Helen Fenton

Atlantean: Definition and part of speech

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Atlantean

  1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atlantes: Definition and part of speech

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Atlantes

  1. n. pl. Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; — called also telamones. See Caryatides.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atlantic: Definition and part of speech

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Atlantic

  1. a. Descended from Atlas.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Athanor: Definition and part of speech

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Athanor

  1. n. A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Athecata: Definition and part of speech

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Athecata

  1. n. pl. A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atheism: Definition and part of speech

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Atheism

  1. n. Godlessness.
  2. n. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atheist: Definition and part of speech

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Atheist

  1. n. A godless person.
  2. n. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atheistical: Definition and part of speech

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Atheistical

  1. a. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; — applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer.
  2. a. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; — applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.