adoration
         n 1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {worship},
               {adoration}]
         2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: {adoration},
            {idolization}, {idolisation}]
         3: the worship given to God alone [syn: {adoration}, {latria}]

English Dictionary: authoritarian	by the DICT Development Group
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adored adj regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" Synonym(s): adored, idolized, idolised, worshipped(a)
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Adriatic n an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west Synonym(s): Adriatic, Adriatic Sea
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Adriatic Sea n an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west Synonym(s): Adriatic, Adriatic Sea
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adroit adj quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" Antonym(s): maladroit
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adroitly adv with adroitness; in an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly" Antonym(s): maladroitly
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adroitness n skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" Synonym(s): adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness
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at heart adv in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: at heart, at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance]
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at the ready adj ready for immediate use; "soldiers with guns at the ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"
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atherodyde n a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed Synonym(s): ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe
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Athiorhodaceae n small motile sulphur bacteria [syn: Athiorhodaceae, family Athiorhodaceae]
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Athrotaxis n a genus of gymnosperm [syn: Athrotaxis, {genus Athrotaxis}]
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Athrotaxis selaginoides n evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward Synonym(s): King William pine, Athrotaxis selaginoides
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athwart adv at right angles to the center line of a ship at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" Synonym(s): obliquely, aslant, athwart
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attired adj dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" Synonym(s): appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed
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attrited adj worn by rubbing or friction
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attrition n erosion by friction [syn: abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition] the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Synonym(s): grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation Synonym(s): attrition, contrition, contriteness a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition" the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
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attrition rate n the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {attrition rate}, rate of attrition]
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attritional adj relating to or caused by attrition
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authoritarian adj characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" Synonym(s): authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" Synonym(s): authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing n a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" Synonym(s): authoritarian, dictator
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authoritarian regime n a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people Synonym(s): authoritarian state, authoritarian regime
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authoritarian state n a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people Synonym(s): authoritarian state, authoritarian regime
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authoritarianism n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonym(s): dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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authoritative adj having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" Synonym(s): authoritative, important of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonym(s): authoritative, classical, classic, definitive sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" Synonym(s): authoritative, authorized, authorised
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authoritatively adv in an authoritative and magisterial manner; "she spoke authoritatively" Synonym(s): authoritatively, magisterially
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authorities n the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Synonym(s): government, authorities, regime
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authority n the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew" an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" Synonym(s): assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" Synonym(s): agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
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authority figure n someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else
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autoerotic adj sexually satisfying yourself (as by masturbation)
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autoeroticism n using you own body as a sexual object [syn: autoeroticism, autoerotism]
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autoerotism n using you own body as a sexual object [syn: autoeroticism, autoerotism]
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autoradiograph n a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
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autoradiographic adj of or relating to or produced by autoradiography
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autoradiography n producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw.       alka.] (Zo[94]l.)       A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the       family {Alcid[91]}. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca       ([or] Plautus) impennis}. The razor-billed auk is {A. torda}.       See {Puffin}, {Guillemot}, and {Murre}.
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Artemisia \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]zh"[icr]*[adot] or       [aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]sh"[icr]*[adot]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr.       'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort,       southernwood, and wormwood. Of these {A. absinthium}, or       common wormwood, is well known, and {A. tridentata} is the       sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
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Adhere \Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to       stick: cf. F. adh[82]rer. See {Aghast}.]       1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to             become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs             sometimes adhere to the pleura.          2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either             by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or             opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a             church.          3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to             agree. [bd]Nor time nor place did then adhere.[b8]             [bd]Every thing adheres together.[b8] --Shak.          Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
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Adhort \Ad*hort"\, v. t. [L. adhortari. See {Adhortation}.]       To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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Adhortation \Ad`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari       to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.]       Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] --Peacham.
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Adhortatory \Ad*hor"ta*to*ry\, a.       Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.]       --Potter.
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Adoration \Ad`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F.       adoration.]       1. The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship             paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.                         The more immediate objects of popular adoration                      amongst the heathens were deified human beings.                                                                               --Farmer.          2. Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration;             intense regard and love; fervent devotion.          3. A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage             from two thirds of the conclave.                         [Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by                      adoration.                                          --Froude.
