ADIAPHORISM | • adiaphorism n. The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter. • ADIAPHORISM n. tolerance or indifference, esp. in the matters of religion. |
ADIAPHORIST | • adiaphorist n. One who believes in adiaphorism. • Adiaphorist prop.n. One of the German Protestants, condemned as heretics by Luther, who held some religious doctrines and… • ADIAPHORIST n. an adherent of adiaphorism, the doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism. |
ADIAPHOROUS | • adiaphorous adj. Neither harmful nor beneficial. • ADIAPHOROUS adj. doing neither good nor harm. |
ADMIRALSHIP | • admiralship n. The state, property, or office of being an admiral. • ADMIRALSHIP n. the office of admiral. |
APHRODISIAC | • aphrodisiac adj. Arousing or intensifying sexual desire. • aphrodisiac n. Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect. • APHRODISIAC n. an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire. |
APHRODISIAS | • APHRODISIA n. sexual desire, esp. violent. |
ASPHYXIATED | • asphyxiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
AUDIOGRAPHS | • audiographs n. Plural of audiograph. • AUDIOGRAPH n. a machine used to test a patient's hearing by transmitting sound waves directly to the inner ear. |
CHAPTALISED | • chaptalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of chaptalise. • CHAPTALISE v. to add extra sugar to wine during its fermentation to increase its alcohol content, also CHAPTALIZE. |
DIAPHORASES | • diaphorases n. Plural of diaphorase. • DIAPHORASE n. a flavoprotein enzyme. |
DYSGRAPHIAS | • dysgraphias n. Plural of dysgraphia. • DYSGRAPHIA n. writing impairment. |
HANDPASSING | • handpassing v. Present participle of handpass. • HANDPASS v. (in Australian Rules and Gaelic football) to pass the ball by striking it with one hand while it is held in the other. |
HISPANIDADS | • HISPANIDAD n. a movement asserting the cultural unity of Spain and Latin America, also HISPANISM. |
HYPOSPADIAS | • hypospadias n. (Anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. • HYPOSPADIAS n. a malformation of the penis. |
RADIOGRAPHS | • radiographs n. Plural of radiograph. • RADIOGRAPH n. a picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, esp. a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays. |
RHAPSODICAL | • rhapsodical adj. Rhapsodic. • RHAPSODICAL adj. of or like a rhapsody, a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, also RHAPSODIC. |
SLAPDASHING | • slapdashing v. Present participle of slapdash. • SLAPDASH v. to do in a hasty, imperfect manner. |