| slovo | definícia |
jest
(mass) | jest
- žart, žart |
jest
(msasasci) | jest
- eat, partake |
jest
(encz) | jest,šprým luke |
jest
(encz) | jest,vtip n: Zdeněk Brož |
jest
(encz) | jest,žert luke |
jest
(encz) | jest,žertovat v: |
Jest
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\ (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action,
story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl.
from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish,
perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin
to E. come. Cf. Gest a deed, Register, n.]
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1. A deed; an action; a gest. [Obs.]
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The jests or actions of princes. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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2. A mask; a pageant; an interlude. [Obs.] --Nares.
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He promised us, in honor of our guest,
To grace our banquet with some pompous jest. --Kyd.
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3. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a
witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See
Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
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I must be sad . . . smile at no man's jests. --Shak.
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The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his
memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his
facts. --Sheridan.
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4. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
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Then let me be your jest; I deserve it. --Shak.
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In jest, for mere sport or diversion; not in truth and
reality; not in earnest.
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And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.
Jest book, a book containing a collection of jests, jokes,
and amusing anecdotes; a Joe Miller.
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Jest
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jesting.]
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1. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a
mask or interlude. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make
light of anything.
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound. --Shak.
Syn: To joke; sport; rally.
Usage: To Jest, Joke. One jests in order to make others
laugh; one jokes to please himself. A jest is usually
at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a
joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good
humor without wounding the feelings of its object.
"Jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes
frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be
degraded by being turned into a jest." --Crabb.
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jest
(wn) | jest
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags";
"thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own
jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some
ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest,
jape]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, joke,
jocularity]
v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he
appears serious" [syn: joke, jest]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: joke, jest] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
jest
(mass) | jest
- žart, žart |
jester
(mass) | jester
- šašo |
majestic
(mass) | majestic
- veľkolepý |
jest
(msasasci) | jest
- eat, partake |
jest v neporiadku
(msasasci) | jest v neporiadku
- mess |
zjest
(msasasci) | zjest
- consume, eat up |
hms (her majesty ship)
(encz) | HMS (Her Majesty Ship),loď jejího veličenstva [zkr.] [voj.] v Royal
Navy xo |
hms (his majesty ship)
(encz) | HMS (His Majesty Ship),loď jeho veličenstva [zkr.] [voj.] v Royal
Navy xo |
jest
(encz) | jest,šprým lukejest,vtip n: Zdeněk Brožjest,žert lukejest,žertovat v: |
jest at
(encz) | jest at,tropit si žerty z Zdeněk Brož |
jested
(encz) | jested,opředen vtipy Zdeněk Brož |
jester
(encz) | jester,šašek n: luke |
jesting
(encz) | jesting,žertování n: Zdeněk Brožjesting,žertující luke |
jestingly
(encz) | jestingly,z legrace Zdeněk Brožjestingly,žertem adv: Zdeněk Brož |
jests
(encz) | jests,vtipy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
lese majeste
(encz) | lese majeste, |
lese majesty
(encz) | lese majesty, |
majestic
(encz) | majestic,velkolepý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
majestically
(encz) | majestically,velkolepě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
majesties
(encz) | majesties,veličenstva n: Zdeněk Brož |
majesty
(encz) | majesty,excelence n: Ivan Masármajesty,majestát n: Zdeněk Brožmajesty,majestátnost n: Zdeněk Brožmajesty,veličenstvo n: Zdeněk Brožmajesty,výsost n: Ivan Masármajesty,vznešenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
ať mě čert vezme jestli
(czen) | ať mě čert vezme jestli,I'll be blowed if |
jestli
(czen) | jestli,if jestli,whether |
jestli na tom záleží
(czen) | jestli na tom záleží,for what it's worth[fráz.] [id.] Pino |
jestliže
(czen) | jestliže,if |
jestliže ne
(czen) | jestliže ne,unless Zdeněk Brož |
jestřáb
(czen) | jestřáb,accipitern: Zdeněk Brožjestřáb,goshawkn: Zdeněk Brožjestřáb,hawkn: Zdeněk Brož |
jestřábi
(czen) | jestřábi,hawks Zdeněk Brož |
jestřábovitý
(czen) | jestřábovitý,hawklikeadj: Zdeněk Brož |
jestřábí
(czen) | jestřábí,hawkish Zdeněk Brož |
jestřábí mládě
(czen) | jestřábí mládě,eyas Zdeněk Brož |
majestát
(czen) | majestát,majestyn: Zdeněk Brožmajestát,royalty Zdeněk Brož |
majestátnost
(czen) | majestátnost,majestyn: Zdeněk Brož |
to jest
(czen) | to jest,i.e.n: latinsky id est to jest,that is |
válečný jestřáb
(czen) | válečný jestřáb,war hawkn: PetrV |
černý jestřáb
(czen) | Černý jestřáb,Black Hawkn: [jmén.] indiánský náčelník (1767-1838) web |
In jest
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\ (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action,
story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl.
