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n. [ Gr. &unr_;, up, again + &unr_; a stroke. ] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who relates or collects anecdotes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.
Syn. -- genus Arctotis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. using you own body as a sexual object. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Auto- + hypnotism. ] Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cata- + dicrotism. ] (Physiol.) Quality or state of being catacrotic. -- Cat`a*di*crot"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. The condition of being compatriots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Her.) See Cottise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) See Cottised. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. despotisme. ] 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. “The despotism of vice.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A supporter of despotism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a genus of rodents including the maras.
Syn. -- genus Dolichotis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Foolish; weak; imbecile. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ego I + ending -tism for -ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See Egoism. ] The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism. [ 1913 Webster ]

His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself. Hazlitt.

Syn. -- Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism. Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents, capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See Egotism, and cf. Egoist. ] One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.

{ } a. Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated view of one's own importance or good qualities.
Syn. -- egotistic; narcissistic; self-loving; conceited; vain; self-important; opinionated. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With egotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo. ] A logical deduction. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme. ] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + o'y^s, 'wto`s, ear.] (Zool.) A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone. [1913 Webster]

n. The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. huguenotisme. ] The religion of the Huguenots in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) A hyperdicrotic condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; sleep: cf. F. hypnotisme. ] 1. A form of sleep or trance, in some respects resembling somnambulism, but brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others, especially a heightened susceptibility to suggestion. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, by causing the subject to gaze steadily at a very bright object held before the eyes, or on an oscillating object, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body, usually accompanied by the speaking of the hypnotist in quiet soothing tones. Called also hypnosis. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The science which deals with the induction and properties of the hypnotic state. [ PJC ]

n. A person who hypnotizes another, especially one who is professionally trained in the technique. [ PJC ]

a. Like an idiot; foolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. idiotisme, L. idiotismus the way of fashion of a private person, the common or vulgar manner of speaking, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to put into or use common language, fr. &unr_;. See Idiot. ] 1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to a language. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, unto words newly invented. M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of S Africa.
Syn. -- genus Leonotis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Full of whims or fancies; maggoty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. mo`nos alone + &unr_; a beating. ] (Physiol.) That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_;, lit., mouse ear. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Mouse-ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. narcotisme. ] Narcosis; the state of being narcotized. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. népotisme. See Nephew. ] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim. [ 1913 Webster ]

From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices nepotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An annotator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L., a kind of bustard, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds including certain of the bustards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. patriotisme. ] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fwtismo`s illumination. ] (Psycol.) A luminous image or appearance of a hallucinatory character. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; -- contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Protista. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. prw`tistos first. ] (Zool.) A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Protista [ NL. ] (Zool.) One of the Protista. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry. See quixotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Excess; tumult; revelry. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His life he led in lawless riotise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic. [ 1913 Webster ]