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Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.

cle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia.

the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it. -- The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground. -- The anchor is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of the water. -- At anchor, anchored. -- To back an anchor, to increase the holding power by laying down a small anc…

The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.

more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right.

A description of the winds.

A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings. Milton.

A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.

A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.

nimation; lively; vigorous. "Animated sounds." Pope. "Animated bust." Gray. "Animated descriptions." Lewis.

n alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.

A description of flowers.

different authors, especially the poets. He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe. Wood.

A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party. [R.]

The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.

The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.

The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity. In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy. Hare.

A copy or transcript.

One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.

Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.