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y for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.

Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d Amice.

Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories. To live on terms of amity with vice. Cowper.

The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in wa…

.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. What news among the merchants Shak. Human sacrifices were practiced among them. Hume. Divide that gold amongst you. Marlowe. Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. Addison.

Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.

Liability to be removed or dismissed from office. [R.] T. Jefferson.

To dismiss from an office or station.

A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.

An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

urface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese. Fuller.

The diastase of the pancreatic juice.

Same as Amice, a hood or cape.

nly, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as "twice an hour," "once an age," a shilling an ounce (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.

The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.] Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt.

s into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.

The doctrine or practice of anarchists.