propædentic

& s. [Gr. propaideutikos, from propaideuo to teach beforehand: pro before, and paideuo to teach; pais (gen it. paidos ) = a child.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to propedeutics or the introduction to any art or science; acting or serving as an introduction to any art or science; instructing beforehand. B. As subst.: An introduction to any art or science; an introduction generally. "Kantianism is being developed into a propæ deutic to Christianity." -Athenœum , Dec. 20, 1884. prō-pæ-deu-tic-al, a. [Eng. propedeutic ; -al .] The same as PROPÆDEUTIC (q. v.). prō-pæ-deu-tics, subst . [PROPÆDEUTIC.] The preliminary learning or instruction connected with any art or science; the knowledge and rules nece ary for the study of any particular art, science, . propagator *prop-a-ga-ble, a. [Eng. propag ( ate ); -able.] 1. Capable of being propagated or continued and multiplied by natural generation or production. means, as doctrines, principles, . prop-a-găn-da, s. [See def. 1.] Capable of being propagated or spread by any 1. Church History : The Congregation de Propa ganda Fide, a commi ion of Cardinals charged with the direction of all matters connected foreign mi ions in the Roman Church. The Congregation was established by Gregory XV. by the bull Inscrutabile (July 22, 1622), and now has its seat in the Palazzo Ferrattini, in the Piazza di Spagna, Rome. Pope Urban VIII. (1623-44) founded the Propaganda College in furtherance of the design of his predece or; and here young men of all nations are trained for the priesthood, and take an oath to devote themselves for life to the foreign mi ions in whatever province or vicariate they may be appointed to by the Congregation. "The celebrated printing-office of the Propaganda is rich in Oriental types, and has produced many works of great typographical beauty. The annual exam i nation of the pupils, which takes place in January [on the day before the Epiphany] is an interesting scene which few travelers, who are then in Rome, omit to attend; the pupils reciting poetry and speeches in their several languages, accompanied also by music, as performed in their several countries." -Murray's Handbook of Rome (ed, 1881), p. 294. 2. Hence, any institution, system, or programme for propagating any particular doctrine or set of doctrines. "A reverent propaganda of unbelief."-London Echo. prop-a-gănd-Işm, subst . [Eng. propagand (a); -ism.] The system or practice of propagating any particular doctrine or views. prop-a-gănd-ist, s. & a. [Eng. propagand (a); -ist .] A. As subst .: One who devotes himself to the propagation of any particular doctrine or views. B. As adj .: Pertaining to, or connected with, propagandism of any kind. "Propagandist objects."-London Echo. prop-a-gāte, v . t . & i . [Latin propagatus , pa. par. of propago = to peg down, to propagate by layers, to produce, to beget: pro- =before, and pag- , root of pan go -to fasten, to fix; allied to propages , propago a layer; Fr. propager ; Sp. propagar ; Ital. propagare .] A. Transitive: I. Literally: IMG:content-1603.png:[blocks in formation] *1. To generate, to produce, to originate. "Superstitious notions, propagated in fancy, are hardly ever totally eradicated."-Richardson: Clari a. *2. To promote, to increase. "Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate ." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet , i. 1. 3. To spread, to di eminate, to diffuse, to extend, to promote; to cause to spread or extend. "This practice, therefore, of acting vices, doth onely propagate them." -Prynne : 1 Histrio - Mastiæ , iii. 8. B. In trans.: To have offspring or i ue; to be reproduced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants. "No need that thou Should'st propagate , already infinite." Milton: P. L., viii. 419. prop-a-gā-tion, subst . [Lat. propagatio , from propagatus , pa. par. of propago to propagate (q. v.); Fr. propagation .] 1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind or species by generation or reproduction. (Rarely applied except to plants.) "Retarding or forwarding the propagation of mankind."-Hume: E ays, pt. ii., e . 11. 2. The spreading or di emination of anything, as of doctrines, learning, .; diffusion. *3. Increase, extension, augmentation, enlargement. prop-a-gā-tive, adj. [Eng. propagat ( e ); -ive.] Tending or having the power to propagate. prop'-a-gā-tõr, s. [Lat.] 1. One who propagates; one whose busine it is to propagate plants by budding, grafting, . 2. One who di eminates, spreads, or promotes; a di eminator. "The chief propagator of that doctrine among the Greeks."- Cudworth : Intell . System , p. 22. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-1604.png:[blocks in formation] Botany : 1. ( Sing .): A runner, ending in a germinating bud. [OFFSET, II. 3.] 2. ( Pl .): The grains constituting Soredia (q. v.). pro-pal-e-o-thër-i-um, subst . [Pref. pro- , and Mod. Lat. palæotherium (q. v.).] Palæont.: A genus of Tapiride, from the Eocene Tertiary of Europe. The transverse ridges of the molars are broken up into transversely-arranged tubercles. prop-ǎl'-a-nine, s. [ Eng.prop ( yl ), and alanine .] CH3-CH2 CHΝΗ2 NH Chem.: C4H9NO2= cO OH. Amido prō-pāle, v . t . [Latin pro =forth, and pal am = lam = openly.] To publish, to disclose. ( Scotch .) prō-pāne, s. [Eng.prop( yl ); -ane .] prō-par-gÿl, s. [Eng. prop ( yl ), and ( pel ) argyl.] Chem.: C3H3. The hypothetical radicle of dipropargyl (q. v.). propargyl-ethyl ether, subst. [PROPARGYLIC ETHER.]