conspicuous (konspikuus)

[= Sp. Pg. It. conspicuo, ult. E. spy: see species, spectacle, spy, etc., and cf. perspicuous.] 1. Open to the view; catching the eye; easy to be seen; manifest. It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicuous far. Milton , P. L., iv. 545. 2. Obvious to the mind; readily attracting or forcing itself upon the attention; clearly or extensively known, perceived, or understood; striking. Even now it remains the most conspicuous fact about the Christian Church that the name of the world-state Rome is stamped upon the largest branch of it. J. R. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p. 181. Hence-3. Eminent; notable; distinguished: as, a man of conspicuous talents; a woman of conspicuous virtues. The liberal education of youth pa ed almost entirely into their [the Jesuits'] hands, and was conducted by them with conspicuous ability. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. =Syn. 3. Illustrious, eminent, celebrated, remarkable, marked, notable. conspicuously (kon-spik'u-us-li), adv. In a conspicuous manner. (a) Obviously; prominently; in a manner to catch the eye or the attention. Among the Teutonic settlers in Britain, Angles, Saxons, and Jutes stand out conspicuously above all. E. A. Freeman , Amer. Lects., p. 30. (b) Eminently; remarkably. conspicuousne (kon-spik'ū-us-nes), n. 1. Openne or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.- 2. The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousne .-3. Eminence; celebrity; renown. Their writings attract more readers by the author's con spicuousne . Boyle, Colours. conspiracy (kon-spir'ā-si), n.; pl. conspiracies (-siz). [ ME. conspiracie, They were more than forty which had made this con spiracy [to kill Paul]. Acts xxiii. 13. I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life. Shak ., Tempest, iv. 1. IMG:content-1129.png:[blocks in formation] 1213 As soon as it was day certaine Jews made a cons pir a cion. J. Udall, On Acts xxiii. 2. Concurrence; mutual tendency in action. [Rare.] Rebellion is to be punished by the conspiration of heaven and earth, as it is hateful and contradictory both to God Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), Ι. 63. and man. In our natural body every part has a nece ary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious conspiration , a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton . conspirator (kon-spir'ā-tor), n. [F. conspi rateur = Sp. Pg. conspirador = It. cons pir a tore , cons pir are , pp. conspi ratus , conspire: see conspire .] One who conspires or engages in a conspiracy or is concerned in a plot; a joint plotter; specifically, one who conspires with others to commit treason. Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. 2 Sam. xv. 31. Stand back, thou manifest conspirator; Thou that contriv'dst to murder our dead lord. Shak ., 1 Hen. VI., i. 3.