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  • 101Abjection — Ab*jec tion ([a^]b*j[e^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.] 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. The abjection of the king and his realm. Joye. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] [1913 Webster] An… …

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  • 102Angelic — An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps. Thomson.… …

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  • 103Angelic Hymn — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 104Angelical — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 105Arc of vision — Vision Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},… …

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  • 106Buddhism — Bud dhism, n. The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants… …

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  • 107Direct vision — Vision Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},… …

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  • 108Elysian — E*ly sian, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.] Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence, yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful; beatific. Elysian shades. Massinger. Elysian age. Beattie. [1913 Webster] This life of… …

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  • 109Field of vision — Vision Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},… …

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  • 110Indirect vision — Vision Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},… …

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