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A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the sea, as Neptune.

A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea.

A lower or inferio

To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make atheistical. [R.] Dryden.

Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water.

Any zygodactylous bird.

The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey guides, and other related birds.

Same as Scansores.

Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.

In; on; at; by. [Obs.] "A God's name." "Torn a pieces." "Stand a tiptoe." "A Sundays" Shak. "Wit that men have now a days." Chaucer. "Set them a work." Robynson (More's Utopia)

he state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] An adjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. Jer. Taylor.

a denial; a renunciation. With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. Knox.

arly served, when it has not been. -- To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God accepteth no man's person." Gal. ii. 6.

im. i. 15. Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.

A respecter; a viewer with partiality. [Obs.] God is no accepter of persons. Chillingworth.

by flood and field. Shak. Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. Trench.

accomplished villain. They . . . show themselves accomplished bees. Holland. Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. Milton.

unt of, or to take into account, to take into consideration; to notice. "Of their doings, God takes no account." Milton . -- A writ of account (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account. Co…

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.