A dictionary of the English language

HOMOS, like. ous, homologous, &c.

HORA, an hour. Horary, horologe, horoscope, &c.

HOROS, a boundary. Horizon, horizontal, aphorism, &c.

HUDOR, water. Hydraulics, hydrocephalus, hydrogen, hydrographer, hydrophobia, hydrostatics, dropsy (for hydropsy), hydra, hydrodynamics, &c.

HUGROS, moist. Hygrometer, hygroscope, hygroscopic, &c.

HUMEN, the god of marriage. Hymen, hymeneal, &c.

HUMNOS, a sacred song. Hymnic, hymn, anthem, &c.

ICHNOS, a footstep, a track. Ichneumon, ichnography, &c.

ICHTHUS, a fish. Ichthyology, ichthyophagist, &c.

IDEA, a mental image. See EIDO. IDIOS, peculiar. Idiom, idiomatic, idiosyncrasy, idiocy, idiot, idiotic, &c. IDOLON, an image or idol.

See EIDO.

IKON, an image or picture. Iconoclast, iconoclastic, &c.

Conic, conical, &c.
Apocope, syncope, syn-

KOSMOS, order, ornament; also, the world. Cosmetic, cosmetical, cosmogony, cosmography, microcosm, &c. KRANION, the skull. logy, craniologist, &c.

Cranium, cranio

KRASIS, temperament, constitution. Idiosyncrasy, &c.

KRATOS, power. Aristocracy, autocracy, democracy, &c.

KRINO, to judge: KRITĒS, a judge, a critic. Critic, hypocrisy, &c. KRUPTO, to hide. Crypt, apocrypha, &c. KUKLOS, a circle. Cycle, epicycle, cyclopædia, encyclical, &c.

KULINDROS, a roller. Cylinder, cylindri cal, &c.

KUON, a dog. Cynic, cynical, cynicalness, cynosure, &c.

LABO (LAMBANO), to take. Astrolabe, syllable, syllabus, &c.

LAOS, the people. Lay, laity, laic, &c. LATRIA, service, worship. Idolater, idolatry, &c.

LEGO, to say. Lexicon, lexicography, dialect, prolegomena, &c.

LEIPO, to leave out. Eclipse, ecliptic, ellipse, elliptical, &c.

LETHE, forgetfulness, death. Lethe, lethargy, lethargical, &c.

LITHOS, a stone. Lithography, lithotomy, aerolite, chrysolite, &c.

LOGOS, a word, a discourse, reason, science. Logic, logarithm, logomachy, analogy, anthology, apology, astrology, chronology, demonology, doxology, etymology, genealogy, geology, meteorology, mineralogy, mythology, ornithology, osteology, pathology, philology, phrenology, physiology, tau

Isos, equal. Isosceles, isothermal, &c. KAIO (KAUSO), to burn. Caustic, cauter-tology, theology, zoology, apologue, cataize, holocaust, &c.

KAKOS, bad. Cacodemon, cacoethes, &c. KALOS, beautiful. Caligraphy, kaleidoscope, &c.

logue, decalogue, dialogue, eclogue, epilogue, monologue, prologue, syllogism, &c.

LUO (LUSO), to loose. Analyse, paralysis, paralyse, palsy, &c.

MANIA, madness. Mania, maniac, bibliomania, &c.

MANTEIA, prophecy, divination. Chiromancy, necromancy, &c.

MARTUR, a witness, a martyr. Martyr, martyrdom, &c.

MATHEMA, learning. Mathematics, mathematician, philomath, &c.

MATOS, movement, motion. automatical, &c.

Automaton,

MECHANAO, to contrive, to invent. Mechanics, mechanism, &c.

MELAS (MELAN), black. Melancholy, &c. MELOS, a song. Melody, melodious, melodrama, philomel, &c.

METALLON, a metal. Metal, metallic, metallurgy, &c.

METEORA, luminous bodies in the air or sky. Meteor, meteoric, meteorology, &c.

METER, a mother. Metropolis, &e. METRON, a measure. Meter, metre, metrical, barometer, chronometer, diameter, gasometer, geometry, hexameter, micrometer, pantometer, pedometer, perimeter, symmetry, thermometer, trigonometry, &c.

