Dictionary

"the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet is a consonant and is often called a sibilant in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing as in sack this; the other a vocal hissing (

"In mediaeval demonology the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies."

"One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue." — "A strict observer of the Sabbath." — "Of or pertaining to the Sabbath or the te

"A genus of tubicolous annelids having a circle of plumose gills around the head."

"Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See Sabellian n." — "A follower of Sabellius a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead and that the

"of Sabre"

"Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia celebrated for producing aromatic plants." — "Relating to the religion of Saba or to the worship of the heavenly bodies." — "An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of th

"A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines." — "A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material as cloth leather and the like; a large pouch." — "A measu

"Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially in a good sense made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service." — "Relating to religion

"The offering of anything to God or to a god; consecratory rite." — "Anything consecrated and offered to God or to a divinity; an immolated victim or an offering of any kind laid upon an altar or otherwise presented

"Sated; satisfied; weary; tired." — "Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard." — "Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors." — "Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous." — "Affected with grief

"Wearily; heavily; firmly." — "Seriously; soberly; gravely." — "Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably."

"Heaviness; firmness." — "Seriousness; gravity; discretion." — "Quality of being sad or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection."

"Free from harm injury or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes." — "Conferring safety; securing from harm; not ex

"In a safe manner; danger injury loss or evil consequences."

"The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt injury or loss." — "Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence the

"A Scandinavian legend or heroic or mythic tradition among the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular historical or religious tale of olden time." — "of Sagum"

"A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage much used in flavoring meats etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus of which many species are cultivated for ornament as the scar

"imp. & p. p. of Say." — "Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style." — "of Say"

"An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water." — "Anything resembling a sail or regarded as a sail." — "A wing; a van." —

"of Sail" — "The act of one who or that which sails; the motion of a vessel on water impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage." — "The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as globular

"One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman."

"A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian as being redeemed and consecrated to God." — "One of the blessed in heaven." — "One canonized by the church." — "T

"Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as for the sake of for his sake for man's sake for mercy's sake and the like

"A preparation of vegetables as lettuce celery water cress onions etc. usually dressed with salt vinegar oil and spice and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as lettuce salad; tomato salad — "A dish composed of

"of Salary"

"Saline" — "The recompense or consideration paid or stipulated to be paid to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages as by the year quarter or month; stipend; hire." — "To pay or agree to pay a sala

"See 1st Sallow." — "The act of selling; the transfer of property or a contract to transfer the ownership of property from one person to another for a valuable consideration or for a price in money." — "Opportunity

"To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally." — "A leaping forth; a darting; a spring." — "A rushing or bursting forth; a q

"of Salmon" — "Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America and the California salmon or quinnat are the most

"An apartment for the reception of company; hence in the plural fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society."

"Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom England -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals as from

"The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction danger or great calamity." — "The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death and the conferring on him of everlasting hap

"Together."

"Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged." — "Of like kind species sort dimensions or the like; not differing in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding; not discor

"Example; pattern." — "A part of anything presented for inspection or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as goods are often purchased by samples." — "To make or show something similar to; to