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A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers.

eech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth. Eulogies turn into elegies. Spenser.

Mycology.

A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.

The science which treats of the structure and functions of the stomach; a treatise of the stomach.

An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.

ination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.

e which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced;…

Ghost lore. [R.] It seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft. Hawthorne.

An account or description of giants.

The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.

The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.

A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. [Obs.] Milton.

A treatise on gnomonics.

The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.

The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. -- Gyn`e*col"o*gist.

The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology.

The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. J. H. Newman.

The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.

The science which treats of the blood.