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The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.

To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.

A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale.

Same as Earthen. [Obs.] "An arthen pot." Holland.

Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.

Weakness of sight. Quain. -- As`the*nop"ic, a.

Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies. Derham.

A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.

The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall. Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley.

One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books. Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow.

To render atheistic or godless. [R.] They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley.

An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. [Written also Adeling and Ætheling.]

A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.

Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- n. A native or citizen of Athens.

Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.

Antagonism to theology. Swift.

Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.

A small marine fish of the family Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.