adv. [ L., fr. alius. See Else. ] (Law)
n.;
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Chiliad. ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Chiliasm. ] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Millenarian. “The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors.” J. A. Alexander. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Galleass. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. lias, fr. liais sort of limestone, OF. also liois; perh. of Celtic origin, cf. Armor. liach, leach, a stone, Gael. leac, W. llech. Cf. Cromlech. ] (Geol.) The lowest of the three divisions of the Jurassic period; a name given in England and Europe to a series of marine limestones underlying the Oölite. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Geol.) Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation. --
n. (Med.) An infectious disease caused by fungi of the genera
n. See Paillasse. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a scholium: cf. F. scoliate. See Scholium. ] A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. [ 1913 Webster ]
No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]