MIKROS, small. Microcosm, microscope, microscopic, &c.

MIMOS, an imitator, a buffoon. Mimic, mime, pantomime, &e. MISOS, hatred.

mist, &c.

Misanthropy, misoga

MNEO (MNAO, MNESO), to remind, to remember. Mnemonics, amnesty, &c.

MONOS, alone. Monk, monarch, monody, monogamist, monogram, monologue, monopoly, monosyllable, monotone, monotony, &c. MORPHE, shape, form. Metamorphose, metamorphosis, &c.

MURIOS, ten thousand. Myriad, &c. NAUS, a ship: NAUTES, a sailor. Naumachy, nausea,nautical, aeronaut, Argonaut, Argonautic, &c.

NEKROS, dead. Necromancy, &e.

NEOS, new. Neophyte, Naples (Nea-polis), &o.

NESOS, an island. Chersonesus, Peloponesus, Polynesia, &c.

NOMOS, a law. Nomothetic, Deuteronomy, gastronomy, Antinomianism, astronomy, &c. Nosos, a disease. Nosology, &c, ODE, a song. Ode, palinode, comedy, melody, monody, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, &c.

ODOS, a way. Episode, exodus, method, period, synod, &c.

OIKOS, a house. Economy, antoci, diocese, parochial, parish, &c. OLIGOS, few.

Oligarchy, &e.

OMALOS, like, regular. Anomaly, &c. ONŎMA, a name. Anonymous, metonymy, patronymic, synonymous, &c.

OPTOMAI, to see. Optic, opties, optical, optician, synopsis, &c.

ORAMA, the thing seen, a sight. Cosmorama, diorama, panorama, &c.

ORGANON, an instrument. Organ, organic, organize, inorganic, &c.

• Nausea is, properly, sea sickness.

ORKOS, an oath. Exorcise, &c.

ORNIS (ORNITHOS), a bird. Ornithology, ornithologist, &c.

ORPHANOS, bereft of parents. Orphan, orphanage, &e.

ORTHOS, straight, right. Orthodox, orthography, orthoepy, &c.

OSTEON, a bone. Osteology, osteologist, periosteum, &c.

OSTRAKON, a shell. Ostracism, oyster, &c. OURANOS, heaven. Uranus, ouranogra

phy, &c.

Oxus, sharp, acid. Oxalic, oxide, paroxysm, &c.

PAIS (PAIDOS), a boy: PAIDEIA, instruetion. Pedagogue, cyclopædia, &c.

PAPAS, a father. Papa, papal, papacy, Pope, &c.

PAS (PANTOS), all. Panacea, pandect, panegyric, panoply, panorama, pantheon, pantomime, &c.

PASCHA, the passover. Paschal, &c. PATEO, to tread. Peripatetic, patrol, &c. PATHOS, feeling. Pathetic, pathology, apathy, sympathy, &c.

PENTE, five. Pentachord, pentagon, &e. PETALON, & leaf. Petal, petalous, apetalous, bipetalous, &c.

PETRA, a rock. Peter, saltpetre, petrify, petrifaction, petroleum, &o.

PHAGO, to eat. Anthropophagi, ichthyophagist, sarcophagus, &o.

PHAINO, to shine, to appear. Phantasm, phase, fantasy, fancy, epiphany.

PHARMAKON, a drug. Pharmacy, pharmaceutic, pharmacopoeia, &c.

PREMI, to say, to speak. Blaspheme, emphasis, emphatic, prophet, &c.

PHERO, to carry. Metaphor, periphery, phosphorus, &c.

PHILOS, one who loves. Philanthropy, philology, philosophy, Philadelphia, &e. PHOBOS, fear. Hydrophobia, & PHONE, voice. Phonic, cacophony, euphony, symphony, &c.

PHOS (PHOTOS), light. Phosphorus, &c. PHRASIS, a phrase, a saying. Phrase, antiphrasis, metaphrase, paraphrase, &c. PHREN, the mind. Phrenetic, phrenology, frantic, &c.

PHTHEGMA, a saying. Apophthegm or apothegm, &c.

PHTHONGOS, & Sound. Diphthong, triph

thong, &c.

