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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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753 words match “AH”

ALLAH n.
The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally.
ALLELUIA; ALLELUIAH n.
An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.
ALMA; ALMAH n.
Same as Alme.
ATTRAHENT n. 3 definitions
That which attracts, as a magnet. The motion of the steel to its attrahent. Glanvill.
AYAH n.
A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [India]
BABLAH n.
The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.
BAH interj.
exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.
BAHADUR; BAHAUDUR n.
A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.
BAHAI n.
A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its rec…
BAHAISM n.
The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.
BAHAR n.
A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
BALLAHOO; BALLAHOU n.
A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.
BEKAH n.
Half a shekel.
BISMILLAH interj.
An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]
BOOMORAH n.
A small West African chevrotain (Hyæmoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.
BRAHMA n. 2 definitions
The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
BRAHMAN; BRAHMIN n.
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos. Brahman bull (Zoöl.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
BRAHMANESS n.
A Brahmani.
BRAHMANI n.
Any Brahman woman. [Written also Brahmanee.]
BRAHMANISM; BRAHMINISM n.
The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
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