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The religious system of the Moravians.

A muræna.

A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front. A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes. George Eliot.

A small West African chevrotain (Hyæmoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.

Worthy to be commemorated.

ct of affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July. We are called upon to commemorate a revolution. Atte…

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event. This sacrament was designed to be a standing commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord. Abp. Tillotson. The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a fea…

Tending or intended to commemorate. "A sacrifice commemorative of Christ's offering up his body for us." Hammond. An inscription commemorative of his victory. Sir G. C. Lewis.

One who commemorates.

Serving to commemorate; commomerative. Bp. Hooper.

See Commorancy.

A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; habitation. Commorancy consists in usually lying there. Blackstone.

narily residing; inhabiting. All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons commorant therein. Blackstone.

The act of staying or residing in a place. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.]

Ravenous; voracious. Cormorant, devouring time. Shak.

An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality.

Of or pertaining to a cosmorama.

Demurrage. [Obs.] Pepys (1663).

The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy.