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666 words match “HOOK”

IN prep.
hat they are men . . . ; some things in that they are men misled and blinded with error." Hooker. -- In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was done in the name of the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like. -- To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a thing; t…
INCIDENT a.
men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. Hooker.
INCOMPREHENSIBLE a.
Not capable of being contained within limits. An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker.
INCONVENIENCE n.
hey plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.
INDEX n.
n of the Index, composed of cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. Hook. -- Index rerum Etym: [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
INDIGNITY n.
me Shak. A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. Hooker.
INDIVIDUALLY adv.
lf which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it Hooker.
INELEGANCE; INELEGANCY n.
r polish in language, composition, or manners. The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.
INFINITY n.
capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections. Hooker.
INFLAMMATION n.
imosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker.
INFLUENCE n.
ng in or upon; influx. [Obs.] God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.
INFRINGE v.
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
INNOVATION n.
ent doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.
INOPPORTUNE a.
as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc. No visit could have been more inopportune. T. Hook.
INRAIL v.
To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. Hooker.
INSATIATE a.
nsatiate greediness of his desires. Shak. And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood. Hook.
INSTANCY n.
cy. [Obs.] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker.
INSTANT n.
ticular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. Hooker.
INSTITUTION n.
ool. The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction. Hooker.
INSUFFICIENCY n.
insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.
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