PHULACTERION, a preservative. Phylaoter or phylactery, &c.

PHULLON, a leaf. Aphyllous, monophyl lous, &c.

PHUSIS, nature. Physic, physics, metaphysics, philology, &c. PHUTON, a plant.

logy, neophyte, &c.

Zoophyte, zoophyto

PLANE, wandering. Planet, planetary, planetarium, &c.

PLASSO, to form in clay. Plastic, plaster, cataplasm, &c.

PLEO, to fill. Pleonastic, pleonasm, &c. PLETHOS, fulness. Plethora, plethoric, &e. PLESSO (PLEXO), to strike. Apoplexy, &c. PNEUMA (PNEUMĂTOS), air, breath. Pneumatics, pneumatology, &c.

POIEO, to make. Poem, poet, pharmacopeia, prosopopæia, &c.

POLEMOS, war. Polemics, polemical, &c. POLEO, to sell. Monopoly, bibliopolist, pharmacopolist, &c.

POLIS, a city. Police, policy, politics, metropolis, Acropolis, Heliopolis, Adrianople, Constantinople, Naples, &c. See NEOS. POLUS, many. Polyanthus, polygamy, polyglot, Polynesia, polysyllable, &c.

POROS, a pore, a passage. Pore, porous, emporium, &c.

POTAMOS, a river. Hippopotamus, Mesopotamia, &e.

Pous (PŎDOS), a foot. Antipodes, polypus, tripod, &c.

PRAKTOS, done: PRASSO, to do. Practise, practice, praxis, impracticable, &c. PRESBUTEROS, elder. Presbyter, &c. PROTOS, first. Protocol, protomartyr, prototype, prothonotary, &c.

PSALLO, to sing, to play. Psalm, psalmody, psalter, &c.

PSEUDOS, false. Pseudo-prophet, &e. PSYCHE, breath, the soul. Psychology, Psyche, metempsychosis, &c.

PTOMA, a fall. Symptom, &e.

PUR, fire. Pyre, pyramid, pyrotechnist, empyrean, fire, &c.

STENOS, short, narrow. Stenography, &c. STEREOS, firm, solid. Stereotype, &c. STICHOS, a rank, a line, a verse. Acrostic, distich, &c.

STIGMA, a brand, a mark of infamy. Stigma, stigmatize, &c.

STOA, a porch. Stoic, stoical, &c. STOMA, the mouth. Stomach, stomachic, stomacher, Chrysostom, &c.

STRATOS, an army. Stratagem, &c. STROPHE, a turning. Strophe, apostrophe, &c.

STULOS, a pillar or column; a style or sharp-pointed instrument for writing with. Style, stiletto, pentastyle, &c.

SULE, plunder, spoil. Asylum, &c. TAPHOS, a tomb. Epitaph, cenotaph, &c. TASSO (TAXO), to put in order, to arrange. Tactics, tactician, syntax, &c.

TAUTOS, the same. Tautology, &c. TECHNE, an art. Technical, polytechnic. TECTON, an artist, a builder. Architect, &c. TELE, afar. Telegraph, telescope, &e. TEUCHOS, any thing made, a vessel, a book. Pentateuch, &c.

THANATOS, death. Euthanasia, &c.

THAUMA, a wonder. Thaumaturgy, &c. THEAOMAI, to see. Theorem, theoretic, theorist, &c. THEATRON, a theatre. The

RHAPTO, to sew or stitch together. Rhap-atre, amphitheatre, &e. sodist, rhapsody, &c.

RHEO, to flow. Rhetoric, rheum, catarrh,
diarrhoea, hemorrhage, &c.
RHIN, the nose.

Rhinoceros, &e.
RHODON, a rose. Rhododendron, &c.
RHUTHMOS, measured time, harmony.
Rhythm, rhyme, de,

SARX, flesh. Sarcasm, sarcophagus, sarcophagy, &c.

SCHEDE, a small scroll. Schedule, &c. SCHEMA, a plan, a design. Scheme, schemer, &c.

SCHISMA, a division. Schism, schismatic, schismatical, &c.

