr. Gr. &unr_; anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. anathēma, fr. Gr. &unr_; a votive offering; all fr. &unr_; to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to set. See Thesis. ] 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ They ] denounce anathemas against unbelievers. Priestley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [ families ]. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anathema Maranatha ety>(see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, “Our Lord cometh.” [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. -- A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a cursing; cf. F. anathématisme. ] Anathematization. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. J. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. anathematisatio. ] The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Anathematized p. pr. & vb. n. Anathematizing. ] [ L. anathematizare, Gr. &unr_; to devote, make accursed: cf. F. anathématiser. ] To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who pronounces an anathema. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of 'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against + fwnh` sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon. ] 1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national anthem. Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. To celebrate with anthems. [ Poet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ fr. Gr. 'anqemi`s flower. ] A floral ornament. See Palmette. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'anqemi`s, equiv. to 'a`nqos flower; an herb like our chamomile. ] (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Alternately. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'apo` + qe`ma that which is placed, tiqe`nai to place. ] 1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus comprising plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum.
Syn. -- genus Dendranthema. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. [ L. epithema, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lay or put on: cf. F. épithème. See Epithet. ] (Med.) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; a case, box, fr. &unr_; to place. ] (Zoöl.) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to redden, fr. 'eryqro`s red. ] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. érythématique. ] (Med.) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Relating to, or causing, erythema.

n. Same as Exanthema. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Exanthemata [ L., fr. Gr.&unr_;, fr.&unr_; to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; &unr_;, &unr_;, out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F. exanthème. ] (Med.) An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.

{ } a. Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to iatromathematicians or their doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; physician + E. mathematician. ] (Hist. Med.) One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of the 17th century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy; -- opposed to the iatrochemists. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + ky`tos a hollow vessel + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Same as leukemia. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. li`qos stone + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the blood. [1913 Webster]

a. [ F. mathématique, L. mathematicus, Gr. &unr_; disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. &unr_; that which is learned, learning, pl. &unr_; things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn; akin to E. mind. See Mind. ] See Mathematical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Mathematic. ] Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness. -- Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. mathématicien. ] One versed in mathematics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mathématiques, pl., L. mathematica, sing., Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) science. See Mathematic, and -ics. ] That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1. Arithmetic. 2. Geometry, including Trigonometry and Conic Sections. 3. Analysis, in which letters are used, including Algebra, Analytical Geometry, and Calculus. Each of these divisions is divided into pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with physical considerations. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. meshmbri`a midday + 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and fleshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having no theme. Opposite of thematic.
Syn. -- unthematic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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

a. [ Gr. paqhmatiko`s, fr. pa`qhma a suffering, paqei^n, to suffer. ] Of, pertaining to, or designating, emotion or suffering. [ R. ] Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A philomath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Physico- + mathematics. ] Mixed mathematics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Scythemen One who uses a scythe; a mower. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mower. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

pron. [ AS. ð&aemacr_;m, dat. pl. of the article, but influenced by the Scand. use of the corresponding form þeim as a personal pronoun. See They. ] The objective case of they. See They. [ 1913 Webster ]

Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Them is poetically used for themselves, as him for himself, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Little stars may hide them when they list. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. thématique. ] 1. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thematic catalogue (Mus.), a catalogue of musical works which, besides the title and other particulars, gives in notes the theme, or first few measures, of the whole work or of its several movements. [ 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., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; that which is laid down or established by usage, law, prob. fr. &unr_; to set, place. ] (Gr. Myth.) The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

pron. The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Zythum. [ 1913 Webster ]