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Marauder \Ma*raud`er\, n. [From {Maraud}, v.: cf. F. maraudeur.] A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages. --De Quincey. | |
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Martern \Mar"tern\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Marten}. [Obs.] | |
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Martyr \Mar"tyr\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martyred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Martyring}.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. --Bp. Pearson. 2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer. The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. --Spenser. Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. --Pope. | |
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Martyr \Mar"tyr\, n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm[rsdot] to remember, E. memory.] 1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. --Chaucer. To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death --South. 2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause. Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr ! --Shak. | |
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Martyrdom \Mar"tyr*dom\, n. [Martyr + -dom.] 1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. --Bacon. I came from martyrdom unto this peace. --Longfellow. 2. Affliction; torment; torture. --Chaucer. | |
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Martyr \Mar"tyr\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martyred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Martyring}.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. --Bp. Pearson. 2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer. The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. --Spenser. Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. --Pope. | |
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Martyr \Mar"tyr\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martyred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Martyring}.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. --Bp. Pearson. 2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer. The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. --Spenser. Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. --Pope. | |
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Martyrization \Mar`tyr*i*za"tion\, n. Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture. --B. Jonson. | |
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Martyrize \Mar"tyr*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. martyriser, LL. martyrizare.] To make a martyr of. --Spenser. | |
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Martyrly \Mar"tyr*ly\, adv. In the manner of a martyr. | |
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Martyrologe \Mar"tyr*o*loge\, n. [LL. martyrologium: cf. F. martyrologe.] A martyrology. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Martyrologic \Mar`tyr*o*log"ic\, Martyrological \Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs. | |
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Martyrologic \Mar`tyr*o*log"ic\, Martyrological \Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs. | |
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Martyrologist \Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. martyrologiste.] A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. --T. Warton. | |
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Martyrology \Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {-gies}. [Martyr + -logy.] A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Martyrship \Mar"tyr*ship\, n. Martyrdom. [R.] --Fuller. | |
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Meretricious \Mer`e*tri"cious\, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Meretricious \Mer`e*tri"cious\, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Meretricious \Mer`e*tri"cious\, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. --Shak. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. --Shak. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. --Shak. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Meritory \Mer"i*to*ry\, a. Meritorious. [Obs.] | |
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Mirador \Mir`a*dor"\, n. [Sp., fr. mirar to behold, view. See {Mirror}.] (Arch.) Same as {Belvedere}. | |
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Mire \Mire\, n. [OE. mire, myre; akin to Icel. m[?]rr swamp, Sw. myra marshy ground, and perh. to E. moss.] Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. --Chaucer. He his rider from the lofty steed Would have cast down and trod in dirty mire. --Spenser. {Mire crow} (Zo[94]l.), the pewit, or laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.] {Mire drum}, the European bittern. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Moratory \Mor"a*to*ry\, a. [L. moratorius delaying, fr. morari to delay.] Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st {Mortar}.] (Arch.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. {Mortar bed}, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. {Mortar board}. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some colleges. [Slang] | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, v. t. To plaster or make fast with mortar. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [F. mortier. See {Mortar} a vessel.] A chamber lamp or light. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[c7]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle. 2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. {Mortar bed} (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. {Mortar boat} [or] {vessel} (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. {Mortar piece}, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st {Mortar}.] (Arch.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. {Mortar bed}, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. {Mortar board}. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some colleges. [Slang] | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[c7]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle. 2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. {Mortar bed} (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. {Mortar boat} [or] {vessel} (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. {Mortar piece}, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st {Mortar}.] (Arch.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. {Mortar bed}, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. {Mortar board}. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some colleges. [Slang] | |
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Trencher \Trench"er\, n. [OE. trencheoir, F. tranchoir, fr. trancher to cut, carve. See {Trench}, v. t.] 1. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches. 2. A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use. 3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food. It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some men, after an ingenuous education, to place their [bd]summum bonum[b8] upon their trenchers. --South. {Trencher cap}, the cap worn by studens at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top. A similar cap used in the United States is called {Oxford cap}, {mortar board}, etc. {Trencher fly}, a person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite. [R.] --L'Estrange. {Trencher friend}, one who frequents the tables of others; a sponger. {Trencher mate}, a table companion; a parasite; a trencher fly. --Hooker. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st {Mortar}.] (Arch.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. {Mortar bed}, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. {Mortar board}. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some colleges. [Slang] | |
