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against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.

ep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood.

Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.

Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.

The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters. The London Spectator.

One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.

to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. Shak.

A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.

A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.

That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.

longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees. "To annihilate the army." Macaulay.

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

ne year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift.

with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell. This proud king . . . studies day and night To answer all the debts he owes unto you. Shak.

entate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.

of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.

That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller.

Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.

One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.