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same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda. Dryden.

Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. -- Non`con*ta"gious*ness, n.

that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.

Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.

A diplomatic missive or written communication.

Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak.

The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.

of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.

The information communicated.

y. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Lam. iii. 22. It is a duty to communicate of those blessings we have received. Franklin.

a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office.

Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.

r office; as, accounts or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.

, U.S.] -- Omnibus box, a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. [Eng.] Thackeray.

ructures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead. Through the gate, Wide open and unquarded, Satan passed. Milton

Generous; liberal; munificent. -- O"pen-hand`ed*ness, n. J. S. Mill.

The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural. The first principles of the oracles of God. Heb. v. 12.

of the Oratory (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also oratorians.

eedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly.

rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.