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

r course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. -- Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.

d surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.

rticles or atoms of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers. -- Atomic weight (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a standard.

When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement be can make for it is, to warn others. Spectator. The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense. Potter.

porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like. The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the muscles. Paley. A huge stone to which the cable was attached. Macaulay.

One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.

That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle. The human mind . . . has exhausted its forces in the endeavor to rend the supernatural from its attachment to this history. I. Taylor.

One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. Cowell.

An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger. To pay attention to, To pay one's attentions to, to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.

Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.

To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. Blackstone.

One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.

The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another. Shak.

r decomposition. All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another. Derham.

une or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.

The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience.

The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.

t, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.