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A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.

duct of war. Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. Ld. Brougham.

his faith. He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor. Latham. Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors. Bacon.

e which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed to be fit for admission to the sacrament. Hammond.

Tending to conflict; conflicting. Sir W. Hamilton.

The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.

In union; conjointly; unitedly; together. Sir W. Hamilton.

To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply. Hammond.

ctory; to overcome; to prevail. He went forth conquering and to conquer. Rev. vi. 2. The champions resolved to conquer or to die. Waller.

The sweetest cordial we receive, at last, Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Denham.

that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. Sir W. Hamilton.

irregular use. [An act was] passed in 1866, for vesting in the Conservators of the River Thames the conservancy of the Thames and Isis. Mozley & W.

r violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham.

perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. Hammond. The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance. Tyndall.

The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership. Hammond.

ry other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.

Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. Sir W. Hamilton.

istence in the same substance. "His [the Son's] . . . consubstantiality with the Father." Hammend.

ed; consubstantial. We must love her [the wife] that is thus consubstantiate with us. Feltham.

ring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive. [Obs.] Thou hast consulted shame to thy Hab. ii. 10.