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seneca
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Seneca
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
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Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
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seneca
(wn) | Seneca
n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, {Lucius Annaeus
Seneca}]
2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York
State south of Lake Ontario
3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca |
seneca
(foldoc) | Oberon-V
Seneca
(Formerly Seneca). R. Griesemer, 1990. Descendant of Oberon
designed for numerical applications on supercomputers,
especially vector or pipelined architectures. Includes array
constructors and an ALL statement. "Seneca - A Language for
Numerical Applications on Vectorcomputers", Proc CONPAR 90 -
VAPP IV Conf. R. Griesemer, Diss Nr. 10277, ETH Zurich.
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seneca snakeroot
(encz) | Seneca snakeroot, |
senecan
(encz) | Senecan, adj: |
Christian Seneca
(gcide) | Christian Seneca \Christian Seneca\
Joseph Hall (1574 -- 1656), Bishop of Norwich, a divine
eminent as a moralist.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Seneca
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
[1913 Webster]
Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
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Seneca eil
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
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Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
[1913 Webster] |
Seneca grass
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
[1913 Webster]
Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
[1913 Webster]Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. Holier; superl. Holiest.] [OE.
holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation,
happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G.
heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr.
See Whole, and cf. Halibut, Halidom, Hallow,
Hollyhock.]
1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
a holy priesthood. "Holy rites and solemn feasts."
--Milton.
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2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
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Now through her round of holy thought
The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble.
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Holy Alliance (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
except the pope and the king of England.
Holy bark. See Cascara sagrada.
Holy Communion. See Eucharist.
Holy family (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
his parents, and others of his family are represented.
Holy Father, a title of the pope.
Holy Ghost (Theol.), the third person of the Trinity; the
Comforter; the Paraclete.
Holy Grail. See Grail.
Holy grass (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
borealis} and Hierochloa alpina). In the north of Europe
it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'
days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and
western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla
grass} or Seneca grass.
Holy Innocents' day, Childermas day.
Holy Land, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
Holy office, the Inquisition.
Holy of holies (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
where no person entered, except the high priest once a
year.
Holy One.
(a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. "
The Holy One of Israel." --Is. xliii. 14.
(b) One separated to the service of God.
Holy orders. See Order.
Holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
Holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
Holy Saturday (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
Holy Spirit, same as Holy Ghost (above).
Holy Spirit plant. See Dove plant.
Holy thistle (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
Thistle.
Holy Thursday. (Eccl.)
(a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
(b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
Thursday.
Holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
the holy places.
Holy water (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been
blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.
Holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the
entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.
Holy Week (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the
passion of our Savior is commemorated.
Holy writ, the sacred Scriptures. " Word of holy writ."
--Wordsworth.
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Seneca root
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
[1913 Webster]
Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
[1913 Webster] |
Seneca snakeroot
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
[1913 Webster]
Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
[1913 Webster] |
Senecas
(gcide) | Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western
New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike
of the Five Nations.
[1913 Webster]
Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of
an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega)
having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used
medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large
doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega
root}, and Seneka root.]
[1913 Webster] |
lake seneca
(wn) | Lake Seneca
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: Seneca Lake, Lake Seneca] |
lucius annaeus seneca
(wn) | Lucius Annaeus Seneca
n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, {Lucius Annaeus
Seneca}] |
seneca lake
(wn) | Seneca Lake
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: Seneca Lake, Lake Seneca] |
seneca snakeroot
(wn) | Seneca snakeroot
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, Seneka snakeroot, senga root, {senega
root}, senega snakeroot, Polygala senega] |
senecan
(wn) | Senecan
adj 1: of or relating to or like or in the manner of the Roman
Seneca |
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