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A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.

Erroneous or false belief.

To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. "That misbelieving Moor." Shak.

One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion. Shak.

A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to heathen times.

sessors of the famous hoard and ring won by Siegfrid; also, the Burgundian kings in the Nibelungenlied.

men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of A. B. Nobel (1833- 96), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology,…

The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

Formed like an obelisk.

s, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous. [R.]

A mark [thus ---, or ÷]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.

Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.

A protuberant belly.

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. Whoso be rebel to my judgment. Chaucer. Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.

A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct o Thackeray.

One who rebels; a rebel.

The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistances to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government…

Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious arms." Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness, n.

To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow. The cave rebellowed, and the temple shook. Dryden.