Appalled

1. imp. & p. p. of Appall

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Appalling

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Appall

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Appall

1. n. Terror; dismay.
2. a. To make pale; to blanch.
3. a. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.
4. a. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
5. v. i. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
6. v. i. To lose flavor or become stale.

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Apostil

1. n. Alt. of Apostille

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Apostille

1. n. A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation.

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Apostle

1. n. A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts.
2. n. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.
3. n. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.

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Apostleship

1. n. The office or dignity of an apostle.

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Apostolate

1. n. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.
2. n. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.

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Apostolic

1. a. Alt. of Apostolical

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Apostolical

1. a. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
2. a. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.
3. a. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.

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