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ty of the divine concurrence to it. Rogers. An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. Burke.

A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.

obtained by the polymerization of one substance, or by the union of two or more, with or without separation of some unimportant side products. -- Surface condensation, the system of condensing steam by contact with cold metallic surfaces, in distinction from condensation by the injection of cold water.…

To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products.

cross every morning. Shak. Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they believe it without the condition of repentance. Jer. Taylor.

him confess a truth. Shak. As I confess it needs must be. Tennyson. As an actor confessed without rival to shine. Goldsmith.

By confession; without denial. [Written also confessly.]

window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.

Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself. Shak.

Without limitation or end; boundless. Shak.

Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. Conscienceless and wicked patrons. Hookre.

h are forbidden. Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind suceeding one another without interruption.

te; preservation. A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. Hallam. A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Burke. Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal times. -- Con…

With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Acts. xii. 15.

a purchaser would be willing to pay for a commodity over that he does pay, rather than go without the commodity; -- called also consumer's rent.

ontest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. For never two such kingdoms did content Without much fall of blood. Shak. The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle. Deut. ii. 9. In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor. Shak.

Acquiescence without examination. [Obs.] The sense they humbly take upon content. Pope.

The state of being contented or satisfied; content. Contentment without external honor is humility. Grew. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6.

Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham.

In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.