Srros, corn, bread. Parasite, &c. SKANDALON, a stumbling-block, offence, disgrace. Scandal, scandalous, &c. SKENE, a tent, the stage. Scene, scenic, scenery, &c.

SKEPTŎMAI, to consider, to doubt. Sceptic, sceptical, &c.

SKIA, a shadow. Ascii, &c. SKOPEO, to view. Scope, kaleidoscope, microscope, telescope, episcopacy, bishop, &c. SOPHIA, wisdom. Sophist, sophism, sophistry, sophisticate, philosophy, unsophisticated, &c.

SPAO, to draw: SPASMA, a drawing or contraction. Spasm, spasmodic, &c. SPERMA, seed: SPEIRO, to sow. Sperm, spermatic, spermaceti, &o.

SPHAIRA, & globe. Sphere, spheric, spheroid, atmosphere, hemisphere, &c. SPLEN, the milt or spleen. Spleen, splenetic, &a.

SPONGIA, a sponge. Sponge, &e.

STASIS, a standing. Statics, statistics, apostasy, apostate, ecstasy, hydrostatics, system, &c.

STELLO, to send. Apostle, diastole, epistle, peristaltic, systole, &a.

THEKE, a place where any thing is deposited, a store. Apothecary, bibliotheke, &c.

THEOS, God. Thearchy, theocracy, theology, apotheosis, atheism, atheist, pantheist, pantheon, polytheism, Theophilus, Timotheus or Timothy, &c.

THERME, heat. Thermometer, isothermal, Thermopylæ, &c.

THRONOS, a seat. Throne, dethrone, &c. TIMAO, to honor, to fear. Timotheus, &c. TITHEMI, to put or place: THESIS, a placing. Theme, thesis, anathema, antithesis, epenthesis, epithet, hypothesis, hypothetic, metathesis, nomothetic, parenthesis, parenthetic, synthesis, synthetic, &c.

TOME, a cutting, a section, a division. Tome, atom, anatomy, epitome, lithotomy, phlebotomy, &c.

TONOS, tension or stretching, a tone or sound. Tone, tonic, tune, barytone, monotone, semitone, &c.

TOPOS, a place. Topic, topography, Utopian, &c.

TRAGOS, a goat. Tragedy, tragie, &c. TRAPEZA, a table, a quadrilateral figure. Trapezium, trapezoid, &e.

TROPHE, food, nourishment. Atrophy, &o. TROPOS, a turning. Trope, tropic, tropical, heliotrope, &c.

TUPOS, an impression, a mark, a type. Type, typical, typify, typography, archetype, prototype, stereotype, &c.

TURANNOS, a ruler, a king, a despot.
Tyrant, tyranny, tyrannize, &e.

XEROS, dry. Xerophagy, &c.
XULON, wood. Xylography, &c.
ZELOS, ardour, zeal. Zeal, zealous, &e,
ZOON, an animal. Zodiac, zoology, &e.

• Zeno, the founder of the Stoic philosophy, taught in a porch in Athens.

LATIN AND GREEK WORDS AND PHRASES
EXPLAINED.

A fortiori. With stronger reason.
A menså et thoro. From bed and board.
A posteriori. From a posterior reason; from
the effect to the cause.

A priōri. From a prior reason; from the
cause to the effect.

Ab initio (in-ish'-i-o). From the beginning.
Ad arbitrium. At pleasure.

Ad captan'dum vulgus. To catch the rabble.
Adden'dum; pl. Adden'da. To be added;
additions; an appendix.

Ad eun'dem. To the same; to a like degree.
Ad Græcas kalendas. Never-the Greeks

having no kalends.

Ad infinitum. To infinity; without end. Ad lib'Itum. At pleasure.

Ad referen'dum. To be referred to again; for further consideration.

Ad valorem. In proportion to the value.
Afflatus. Divine inspiration.
Agen'da. Things to be done.
Alga. A kind of sea-weed.
Otherwise.

Alias.

Alibi. Elsewhere.

Alma Mater. A benign mother; a term applied to the university where one was educated.

Ana, Gr. A word used in the prescriptions of physicians, denoting in like quantity; equally.

An'adiplo"sis, Gr. Reduplication (applied to that form of speech in which the words that end one verse or sentence, also begin the next).

Anath'ĕma, Gr. An ecclesiastical curse.
Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord.
Anno Mundi. In the year of the world.
Ante meridiem (A. M.) Before noon.
Anthropoph'ǎgi, Gr. Man-eaters; cannibals.
Apex; pl. Apices. The top or angular
point: the top of any thing.
Aqua (a'-kwa). Water.
Aqua-fortis. Nitric acid.

Aqua-tinta. A kind of engraving imitating
drawings made with Indian ink or bistre.
Aqua-vitæ. Eau-de-vie or brandy.
Arcana imperii. State secrets.
Argumentum ad hom'Inem. An argument
to the man; an argument which derives
strength from its personal application.
Argumentum baculinum. The argument of
the cudgel; club law.

Armiger. One bearing arms; a gentleman. Asafoetida (as-sa-fet'-i-da). A fetid gumresin brought from the East Indies. Assumpsit. In law, a voluntary promise, by which a person takes on himself to perform for, or pay to another; the action founded on it.

Audi alteram partem. Hear the other side.
Bona fide. In good faith.
Bōreas. The north wind.

Brutum fulmen. A harmless thunderbolt.
Cæteris paribus. The rest being alike; other
circumstances being equal.
Cao'de'thea. A bad habit or custom.

Cao'de"thes loquen'di. An itch for speaking. Caměra obscura. Refer to the DICTIONARY. Caplas. A writ of execution; literally, take. Caput mortuum. The worthless remains. Caret. This mark (A), to denote that something has been omitted.

Caveat. A kind of process in law to stop proceedings; a caution; a hint.

Certiorari (cer'-she-o-ra"-ri). A writ from a superior court to the officers of an inferior one, commanding them to certify or return the records of a cause before them, to the end that the party may have sure and speedy justice.

Chiragra (ki-ra'-gra), Gr. Gout in the hand. Cognomen. A surname; a family name. Cognovit. In law, an acknowledgment of the plaintiff's claim, by which judgment is entered without trial.

Commen'dam. The holding of a vacant

benefice till a pastor is supplied; so nam-
ed, as being commended to the care of the
holder.

Compages (com-pa'-ges). A system or strue-
ture of many parts united.
Com'pos men'tis. Of sound mind.
Con'tra. Against; contrary to.
Cor'nu co'piæ. The horn of plenty.
Corrigen'da. Words to be corrected.
Cui bono? To what good will it tend.
Cum privilegio. With privilege.
Curren'tě calǎmo. With a running pen.
Custos rotulo'rum. Keeper of the rolls.
Data. Things granted.

De facto. In fact or reality.
Deficit. A want or deficiency.
Dei gratiâ. By the grace of God.
De jure (joo'-ry). By law or right.
Dele. Blot out or erase.

Deliquium. A melting or dissolution in the

air; syncope or fainting.

Delta. The Greek letter ▲; a triangular tract of land towards the mouth of a river. De mor'tuis nil nisi bonum. Of the dead

say nothing except what is good. De novo. Anew; over again. Deo volente (D. V.) God willing. Desideratum; pl. Desiderata. A thing or things desired or wanted.

Desunt cætera. The remainder is wanted.
Dexter. The right hand.
Dictum. A positive assertion.
Diluvium. A deposit of superficial loam,
sand, &c., caused by a deluge.
Distringas. A writ for distraining.
Dividě et impĕra. Divide and govern.
Draco. A dragon; a constellation.
Dramatis personæ. The characters in a play
Dulia, Gr. An inferior kind of worship.
Duo. Two; a song for two performers.
Duodecimo (du-o-dess'-e-mo). Applied to a
book having 12 leaves to the sheet.
Durante placito. During pleasure.
Durantě vitâ. During life.
Ec'ce homo. Behold the man.
Ec'ce signum.

Behold the sign.

Elegit. A writ of execution; so called from | In forma pauperis. As a pauper. words implying that the plaintiff hath

chosen it.

Emeritus. Originally applied to a soldier
who had served his full time, and who was
in consequence entitled to his discharge.
E pluribus unum. One from many-the
motto of the United States.
Equilibrium. Equality of weight.
Ergo. Therefore.