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Trencher \Trench"er\, n. [OE. trencheoir, F. tranchoir, fr. trancher to cut, carve. See {Trench}, v. t.] 1. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches. 2. A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use. 3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food. It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some men, after an ingenuous education, to place their [bd]summum bonum[b8] upon their trenchers. --South. {Trencher cap}, the cap worn by studens at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top. A similar cap used in the United States is called {Oxford cap}, {mortar board}, etc. {Trencher fly}, a person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite. [R.] --L'Estrange. {Trencher friend}, one who frequents the tables of others; a sponger. {Trencher mate}, a table companion; a parasite; a trencher fly. --Hooker. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[c7]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle. 2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. {Mortar bed} (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. {Mortar boat} [or] {vessel} (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. {Mortar piece}, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[c7]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle. 2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. {Mortar bed} (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. {Mortar boat} [or] {vessel} (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. {Mortar piece}, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. [?].] 1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.] A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber beneath. --Bacon. 2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See {Shell}. 3. A bomb ketch. {Bomb chest} (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by its explosion. {Bomb ketch}, {Bomb vessel} (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar vessel}. {Bomb lance}, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing. {Volcanic bomb}, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape. [bd]I noticed volcanic bombs.[b8] --Darwin. | |
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Mortress \Mor"tress\, Mortrew \Mor"trew\, n. [See {Mortar}.] A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida. --Chaucer. Bacon. | |
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Mortress \Mor"tress\, Mortrew \Mor"trew\, n. [See {Mortar}.] A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida. --Chaucer. Bacon. | |
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Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Mortuaries}. [LL. mortuarium. See {Mortuary}, a.] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty. 2. A burial place; a place for the dead. 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue. | |
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Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Mortuaries}. [LL. mortuarium. See {Mortuary}, a.] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty. 2. A burial place; a place for the dead. 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue. | |
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Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead. | |
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Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead. | |
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Murder \Mur"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Murdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murdering}.] [OE. mortheren, murtheren, AS. myr[?]rian; akin to OHG. murdiren, Goth. ma[a3]r[?]rjan. See {Murder}, n.] 1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See {Murder}, n. 2. To destroy; to put an end to. [Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word? --Shak. 3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English. Syn: To kill; assassinate; slay. See {Kill}. | |
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Murder \Mur"der\, n. [OE. morder, morther, AS. mor[edh]or, fr. mor[edh] murder; akin to D. moord, OS. mor[edh], G., Dan., & Sw. mord, Icel. mor[edh], Goth. ma[a3]r[thorn]r, OSlav. mr[c7]ti to die, Lith. mirti, W. marw dead, L. mors, mortis, death, mori, moriri, to die, Gr. broto`s (for mroto`s) mortal, 'a`mbrotos immortal, Skr. m[rsdot] to die, m[rsdot]ta death. [fb]105. Cf. {Amaranth}, {Ambrosia}, {Mortal}.] The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide. [bd]Mordre will out.[b8] --Chaucer. The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry. --Locke. Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far. --Dryden. Note: Murder in the second degree, in most jurisdictions, is a malicious homicide committed without a specific intention to take life. --Wharton. | |
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Murder \Mur"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Murdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murdering}.] [OE. mortheren, murtheren, AS. myr[?]rian; akin to OHG. murdiren, Goth. ma[a3]r[?]rjan. See {Murder}, n.] 1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See {Murder}, n. 2. To destroy; to put an end to. [Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word? --Shak. 3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English. Syn: To kill; assassinate; slay. See {Kill}. | |
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Murderer \Mur"der*er\, n. 1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice. 2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also {murdering piece}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murderess \Mur"der*ess\, n. A woman who commits murder. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murder \Mur"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Murdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murdering}.] [OE. mortheren, murtheren, AS. myr[?]rian; akin to OHG. murdiren, Goth. ma[a3]r[?]rjan. See {Murder}, n.] 1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See {Murder}, n. 2. To destroy; to put an end to. [Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word? --Shak. 3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English. Syn: To kill; assassinate; slay. See {Kill}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murderer \Mur"der*er\, n. 1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice. 2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also {murdering piece}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murderment \Mur"der*ment\, n. Murder. [Obs.] --Farfax. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murderous \Mur"der*ous\, a. Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. [bd]Murderous coward.[b8] --Shak. -- {Mur"der*ous*ly}, adv. Syn: Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murderous \Mur"der*ous\, a. Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. [bd]Murderous coward.[b8] --Shak. -- {Mur"der*ous*ly}, adv. Syn: Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murdress \Mur"dress\, n. A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murther \Mur"ther\, n. & v. Murder, n. & v. [Obs. or Prov.] [bd]The treason of the murthering.[b8] --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Murtherer \Mur"ther*er\, n. A murderer. [Obs. or Prov.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Martorell, PR (comunidad, FIPS 51657) Location: 18.07539 N, 65.89817 W Population (1990): 2889 (904 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Meriwether County, GA (county, FIPS 199) Location: 33.04341 N, 84.68501 W Population (1990): 22411 (8409 housing units) Area: 1303.7 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MORTRAN A {public domain} {Fortran} {preprocessor} for {structured programming}. (1995-09-20) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Martyr one who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13; 17:6). In this sense Stephen was the first martyr. The Greek word so rendered in all other cases is translated "witness." (1.) In a court of justice (Matt. 18:16; 26:65; Acts 6:13; 7:58; Heb. 10:28; 1 Tim. 5:19). (2.) As of one bearing testimony to the truth of what he has seen or known (Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8, 22; Rom. 1:9; 1 Thess. 2:5, 10; 1 John 1:2). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mortar (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. 'aphar, usually rendered "dust," clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev. 14:42, 45). Mortar for pulverizing (Prov. 27:22) grain or other substances by means of a pestle instead of a mill. Mortars were used in the wilderness for pounding the manna (Num. 11:8). It is commonly used in Palestine at the present day to pound wheat, from which the Arabs make a favourite dish called kibby. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Murder Wilful murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Num. 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Lev. 24:17). This law in its principle is founded on the fact of man's having been made in the likeness of God (Gen. 9:5, 6; John 8:44; 1 John 3:12, 15). The Mosiac law prohibited any compensation for murder or the reprieve of the murderer (Ex. 21:12, 14; Deut. 19:11, 13; 2 Sam. 17:25; 20:10). Two witnesses were required in any capital case (Num. 35:19-30; Deut. 17:6-12). If the murderer could not be discovered, the city nearest the scene of the murder was required to make expiation for the crime committed (Deut. 21:1-9). These offences also were to be punished with death, (1) striking a parent; (2) cursing a parent; (3) kidnapping (Ex. 21:15-17; Deut. 27:16). |