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n. Same as Alcoranist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) A treble singer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. taranis, from the Celtic; cf. W. & Corn. taran thunder. ] (Myth.) A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but confounded by the Romans with Jupiter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; top of a tent, plate (fr. &unr_; sky) + -plasty. ] (Surg.) The process of forming an artificial palate. [ 1913 Webster ]