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At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton. Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.

A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).

Furious; mad; angry; fierce. [Obs.] "Then wexeth wood and yond." Spenser.

At a distance, but within view. Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot.

The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam.

A young fellow; a younker. [Obs. or Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.

See Halcyon.

A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.

The kingfishers.

Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.

A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.

Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. -- n.

Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith.

Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.

One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.

The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.

Beyond. [North of Eng.]

Beyond. [Scot.]