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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sā'eral, a. p. 1161(Anat.) Relating to the sacrum.Săc'ra-ment, n. p. 1161A sacred thing; a mystery; a mysterious or holy token or pledge. [Obs.] God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud, ... and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide his people through…Sā'cra-ment, v. t. p. 1161To bind by an oath. [Obs.]Săc'ra-mĕnt'al, a. p. 1161Belonging or relating to, or constituting a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; as, sacramental rites or elements. 2. Bound by a sacrament. And trains, By every rule of discipline, to glorious…Săc'ra-mĕnt'al, n. p. 1161That which relates to a sacrament. Morton.Săc'ra-mĕnt'al-īsm, n. p. 1161Government administered by priests; priestly rule or authority. [Rare.]Sac'ra-mēnt'al-ly, adv. p. 1161After the manner of a sacrament.Săc'ra-ment-ā'ri-an, n. p. 1161(Eccl.) One who rejects either the Roman Catholic or the Lutheran doctrine of the real presence of Christ's body and blood, in the sacrament of the eucharist or Lord's Supper.Săc'ra-ment-ā'ri-an, a. p. 1161Pertaining to the sacraments. 2. Pertaining to the Sacramentarians.Sæ'ra-mĕnt'a-ry, n. p. 1161An ancient book of the Roman Catholic church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged, by St. Gregory, in which were contained all the prayers and ceremonies practiced in the…Săc'ra-mĕnt'a-ry, a. p. 1161Pertaining to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. 2. Pertaining to the Sacramentarians.Săc'ra-ment-īze, v. i. p. 1161To administer the sacraments. [Obs.] “Both to preach and sacramentize.” Fuller.Sa·crāʹri·ūm, n. p. 1161A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to some particular divinity. Elmes. 2. The adytum of a temple. Gwill.Sā'crāte, v. t. p. 1161To consecrate. [Obs.]Sāʾere, n. p. 1161The same as SAKER. See SAKER.Sāʹere, v. t. p. 1161To consecrate; to make sacred. [Obs.] Holland.Sāʹcred, a. p. 1161Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service…Sāʹcred·ly, adv. p. 1161In a sacred manner; with reverence; religiously; as, to observe the Sabbath sacredly. 2. Inviolably; strictly; as, to observe one’s word sacredly; a secret to be sacredly kept.Sā'cred-ness, n. p. 1161The state of being sacred, or consecrated to God, to his worship, or to religious uses; holiness; sanctity; as, the sacredness of the sanctuary, or of the Sabbath. 2. Inviolableness; as, the…Sa·crif'ie or Sa·crif'ie·al, a. p. 1161Employed in sacrifice. Johnson.Sa-crĭf'ie-a-ble, a. p. 1161Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [Obs.] Browne.Sa-crif'i-ci-ant, n. p. 1161One who offers a sacrifice. [Obs.]Săc′ri-fi-cā′tor, n. p. 1161A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [Obs.] Browne.Sa-crif'i-e-a-to-ry, a. p. 1161Offering sacrifice. [Obs.] Sherwood.Săc'ri-fice, v. t. p. 1161To make an offering of; to consecrate or present, by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token of acknowledgment or thanksgiving, to some divinity; to immolate on the altar of God, either as an…Săc'ri-fīce, v. i. p. 1162To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar. O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man who well had sacrificed. Milton.Sāc'ri-fīce, n. p. 1162The offering of any thing to God or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud To Dagon. Milton. 2. Any thing consecrated and offered to a divinity; an immolated victim…Sāc'rī-fīc'er, n. p. 1162One who sacrifices or immolates.Săc'ri-fi'cial, a. p. 1162Relating to, concerned with, or consisting in, sacrifice; performing sacrifice; included in sacrifice. “Sacrificial rites.” Bp. Taylor.Săc'ri-lē'ge, n. p. 1162The crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. And the hid treasures in…Săc'ri-lē'giŏus, a. p. 1162Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious. “Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.” Pope.Săc'rī-lē'gious-ly, adv. p. 1162In a sacrilegious manner; with sacrilege; in violation of sacred things; as, sacrilegiously invading the property of a church.Săc'ri-lē'ġioŭs-ness, n. p. 1162The quality of being sacrilegious; disposition to sacrilege.Săc'ri-lē'ġist, n. p. 1162One who is guilty of sacrilege.Sā'cring, a. p. 1162Consecrating.Sā'cring-bĕll, n. p. 1162A small bell used in the Roman Catholic church to call attention to the more solemn parts of the service of the mass; — called also saint's bell, or mass bell.Sā'erist, n. p. 1162A person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books; a sacristan. Busby.Săc'rist-an, n. p. 1162An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables of the church; a sexton.Săc'rist-y, n. p. 1162An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, &c., are kept; vestry.Săc'ro-sānct, a. p. 1162Sacred; inviolable. [Obs.]Sā'crum, n. p. 1162(Anat.) The bone which forms the posterior part of the pelvis. It is triangular in form.Sād, a. p. 1162Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs.] “His hand more sad than lump of lead.” Spencer. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer. 2. Heavy; dull; grave; dark; — said of colors.…Sād, v. t. p. 1162To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it saddled the minister's spirits! H. Peters.Sād'dā, n. p. 1162A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zendavesta, or sacred books.Săd'den, v. t. p. 1162To make sad; as, (a.) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] “Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.” Mortimer. (b.) To make dark-colored, as cloth. [Obs.]…Săd'den, v. i. p. 1162To become, or be made, sad.Sād'der, n. p. 1162The same as SADDA.Sād'dle, n. p. 1162A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. 2. Hence, something resembling a saddle in form, use, or the like; as, (a.) A piece of meat containing a part of the back-bone of an…Sād'dle, v. t. p. 1162To put a saddle upon. Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3. 2. Hence, to fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to be saddled with the expense of…Sād'dle-băcked, a. p. 1162Shaped like a saddle; having a low back and an elevated neck and head, as a horse.Sād'dle-bāgs, n. pl. p. 1162Bags, usually of leather, united by straps, for transportation on horseback, one bag being placed on each side.Săd'dle-bār, n. p. 1162(Arch.) One of the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. Oxf. Gloss.Sād'dle-bōw, n. p. 1162The bow or arch in front of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.Săd'dle-clōth, n. p. 1162A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; the housing.Săd'dle-gall, n. p. 1162(Far.) A sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle.Săd'dle-gīrth, n. p. 1162A band passing around the body of a horse, to hold the saddle in its place.Săd'dle-hŏrse, n. p. 1162A horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle.Sād'dler, n. p. 1162One whose occupation is to make saddles.Săd'dle-rōōf, n. p. 1162(Arch.) A roof having two gables. Oxf. Gloss.Săd'dler-y, n. p. 1162The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop. 2. The trade or employment of a saddler.