Helen Fenton

Ascetic: Definition and part of speech

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Ascetic

  1. n. In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.
  2. a. Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.

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.

As: Definition and part of speech

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As

  1. n. An ace.
  2. adv. & conj. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden.
  3. adv. & conj. In the idea, character, or condition of, — limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet.
  4. adv. & conj. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke.
  5. adv. & conj. Because; since; it being the case that.
  6. adv. & conj. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning).
  7. adv. & conj. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such.
  8. adv. & conj. As if; as though.
  9. adv. & conj. For instance; by way of example; thus; — used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.
  10. adv. & conj. Than.
  11. 1n. 1 An ace.

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.

Asafoetida: Definition and part of speech

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Asafoetida

  1. n. The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.

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.

Asarabacca: Definition and part of speech

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Asarabacca

  1. n. An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europaeum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.

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.