from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish,
perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin
to E. come. Cf. Gest a deed, Register, n.]
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1. A deed; an action; a gest. [Obs.]
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The jests or actions of princes. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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2. A mask; a pageant; an interlude. [Obs.] --Nares.
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He promised us, in honor of our guest,
To grace our banquet with some pompous jest. --Kyd.
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3. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a
witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See
Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
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I must be sad . . . smile at no man's jests. --Shak.
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The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his
memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his
facts. --Sheridan.
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4. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
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Then let me be your jest; I deserve it. --Shak.
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In jest, for mere sport or diversion; not in truth and
reality; not in earnest.
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And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.
Jest book, a book containing a collection of jests, jokes,
and amusing anecdotes; a Joe Miller.
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Jest book
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\ (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action,
story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl.
from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish,
perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin
to E. come. Cf. Gest a deed, Register, n.]
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1. A deed; an action; a gest. [Obs.]
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The jests or actions of princes. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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2. A mask; a pageant; an interlude. [Obs.] --Nares.
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He promised us, in honor of our guest,
To grace our banquet with some pompous jest. --Kyd.
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3. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a
witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See
Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
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I must be sad . . . smile at no man's jests. --Shak.
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The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his
memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his
facts. --Sheridan.
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4. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
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Then let me be your jest; I deserve it. --Shak.
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In jest, for mere sport or diversion; not in truth and
reality; not in earnest.
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And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.
Jest book, a book containing a collection of jests, jokes,
and amusing anecdotes; a Joe Miller.
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Jested
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jesting.]
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1. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a
mask or interlude. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make
light of anything.
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound. --Shak.
Syn: To joke; sport; rally.
Usage: To Jest, Joke. One jests in order to make others
laugh; one jokes to please himself. A jest is usually
at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a
joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good
humor without wounding the feelings of its object.
"Jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes
frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be
degraded by being turned into a jest." --Crabb.
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Jester
(gcide) | Jester \Jest"er\, n. [Cf. Gestour.]
1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.
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This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester.
--Shak.
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Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear.
--Longfellow.
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2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light
and amusing talk.
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He ambled up and down
With shallow jesters. --Shak.
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Jestful
(gcide) | Jestful \Jest"ful\, a.
Given to jesting; full of jokes.
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Jesting
(gcide) | Jest \Jest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jesting.]
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1. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a
mask or interlude. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make
light of anything.
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound. --Shak.
Syn: To joke; sport; rally.
Usage: To Jest, Joke. One jests in order to make others
laugh; one jokes to please himself. A jest is usually
at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a
joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good
humor without wounding the feelings of its object.
"Jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes
frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be
degraded by being turned into a jest." --Crabb.
[1913 Webster]Jesting \Jest"ing\, n.
The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
--Eph. v. 4.
[1913 Webster]Jesting \Jest"ing\, a.
Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.
Syn: joking.
