revolutionism

[Eng. revolution; -ism.] Revolutionary principles. rěv-o-lu-tion-Ist, s. [English revolution; -ist.] One who promotes, foments, or is engaged in a revolution. rěv-o-lû-tion-ize, v . t . [Eng. revolution; -ize.] 1. To bring about a revolution in; to effect a radical or fundamental change in the political constitution of by a revolution. "To revolutionize his native land." Crabbe: Tales of the Hall, x. IMG:content-0586.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To turn or roll round as on an axis; to rotate. 2. To move in a circle; to move round a center; to move in such a course as to bring what moves round back to the same place, state, condition, or position; as, The earth revolves round the sun. 3. To pa away in cycles or revolutions. "Revolving seasons, fruitle as they pa ." Cowper: Heroism. *4. To return; to fall back; to devolve. "He here speaks of the godhead being communicated or imparted to the Son, and revolving again to the Father."-Water land: Works, iii. 458. *5. To come back by proce of time; to return. "And when revolves , in time's sure change, The hour of Germany's revenge." B. Transitive : Scott: Marmion, iii. (Introd.) 1. To turn or roll round, as on an axis; to rotate. *2. To turn or roll back. "From above and behind each eye arises an elegant yellowish white crest revolved backward as a ram's horn." -Cook : Third Voyage , bk. iv., ch. vii. *3. To turn over in examination. "In a day I revolved the registers in the capitol."-The Golden Boke, let. xii. 4. To turn over and over in the mind; to cogitate, to meditate on. IMG:content-0587.png:[blocks in formation] revolve ment trě-võlve-měnt, s. [Eng. revolve; -ment.] Rotation; revolving action. *rě-võlv-en-çỹ, s. [Lat. revolvens , pr. par. of revolvo to revolve (q. v.).] The act or state of revolving; revolution. "Its own revolvency upholds the world." Cowper: Tusk , i. 372.