eleutheromania (elu"the romania)

[NL., [Rare.] Our Peers have, in too many cases, laid aside their frogs, laces, bagwigs; and go about in English costume, or ride rising in their stirrups, in the most headlong manner; nothing but insubordination, eleutheromania , confused unlimited opposition in their heads. Carlyle, French Rev., I. iii. 4. eleutheromaniac (e-lū"the-rō-mā'ni-ak), a . and n. [ a . Having an exce ive zeal for freedom. Crowds, as was said, inundate the outer courts: inundation of young eleutheromaniac Noblemen in English costume, uttering audacious speeches. Carlyle, French Rev., I. iii. 4. II. n. One having an exce ive zeal for freedom; a fanatic on the subject of freedom. eleutheropetalous (e-lu"the-ro-pet'a-lus), a. [ ἐλεύθερος , free, + πέταλον , a leaf (in mod. bot. a petal), + -ous .] In bot . , having the pet als distinct; polypetalous. pret. and pp. elevated, ppr. elevating. [ ver), raise, lift up, out, + levare, make light, lift, Egyptian Free-tailed Bat ( Eleutherurus agyptiacus). from a lower to a higher level, place, or position; raise; lift; lift up: as, to elevate the host in the service of the ma ; to elevate the voice. Dwarf, bear my shield; squire, elevate my lance. Beau , and Fl ., Knight of Burning Pestle, iii. 2. In every endeavour to elevate ourselves above reason, we are seeking to elevate ourselves above the atmosphere with wings which cannot soar but by beating the air. J. Martin eau . You remember the high stool on which culprits used to be elevated with the tall paper fool's-cap on their heads, blushing to the ears. Lowell , Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 241. 2. To raise to a higher state or station; exalt; raise from a low, common, or primary state, as by training or education; raise from or above low conceptions: as, to elevate a man to an office; to elevate the character. Honours that tended to elevate a body of people into a distinct species from the rest of the nation. Shenstone. A grandeur, a simplicity, a breadth of manner, an imagination at once elevated and restrained by the subject, reign throughout Milton's Ode on the Nativity. Hallam , Introd. Lit. of Europe, iii. 5. The competence of man to elevate and to be elevated is in that desire and power to stand in joyful andithnobling intercourse with individuals, which makes the practice of all reasonable men. Emerson, Domestic Life. 3. To excite; cheer; animate: as, to elevate the spirits. Nor . Or art thou mad? Clorin. A little elevated With the a urance of my future fortune: Why do you stare and grin? Mas singer , Parliament of Love, ii. 1. When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated their understandings,. by strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to destroy their case is much to be pitied. John Woolman, Journal (1756), p. 93. Hence-4. To intoxicate slightly; render somewhat tipsy. [Colloq.] His depth of feeling is misunderstood; he is supposed to be a little elevated, and nobody heeds him. Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, ix. 5t. To make light or unimportant; diminish the weight or importance of. IMG:content-0320.png:[blocks in formation] eleutherophyllous (e-luthe-rō-fil'us), a. Gr. ἐλεύθερος, free, + φύλλον ov = L. folium, a leaf, +-ous.] In bot., composed of separate leaves: applied to a calyx or corolla, or to the perianth as a whole.