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He will find that these are no jesting matters.
--Macaulay.
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jesting jocose jocular jocund joking
(gcide) | humourous \humourous\ adj.
same as humorous; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower
terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;
{boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,
zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,
waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,
ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious
; jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking; {merry,
mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,
tragicomical ; killing, sidesplitting] Also See:
pleasing.
Syn: humorous.
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Jestingly
(gcide) | Jestingly \Jest"ing*ly\, adv.
In a jesting manner.
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Lese majesty
(gcide) | Lese majesty \Lese` maj"es*ty\, Leze majesty \Leze`
maj"es*ty\(l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e],
fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas
majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also
l[`e]se majesty.]
1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or
against a ruler.
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2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected
person.
[PJC]
3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the
majority in a society.
[PJC] |
lese majesty
(gcide) | Lese majesty \Lese` maj"es*ty\, Leze majesty \Leze`
maj"es*ty\(l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e],
fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas
majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also
l[`e]se majesty.]
1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or
against a ruler.
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2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected
person.
[PJC]
3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the
majority in a society.
[PJC] |
Lese-majesty
(gcide) | Lese-majesty \Lese`-maj"es*ty\ (l[=e]z`-m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]), n.
See Leze majesty.
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Leze majesty
(gcide) | Lese majesty \Lese` maj"es*ty\, Leze majesty \Leze`
maj"es*ty\(l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e],
fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas
majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also
l[`e]se majesty.]
1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or
against a ruler.
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2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected
person.
[PJC]
3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the
majority in a society.
[PJC] |
Majestatal
(gcide) | Majestatic \Maj`es*tat"ic\, Majestatal \Maj`es*tat"*al\, a.
Majestic. [Obs.] --E. Pocock. --Dr. J. Scott.
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Majestatic
(gcide) | Majestatic \Maj`es*tat"ic\, Majestatal \Maj`es*tat"*al\, a.
Majestic. [Obs.] --E. Pocock. --Dr. J. Scott.
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Majestic
(gcide) | Majestic \Ma*jes"tic\, a. [From Majesty.]
Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity,
stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. "The
majestic world." --Shak. "Tethys' grave majestic pace."
--Milton.
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The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must
be grave, majestic, and sublime. --Dryden.
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Syn: August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial;
regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.
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Majestical
(gcide) | Majestical \Ma*jes"tic*al\, a.
Majestic. --Cowley.
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An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more
majestical. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. --
Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n.
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Majestically
(gcide) | Majestical \Ma*jes"tic*al\, a.
Majestic. --Cowley.
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An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more
majestical. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. --
Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n.
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Majesticalness
(gcide) | Majestical \Ma*jes"tic*al\, a.
Majestic. --Cowley.
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An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more
majestical. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. --
Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n.
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Majesticness
(gcide) | Majesticness \Ma*jes"tic*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being majestic. --Oldenburg.
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Majesties
(gcide) | Majesty \Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F.
majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great.
See Major, Master.]
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted
dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing;
imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the
rank and dignity of sovereigns.
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The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps.
xciii. 1.
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No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a
great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.
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2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural;
as, their majesties attended the concert.
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In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles
V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the
title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects
as a mark of respect. Before that time all the
monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the
appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson.
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3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.
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Majesty
(gcide) | Majesty \Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F.
majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great.
See Major, Master.]
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted
dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing;
imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the
rank and dignity of sovereigns.
[1913 Webster]
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps.
xciii. 1.
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No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a
great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural;
as, their majesties attended the concert.
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In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles
V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the
title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects
as a mark of respect. Before that time all the
monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the
appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson.
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3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Apostolic \Ap`os*tol"ic\, Apostolical \Ap`os*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.
apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]
1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,
or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the
apostolic age.
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2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or
taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
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3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
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Apostolical brief. See under Brief.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts
relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to
the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second
and third centuries.
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on
account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
were called apostolic churches.