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Adrad \A*drad"\, p. a. [P. p. of adread.]       Put in dread; afraid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Adread \A*dread"\, v. t. & i. [AS. andr[91]dan, ondr[91]; pref.       a- (for and against) + dr[91]den to dread. See {Dread}.]       To dread. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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Adriatic \A`dri*at"ic\, a. [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr.       Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]       Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of       which is known as the Gulf of Venice.
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Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [85] (L. ad) = droit straight,       right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See {Direct}.]       Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the       mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding       danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or       execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit       mechanic, an adroit reply. [bd]Adroit in the application of       the telescope and quadrant.[b8] --Horsley. [bd]He was adroit       in intrigue.[b8] --Macaulay.          Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft;                ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
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Adroitly \A*droit"ly\, adv.       In an adroit manner.
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Adroitness \A*droit"ness\, n.       The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.                   Adroitness was as requisite as courage.   --Motley.          Syn: See {Skill}.
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Adward \Ad*ward"\, n.       Award. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Heart \Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to       OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel.       hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[a1]rt[?], Lith. szirdis, Russ.       serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. [?], [?] [?][?][?][?]. Cf.       {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th {Core}, {Courage}.]       1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting             rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.                         Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak.          Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is                four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being                completely separated from the left auricle and                ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic                veins to the right auricle, thence to the right                ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then                returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left                ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic                arteries. See Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there                are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being                pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the                system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most                amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles                is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles                also are separated more or less completely. The                so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians,                reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump                the lymph into the veins.          2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively             or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the             like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; --             usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the             better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all             our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and             character; the moral affections and character itself; the             individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender,             loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart.                         Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson.          3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and             within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or             system; the source of life and motion in any organization;             the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of             energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country,             of a tree, etc.                         Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak.                         Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.                         Eve, recovering heart, replied.         --Milton.                         The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly                      from one country invade another.         --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile             production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.                         That the spent earth may gather heart again.                                                                               --Dryden.          6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a             roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point             at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation,             -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.          7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the             figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.          8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention.                         And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak.          9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.             [bd]I speak to thee, my heart.[b8] --Shak.          Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need                no special explanation; as, heart-appalling,                heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled,                heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened,                heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching,                heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring,                heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole,                heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc.          {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost             approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart.                         The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart.                                                                               --1 Sam. xiii.                                                                               14.          {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at             bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man.          {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to             know or learn by heart. [bd]Composing songs, for fools to             get by heart[b8] (that is, to commit to memory, or to             learn thoroughly). --Pope.          {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.]             [bd]I could not get him for my heart to do it.[b8] --Shak.          {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone             stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the             middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid             header fashion. --Knight.          {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co[94]peration.          {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling;             moral insensibility. --Shak.          {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak.          {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}.          {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition.          {Heart shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the             genus {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped             shell; esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also             {heart cockle}.          {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits.          {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness.          {Heart urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea             urchin. See {Spatangoid}.          {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}.                      {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope.          {Out of heart}, discouraged.          {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity.          {To break the heart of}.             (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be                   utterly cast down by sorrow.             (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly;                   -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the                   heart of the task.          {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. [bd]I             could find in my heart to ask your pardon.[b8] --Sir P.             Sidney.          {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly.          {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to             do.          {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened.          {To lose heart}, to become discouraged.          {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love.          {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease.          {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for             earnestly; to be very fond of.          {To take heart of grace}, to take courage.          {To take to heart}, to grieve over.          {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's             feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive.          {With all one's whole heart}, very earnestly; fully;             completely; devotedly.
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Atheroid \Ath"er*oid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a beard, or an ear, of       grain + -oid.]       Shaped like an ear of grain.
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.]       1. Across; from side to side of.                         Athwart the thicket lone.                  --Tennyson.          2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet             standing athwart our course.          {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether             in contact or at a small distance.          {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in             that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}.
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, adv.       1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise;             obliquely.                         Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.                         All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with                      heavy news.                                       --Shak.
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.]       1. Across; from side to side of.                         Athwart the thicket lone.                  --Tennyson.          2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet             standing athwart our course.          {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether             in contact or at a small distance.          {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in             that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}.
