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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



376 words match “HOOKER”

IN prep.
hat they are men . . . ; some things in that they are men misled and blinded with error." Hooker. -- In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was done in the name of the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like. -- To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a thing; t…
INCIDENT a.
men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. Hooker.
INCOMPREHENSIBLE a.
Not capable of being contained within limits. An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker.
INCONVENIENCE n.
hey plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.
INDIGNITY n.
me Shak. A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. Hooker.
INDIVIDUALLY adv.
lf which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it Hooker.
INFINITY n.
capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections. Hooker.
INFLAMMATION n.
imosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker.
INFLUENCE n.
ng in or upon; influx. [Obs.] God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.
INFRINGE v.
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
INNOVATION n.
ent doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.
INRAIL v.
To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. Hooker.
INSTANCY n.
cy. [Obs.] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker.
INSTANT n.
ticular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. Hooker.
INSTITUTION n.
ool. The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction. Hooker.
INSUFFICIENCY n.
insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.
INTENT n.
y intents wicked or charitable. Shak. The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the Hooker. To all intents, and purposes, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; essentially. "He was miserable to all intents and purpose." L'Estrange.
INTERESS v.
To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
INTEREST v.
be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. Hooker.
INTERMINGLE v.
To mingle or mix together; to intermix. Hooker.
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