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to
the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same
authors or author.
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born
in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the
apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and
Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope
to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive
propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of
the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of
Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle;
specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in
the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of
St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only
apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted
transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of
bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.
--Hook.
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majesty
(gcide) | Majesty \Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F.
majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great.
See Major, Master.]
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted
dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing;
imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the
rank and dignity of sovereigns.
[1913 Webster]
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps.
xciii. 1.
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No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a
great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.
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2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural;
as, their majesties attended the concert.
[1913 Webster]
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles
V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the
title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects
as a mark of respect. Before that time all the
monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the
appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson.
[1913 Webster]
3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Apostolic \Ap`os*tol"ic\, Apostolical \Ap`os*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.
apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]
1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,
or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the
apostolic age.
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2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or
taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
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3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
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Apostolical brief. See under Brief.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts
relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to
the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second
and third centuries.
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on
account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
were called apostolic churches.
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to
the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same
authors or author.
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born
in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the
apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and
Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope
to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive
propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of
the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of
Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle;
specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in
the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of
St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only
apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted
transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of
bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.
--Hook.
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Outjest
(gcide) | Outjest \Out*jest"\, v. t.
To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.
[R.] --Shak.
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To break a jest
(gcide) | Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. broke (br[=o]k), (Obs.
Brake); p. p. Broken (br[=o]"k'n), (Obs. Broke); p. pr.
& vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS.
brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to
creak, Sw. braka, br[aum]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to
break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to
pound, Breach, Fragile.]
1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with
violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;
to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
--Shak.
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2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
package of goods.
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3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
communicate.
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Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak.
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4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
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Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . .
To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.
--Milton
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5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
break one's journey.
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Go, release them, Ariel;
My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore.
--Shak.
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6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
to break a set.
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7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British
squares.
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8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
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The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
--Prescott.
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9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
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10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
to break flax.
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11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
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An old man, broken with the storms of state.
--Shak.
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12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
fall or blow.
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I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
--Dryden.
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13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
cautiously to a friend.
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14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
saddle. "To break a colt." --Spenser.
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Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
--Shak.
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15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
ruin.
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With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
--Dryden.
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16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to
cashier; to dismiss.
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I see a great officer broken. --Swift.
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Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
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To break down.
(a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
strength; to break down opposition.
(b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
break down a door or wall.
To break in.
(a) To force in; as, to break in a door.
(b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
one of a habit.
To break off.
(a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
(b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. "Break off thy sins by
righteousness." --Dan. iv. 27.
To break open, to open by breaking. "Open the door, or I
will break it open." --Shak.
To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
break out a pane of glass.
To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
easily.
To break through.
(a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
ice.
(b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.
To break up.
(a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
ground). "Break up this capon." --Shak. "Break up
your fallow ground." --Jer. iv. 3.
(b) To dissolve; to put an end to. "Break up the court."
--Shak.
To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert
completely; to upset. [Colloq.]
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To break the back.
(a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
(b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the
back of a difficult undertaking.
To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by
removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.
To break a code to discover a method to convert coded
messages into the original understandable text.
To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting
concealment, as game when hunted.
To break a deer or To break a stag, to cut it up and
apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.
To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See
Breakfast.
To break ground.
(a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence
excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
canal, or a railroad.
(b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.
(c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.
To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.
To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with
violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
the fastenings provided to secure it.
To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to
overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
subject.
To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
by forcible means.
To break a jest, to utter a jest. "Patroclus . . . the
livelong day breaks scurril jests." --Shak.
To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
those in the preceding course.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.
To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.]
To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through
obstacles by force or labor.
To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal
by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
employed in some countries.
To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
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Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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jest
(wn) | jest
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags";
"thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own
jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some
ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest,
jape]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, joke,
jocularity]
v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he
appears serious" [syn: joke, jest]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: joke, jest] |
jest at
(wn) | jest at
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun] |
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