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Hawse \Hawse\ (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole,       or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[be]ls, neck, part of       the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf.       {Halse} to embrace.]       1. A hawse hole. --Harris.          2. (Naut.)             (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored                   with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on                   the port bow.             (b) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend;                   as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul                   hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse.             (c) That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse                   holes for the cables.          {Athwart hawse}. See under {Athwart}.          {Foul hawse}, a hawse in which the cables cross each other,             or are twisted together.          {Hawse block}, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea;             -- called also {hawse plug}.          {Hawse hole}, a hole in the bow of a ship, through which a             cable passes.          {Hawse piece}, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through             which the hawse hole is cut.          {Hawse plug}. Same as {Hawse block} (above).          {To come in at the hawse holes}, to enter the naval service             at the lowest grade. [Cant]          {To freshen the hawse}, to veer out a little more cable and             bring the chafe and strain on another part.
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.]       1. Across; from side to side of.                         Athwart the thicket lone.                  --Tennyson.          2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet             standing athwart our course.          {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether             in contact or at a small distance.          {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in             that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}.
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Atrede \At*rede\, v. t. [OE. at (AS. [91]t) out + rede.]       To surpass in council. [Obs.]                   Men may the olde atrenne, but hat atrede. --Chaucer.
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Atterrate \At*ter*rate\, v. t. [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare       to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land.]       To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs.] --Ray.
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Atterration \At`ter*ra"tion\, n.       The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with       alluvial earth. [Obs.]
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Attire \At*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attired}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Attiring}.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF.       atirier; [85] (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger.       origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar[c6], G. zier, ornament,       zieren to adorn. Cf. {Tire} a headdress.]       To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or       splendid garments.                   Finely attired in a robe of white.         --Shak.                   With the linen miter shall he be attired. --Lev. xvi.                                                                               4.
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Attired \At*tired"\, p. p. (Her.)       Provided with antlers, as a stag.
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Attrite \At*trite"\, a. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad +       terere to rub. See {Trite}.]       1. Rubbed; worn by friction. --Milton.          2. (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having             attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to {contrite}.
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Attrition \At*tri"tion\, n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]       1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing             by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.                         Effected by attrition of the inward stomach.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          2. The state of being worn. --Johnson.          3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of             punishment or feelings of shame. See {Contrition}.             --Wallis.
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Attritus \At*tri"tus\, n. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad +       terere to rub.]       Matter pulverized by attrition.
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Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.       1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to             obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.                         The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.                                                                               --Barrow.          2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;             peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.                         The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the                      insipid mirth of the other.               --Swift.             -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --             {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.
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Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.       1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to             obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.                         The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.                                                                               --Barrow.          2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;             peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.                         The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the                      insipid mirth of the other.               --Swift.             -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --             {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.       1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to             obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.                         The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.                                                                               --Barrow.          2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;             peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.                         The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the                      insipid mirth of the other.               --Swift.             -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --             {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite,       auctorite, F. autorit[82], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See       {Author}, n.]       1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;             power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or             trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the             authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over             children; the authority of a court.                         Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down                      for our offense.                                 --Shak.                         By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.                                                                               xxi. 23.          2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or             command; as, the local authorities of the States; the             military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]          3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;             influence of character, office, or station, or mental or             moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or             obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of             great authority.          4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in             support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:             (a) Testimony; witness. [bd]And on that high authority had                   believed.[b8] --Milton.             (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official                   declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement                   worthy to be taken as a precedent.             (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the                   author of the book.             (d) Justification; warrant.                               Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern                            Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite,       auctorite, F. autorit[82], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See       {Author}, n.]       1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;             power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or             trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the             authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over             children; the authority of a court.                         Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down                      for our offense.                                 --Shak.                         By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.                                                                               xxi. 23.          2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or             command; as, the local authorities of the States; the             military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]          3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;             influence of character, office, or station, or mental or             moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or             obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of             great authority.          4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in             support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:             (a) Testimony; witness. [bd]And on that high authority had                   believed.[b8] --Milton.             (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official                   declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement                   worthy to be taken as a precedent.             (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the                   author of the book.             (d) Justification; warrant.                               Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern                            Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Atherton, CA (town, FIPS 3092)       Location: 37.45465 N, 122.20243 W       Population (1990): 7163 (2518 housing units)       Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94027
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Atherton Technology          The comapny that developed the {Software BackPlane}       {CASE} framework.   Their {Atherton Tool Integration Services}       were the basis for the ATIS standard.          (2000-02-24)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ataroth       crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num.       32:3).                (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2,       7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da'rieh.                (3.) "Ataroth, the house of Joab" (1 Chr. 2:54), a town of       Judah inhabited by the descendants of Caleb.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ataroth, crowns
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ataroth-addar, crowns of power