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s. cvi. 48. Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.

Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n.

onqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. -- Ancient lights (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right.…

lia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc. Angora cat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. -- Angora goat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized fo…

ept at nearly a uniform temperature. -- Animal spirits. See under Spirit. -- Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, bu…

To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. He annexed a province to his kingdom. Johnson.

Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [Written also anomoural, anomouran.]

One who goes before; a predecessor. The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys.

he poets. He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe. Wood.

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "Anthropologic wisdom." Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.

One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.

Freedom from spherical aberration.

Hidden; secret. [Obs.] "The arcane part of divine wisdom." Berkeley.

rchitecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. "Architectonic wisdom." Boyle. These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged. J. C. Shairp.

a country or family. [Rarely used in sing.] Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom explored press. Lamb.

The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton.

f; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]

incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, P…

The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.