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n. (Eng. Hist.) The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ros, roris, dew. ] Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roric figures (Physics), figures which appear upon a polished surface, as glass, when objects which have been near to, or in contact with, the surface are removed and the surface breathed upon; -- called also Moser's images. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew. ] Dewy; bedewed. [ R. ] T. Granger. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to bear: cf. F. rorifère. ] generating or producing dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to flow. ] Flowing with dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sororocida, and sororicidium; soror a sister + caedere to kill. ] The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's own sister. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. soror, sororis, a sister. ] To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings; -- analogous to fraternize. [ Recent & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. terrorisme. ] 1. The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. terroriste. ] 1. One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who commits terrorism{ 2 }. [ PJC ]