Erratum ; pl., Errata. A mistake, or mis-
takes in printing.

Est modus in rebus. There is a medium in every thing.

Esto perpetua. May it last for ever.

Et cætěra. And the rest; abridged thus (&c).
Ex cathedra. From the chair.
Excerpta. Extracts from a work.

Ex concesso. From what has been conceded.
Exempli gratia (e. g.) For example.
Exeunt omnes. They all go off.

Exit. He goes off; departure.

In foro conscientiæ. Before the tribunal of
conscience.

Infra dignitatem. Beneath one's dignity.
In limine. At the outset.
In posse. In possible existence.
In propria persona. In person.
In re.
In the matter or business of.
Instanter. Instantly.

Instar omnium. An example which may
suffice for all.

Interim. In the meantime.

Interregnum. The period between two reigns.
In terrorem. As a warning.
In toto. Entirely; wholly.
| In transitu. In passing.

In vino veritas. There is truth in wine.
Invitâ Minerva (Minerva being unwilling).
Without the aid of genius.

Ipse dixit. Mere assertion.
Ipso facto. By the fact itself.

Item. Also; an article in a bill or account.

Ex nihilo nihil fit. From nothing, nothing Jurě divino. By divine right.

can come.

Ex officio. Officially.

Ex parte. On one side.

Ex post facto. From something done after-
wards-as a law applied to an offence
which was committed before the law was
made.

Ex tempore. Without premeditation.
Exuviæ. Cast skins of animals.
Facetiæ (fa-cee'-she-ey). Humorous compo-
sitions; witticisms.

Felo de se.

Fac simile (fack-sim'-e-ly). An exact copy.
A murderer of one's self.
Fiat experimentum in corpore vili. Let
the experiment be made on a worthless
body.

Fiat justitia, ruat coelum. Let justice be
done, though the heavens should fall.
Fieri facias (fi'-e-ri-fa"-she-ass). A writ to

the sheriff to levy debt or damages.
Flagrante bello. During hostilities.
Flagrante delicto. During the commission
of the crime.
Fortiter in re.
With firmness in acting.
Genera (jen'-er-a). The plural of Genus.
Gutta serena (a serene drop). A supposed
drop or speck, clear or invisible to outward
appearance, but obstructing vision, and
producing blindness.

Habeas corpus.

A writ directing a gaoler to have or produce the body of a prisoner before the court, and to certify the cause of his detainer.

Haud passibus æquis. Not with equal steps.
Hortus siccus (a dry garden). A collection of
specimens of plants dried and preserved.
Ibidem. In the same place.
Idem. The same.

Id est. That is; abbreviated into i. e.
Ignis fatŭus. Will-o'-the-Wisp; literally,

a false fire.

Imperium in imperio. A government within a government.

Imprimatur. Let it be printed.

Imprimis. In the first place.

Impromptu. Without premeditation.

Litera'tim. Letter by letter; literally.
Lusus nature. A freak of nature; an ano-
malous or deformed offspring.

Magna Charta (karta). The great charter.
Malum in se An evil in itself.

Malum prohibitum. A thing evil, because
forbidden.

Manda'mus. In law, a writ from a supe-
rior court; literally, toe command.
Mánes. Departed spirits.

Materia med'Ica. Substance used in the
preparation of medicine.
Maximum. The greatest.
Memento mori. Remember death.
Memorabilia. Things to be remembered.
Meum et tuum. Mine and thine.
Minimum. The least.
Mit'timus (we send). A warrant for com-
mitting to prison.

Modus operandi. The mode or manner of
operating.

Multum in parvo. Much in little.
Necro'sis, Gr. Mortification or deadness.
Nem'ine contradicentě (nem. con.) None
opposing.

Ne plus ultra. No farther; the utmost
point.

Ne quid nimis. Too much of one thing is
good for nothing.

Ne sutor ultra crepidam. The shoemaker
should not go beyond his last; persons
should attend to their own business.
Nisi prius (unless before). A writ begin-
ning with these words.

Index expurgatorius (a purifying index). A Nolens volens. Willing or not.

list of prohibited books.

Non compos mentis. Out of one's senses.

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