n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

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.; pl. Anatifæ [ NL., contr. fr. anatifera. See Anatiferous. ] (Zool.) An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term Anatifæ, in the plural, is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Anatifa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anatinus, fr. anas, anatis, a duck. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. anatocismus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; again + &unr_; to lend on interest. ] (Law) Compound interest. [ R. ] Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. anatomicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. anatomique. See Anatomy. ] Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anatomisme. ] 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [ i. e., the French ] great figure painters. The London Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anatomiste. ] One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of anatomizing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Anatomized p. pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing. ] [ Cf. F. anatomiser. ] 1. To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dissector. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Anatomies [ F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. &unr_; dissection, fr. &unr_; to cut up; &unr_; + &unr_; to cut. ] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “Animal anatomy” is sometimes called zomy; “vegetable anatomy, ” phytotomy; “human anatomy, ” anthropotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A treatise or book on anatomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so. [ 1913 Webster ]

The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,
A mere anatomy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ overturning, fr. &unr_; to turn up or over; &unr_; + &unr_; too turn. ] Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues. Enfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron, natron, fr. Ar. al-natrūn. See Natron, Niter. ] [ Obs. ] 1. Native carbonate of soda; natron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Glass gall or sandiver. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Saltpeter. Coxe. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to turn. ] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Annotto. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_;: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy. ] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; disposed to wander, wandering, &unr_; to wander. ] (Opt.) Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aplanatic focus of a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Freedom from spherical aberration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. & G. banat. See Ban a warden. ] The territory governed by a ban. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. companatores, pl. ] (Eccl.) Same as Impanator. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make level. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. complanatus, p. p. of complanare to make plane. See Plane, v. t. ] Flattened to a level surface. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Counternatural. ] Opposed to or against nature; unnatural. [ R. ] Bp. Rust. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cuanate. See Cyanic. ] (Chem.) A salt of cyanic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ammonium cyanate (Chem.), a remarkable white crystalline substance, NH4.O.CN, which passes, on standing, to the organic compound, urea, CO.(NH2)2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deplanetus, p. p. of deplanare to make level. See Plane, v. t. ] (Bot.) Flattened; made level or even. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Emanated p. pr. & vb. n. Emanating. ] [ L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, wet, &unr_; to be wet, Skr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. Emane. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.

2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate. De Quincey.

Syn. -- To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; emanant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. emanatio: cf. F. émanation. ] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those profitable and excellent emanations from God. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

An emanation of the indwelling life. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; effluent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By an emanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. explanatus, p. p. of explanare. See Explain. ] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation. ] 1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Different explanations [ of the Trinity ]. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.

Syn. -- Definition; description; explication; exposition; interpretation; detail. See Definition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Explanatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being explanatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. explanatorius. ] Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift.

a. [ L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane. ] Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions. [ 1913 Webster ]

But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast
To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. T. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a new word, coined within few months, called fanatics, which, by the close stickling thereof, seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age. Fuller (1660). [ 1913 Webster ]

Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by judgment. Stowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characteristic of, or relating to, fanaticism; fanatic. -Fa*nat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Fa*nat"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Fanatism. ] Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy.

Syn. -- See Superstition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fanaticized p. pr. & vb. n. Fanaticizing ] To cause to become a fanatic. [ 1913 Webster ]