Holosericeous

ho-lo-se-rish'-e-us, a. wholly covered with silky down [Bot.] (Gr. holos, and L. sericeous silken). including the sea-slug (Gr. holos, and tayra, a door). carried by a horseman (A.S. helan, to cover) to a sacred use; sacred. Holy of holies, the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept. Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, the Divine Spirit, the third person in the Trinity. Holy Thursday, the day on which the Ascension is commemorated. Holy-water, in the Rom. Cath, church, water which has been consecrated by the priest sprinkle with. Holy-week, the week before Easter, in which the Pa ion is commemorated. Holy Writ, the sacred Scriptures. (A.S. halig,whole.) Holily, ho' le-le,ad. in a holy manner. Holine ,ho' -le-nes, s. state of being holy; sanctity; purity of moral character; shrinking from moral evil; consecration to holy use; a title of the pope. sacred: a. befitting a holiday. tion to service in holy things churches, over the entrance to the chancel (literally, holy cro ). decks of ships: v.a. to scrub with such. a tenant promised to his feudal superior; the act 347 ] HOMOGAMOUS fealty; respect paid by external action; reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection: v.a. to pay respect; to subject (L. homo, aman). land of another by homage. a Home, home, s. one's dwelling with one's family; where one stays; one's own country; where one is at rest; home the grave; comfort: an institution a. connected to provide with with something one's dwelling like or country; domestic; close; severe; pointed: ad. to one's habitation, or country; pointedly; closely. At home, home, to be at one's conversant house; with, in one's or familiar. familiar. country. (A.S. To ham). be at not foreign; uncultivated; unpolished. of the government concerned with home affairs. mansion-house of the land-owner. ward; private..] the mansion-house stands [U.S.] handsome; plain; rude. Homelily, home'-le-le, ad. in a homely way. Homeline , home'-le-nes, s. the state of being homely; plainne ; rudene . ment. homeopathy. Homeopathically, ho-me-o-path'-e-kalle, ad. in the method of homeopathy. or believes in homeopathy. fe es to cure diseases by the administration in minute doses of medicines that would induce them or similar symptoms in healthy persons (L. homoios, like, and pathos feeling). liquid measure, 75 gals., and as a dry, 32 pecks. poetry; resembling Homer's verse. tinct from the imperial for the management of their home affairs, claimed bya section of the Irish people. a Home-sickne , home'-sick-nes, s. depre ion of spirits occasioned by a separation from one's home or country [Med.] cio us speaking. plain; rude; not elegant: s. cloth made at home; a coarse, unpolished, rustic person. ground immediately connected with it; original station or place of residence. murderous; bloody. metics. to logical discipline which treats of the most effective modes of presenting the truth to the spiritual benefit of the hearer. gation. Homily, hom'-e-le, s. a religious discourse; a sermon. a conical form, sometimes covered with trees Homocentric, ho-mo-sen'-trik, a. having the same Homœapathy. equal (Gr. homos See, Homeopathy, and kerkos, a tail). . Homœozoic, ho'-me-o-zo'-ik, a. containing similar forms of Homogamous, of life (Gr. homoios ho-mog'-a-mus,, like, and a, zoe, having life). the same e en tial parts of fructification [Bot.] (Gr. homos, the Honey-mouthed, same, and gamos, marriage). speech.