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416 words match “LOGICAL”

NEOLOGIAN a.
Neologic; neological.
NEOLOGISTIC; NEOLOGISTICAL a.
of or pertaining to neology; neological.
NEOLOGIZE v.
To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological doctrine.
NEOLOGY n.
trine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.
NIBELUNGENLIED n.
which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to heathen times.
NORMAL a.
ard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical. Deviations from the normal type. Hallam.
NOTATION n.
Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.] "Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge. South.
O n.
e Greek from the Phoenician, which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely related to a, e, and u; as in E. bone, AS. ban; E. stone, AS. stan; E. broke, AS. brecan to break; E. bore, AS. beran to bear; E. dove, AS. dufe; E. toft, tuft; tone, tune; number, F. nombre…
ONTOLOGIC a.
Ontological.
OSMIUM n.
h or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol Os. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477.
OUTCOME n.
h comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome." H. Spenser. All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth. J. C. Shairp.
OVERLAP n.
An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.
OXALETHYLINE n.
tly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
P n.
, through the ancient Greek, from the Phonician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M.
PALEOZOIC a.
Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of Geology.
PAN n.
er Flash. -- To savor of the pan, to suggest the process of cooking or burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical. Ridley. Southey.
PARAKITE n.
flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a man for military reconnoissance; also, a kite of such a train.
PARALOGISM n.
A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulæ; a formal fallacy, or pseudo- syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.
PERIOD n.
One of the great divisions of geological time; as, the Tertiary period; the Glacial period. See the Chart of Geology.
PETRIFY v.
man, quite unconscious of what he was doing. De Quincey. A hideous fatalism, which ought, logically, to petrify your volition. G. Eliot.
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