English English Dictionary

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Apotelesm (n.)

The result or issue.

Apotelesmatic (a.)

Relating to an issue of fulfillment.

Apotelesmatic (a.)

Relating to the casting of horoscopes.

Apothecaries (pl. )

of Apothecary

Apothecary (n.)

One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.

Apothecia (pl. )

of Apothecium

Apothecium (n.)

The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Apothegm (n.)

Alt. of Apophthegm

Apothegmatic (a.)

Alt. of Apothegmatical

Apothegmatical (a.)

Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

Apothegmatist (n.)

A collector or maker of apothegms.

Apothegmatize (v. i.)

To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.

Apothem (n.)

A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.

Apothem (n.)

The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.

Apotheoses (pl. )

of Apotheosis

Apotheosis (n. pl.)

Glorification; exaltation.

Apotheosis (n. pl.)

The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.

Apotheosize (v. t.)

To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.

Apothesis (n.)

A dressing room connected with a public bath.

Apothesis (n.)

A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.