impious

[Lat. impi us, from im-=in-=not, and pius pious, reverent.] 1. Not pious; wanting in piety or reverence toward the Supreme Being or His authority; irreverent, irreligious, profane. Zool.: Another name for Owen's Implacentata (q. v.). ( Duncan : Nat . Hist . , iii. 191.) Im-plă-çen-ta-ta, s . pl . [Pref. im- =in-=not; Lat. placent ( a )=a cake, and neut. pl. adj. suff. -ata.T Zool .: The name given by Owen to the sub-division of Mammals not having the placenta developed. It contains the orders Marsupial i a and Monotremata (q. v.). implex Im-plâuş'-I-bly, adv . [Pref. im- = in- =not, and Eng. plausibly (q. v.).] In an implausible manner; not plausibly. *Im-plēach', v . t . [Pref. im- =in, and Eng. pleach (q. v.).] Το plait, to weave; to unite by plaiting or weaving. "And lo! behold these talents of their hair With twisted metal amorously impleached ." Shakesp.: Lover's Complaint , 205. Im-plead, v . t . & i. [Pref. im- = in- =not (1), and Eng. plead (q. v.).] IMG:content-1515.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small] impleaded them of impiety, that referred it to natural causalities." -Glanvill: Vanity of Dogmatizing, ch. xii. B. In trans.: To bring an action in a court of law; to sue. Im-plead-a-ble, a . [Prefix im- = in- =not, and English pleadable .] Not to be pleaded against or evaded. "An impleadable indictment them."- Adams : Works , i. 196. shall seize upon Im-plēad-er, s. [Eng. implead ; -er.] One who impleads, prosecutes, sues, or accuses another; an accuser. "Ye impleaders and action-threateners, how long shall the Lord suffer you in His house!"- Harmar: Translation of Beza's Sermons (1587), p. 176. *im-plēaş'-ing, a . [Pref. im- = in- =not, and Eng. pleasing (q.v.).] Not pleasing; unpleasing. Im-plědge', v . t . [Pref. im- =in, and Eng. pledge (q.v.).] To pledge, to pawn. " Impledge her spousal faith to wed The heir of mighty Somerled!" Scott: Lord of the Isles, i. 8. IMG:content-1516.png:[blocks in formation] "Unto life many implements are nece ary." - Hooker: Eccles . Polity . 3. A tool; a utensil; an instrument used in labor. "Munitions of war and implements of agriculture were provided in large quantities." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xxiv. †4. A tool; an instrument; an agent. "That temper which tyrants require in their worst im plements."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. iv. II. Anthrop .: The generic term for tools and weapons of early man, whether from the drift or more recent deposits. It will be interesting to compare Horace ( Sat. , I. iii. 99-102) and Lucretius ( De Nat . Rer ., v. 1,282 sqq.) with the extract. [FLINT IMPLEMENTS.] "Looking at the various sorts of implements , we see that 1. To plant, to set, to sow for the purpose of growth or development; to ingraft, to inculcate, to instill. "Which Nature has implanted in the mind." Dryden: Persius, v. *2. To sow, to plant; to supply or stock, as with ceed. "Break up the fallows of my nature, implant me with grace." -Bp. Hall: Contemp.; The Resurrection. Im-plan-tā-tion, s . [Eng. implant ; -ation.] The act of implanting, inculcating, or instilling; inculcation. "By the expre ed way of institution or implantation ." -Browne: Miscellanies, p. 48.