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Coloq. Society of the Sacred Heart (R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education. -- Coloq. Sacred baboon . (Zoöl.) See . -- Coloq. Sacred bean (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See . -- Coloq. Sacred beetle (Zoöl.) See . -- Coloq. Sacred canon . See , n., 3. -- Coloq. Sacred fish (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family Mormyridæ. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. -- Coloq. Sacred ibis . See . -- Coloq. Sacred monkey . (Zoöl.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See . (b) The sacred baboon. See . (c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. -- Coloq. Sacred place (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried.
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Syn. -- Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious; venerable; reverend.
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-- Sacredly (#), adv. -- Sacredness, n.
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{ Sacrific (?), Sacrifical (?), } a. [L. sacrificus, sacrificalis. See .] Employed in sacrifice. [R.] Johnson.
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Sacrificable (?), a. Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Sacrificant (?), n. [L. sacrificans, p. pr. See .] One who offers a sacrifice. [R.]
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Sacrificator (?), n. [L.] A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Sacrificatory (?), n. [Cf. F. sacrificatoire.] Offering sacrifice. [R.] Sherwood.
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Sacrifice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See , and .] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. Milton.
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2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. Addison.
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3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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Coloq. Burnt sacrifice . See Burnt offering, under . -- Coloq. Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
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Sacrifice (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sacrificed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing (�).] [From , n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See .] 1. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep.
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Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. Milton.
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2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.
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Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. Prior.
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The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the sake of . . . making this boy his heir. G. Eliot.
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3. To destroy; to kill. Johnson.
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4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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Sacrifice, v. i. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
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O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. Milton.
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Sacrificer (?), n. One who sacrifices.
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Sacrificial (?), a. Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice. “Sacrificial rites.” Jer. Taylor.
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Sacrilege (?), n. [F. sacrilège, L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See , and .] The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
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And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb
With sacrilege to dig. Spenser.
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Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of sacrilege. South.
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Sacrilegious (?), a. [From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.] Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
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Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. Pope.
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-- Sacrilegiously, adv. -- Sacrilegiousness, n.
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Sacrilegist (?), n. One guilty of sacrilege.
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Sacring (?), a. & n. from .
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Coloq. Sacring bell . See Sanctus bell, under .
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Sacrist (?), n. [LL. sacrista. See .] A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.
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Sacristan (?), n. [F. sacristain, LL. sacrista, fr. L. sacer. See , and cf. .] An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
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Sacristy (?), n.; pl. Sacristies (#). [F. sacristie, LL. sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See .] An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
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Sacro- (�). (Anat.) A combining form denoting connection with, or relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic.
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Sacrosanct (?), a. [L. sucrosanctus.] Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Sacrosciatic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone.
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Sacrovertebral (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral angle.
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Sacrum (?), n.; pl. sacra (�). [NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.] (Anat.) That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
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☞ It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or posterior, wall of the pelvis, and consists of five united vertebræ, which diminish in size very rapidly to the posterior extremity, which bears the coccyx.
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Sacs (s�ks), n. pl.; sing. Sac (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin. [Written also Sauks.]
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Sad (săd), a. [Compar. Sadder (săddẽr); superl. Saddest.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. sæd satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. saðr, saddr, Goth. saþs, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. 'amenai to satiate, 'adnh enough. Cf. , , , , .] 1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]
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Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,
For unto them it is a bitter sweet. Chaucer.
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2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.]
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His hand, more sad than lump of lead. Spenser.
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Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer.
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3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. “Sad-colored clothes.” Walton.
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Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors. Mortimer.
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4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] “Ripe and sad courage.” Chaucer.
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Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman. Bacon.
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Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. Ld. Berners.
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5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
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First were we sad, fearing you would not come;
Now sadder, that you come so unprovided. Shak.
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The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. Milton.
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6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
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7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] “Sad tipsy fellows, both of them.” I. Taylor.
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☞ Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like.
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Coloq. Sad bread , heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
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Syn. -- Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.
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Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.]
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How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.
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SAD (?), n. Seasonal affective disorder. [Acron.]
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Sadda (?), n. [Per. sad-dar the hundred gates or ways; sad a hundred + dar door, way.] A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.
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Sadden (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Saddening.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.]
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Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. Mortimer.
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(b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth. (c) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
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Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. Pope.
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Sadden, v. i. To become, or be made, sad. Tennyson.
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Sadder (?), n. Same as .
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Saddle (?), n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. söðull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.
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2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.
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3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.
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4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
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5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
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6. (Zoöl.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
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8. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
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9. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
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Coloq. Saddle bar (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. Oxf. Gloss. -- Coloq. Saddle gall (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle. -- Coloq. Saddle girth , a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place. -- Coloq. saddle horse , a horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle. -- Coloq. Saddle joint , in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up edge of the next sheet. -- Coloq. Saddle roof , (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof. -- Coloq. Saddle shell (Zoöl.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of the genera Placuna and Anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster.
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Saddle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Saddling (?).] [AS. sadelian.] 1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. “saddle my horse.” Shak.
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Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3.
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2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
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Saddleback (?), a. Same as .
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Coloq. Saddleback roof . (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under .
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Saddleback, n. 1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.
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Saddle-backed (?), a. 1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.
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2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
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Saddlebags (?), n. pl. Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
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Saddlebow (?), n. [AS. sadelboga.] The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
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Saddlecloth (?; 115), n. A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
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Saddled (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
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Saddler (?), n. One who makes saddles.
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2. (Zoöl.) A harp seal.
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Saddlery (?), n. 1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
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2. The trade or employment of a saddler.
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Saddle-shaped (?), a. Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow.
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(b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
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Saddletree (?), n. The frame of a saddle.
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For saddletree scarce reached had he,
His journey to begin. Cowper.
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Sadducaic (?; 135), a. Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings.
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Sadducee (?), n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. �, Heb. Tsaddūkīm; -- so called from Tsādōk, the founder of the sect.] One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. -- Sadducean (#), a.
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{ Sadduceeism (?), Sadducism (?), } n. The tenets of the Sadducees.
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Sadducize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sadducized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sadducizing (?).] To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. Atterbury.
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Sadh (?), n. [Skr. sādhu perfect, pure.] A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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Sadiron (?), n. [Probably sad heavy + iron.] An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.
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Sadly, adv. 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]
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In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer.
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2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]
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To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame
Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.
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3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. “He sadly suffers in their grief.” Dryden.
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Sadness, n. 1. Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.]
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2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.]
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Her sadness and her benignity. Chaucer.
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3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection.
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Dim sadness did not spare
That time celestial visages. Milton.
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Syn. -- Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See .
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Sadr (?), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See (b).
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Saengerbund (?), n.; G. pl. Saengerbünde (#). [G. sängerbund.] (Music) A singers' union; an association of singers or singing clubs, esp. German.
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Saengerfest (?), n. [G. sängerfest.] A festival of singers; a German singing festival.
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Safe (?), a. [Compar. Safer (?); superl. Safest.] [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. , , a plant, , an exception.] 1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. “And ye dwelled safe.” 1 Sam. xii. 11.
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They escaped all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44.
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Established in a safe, unenvied throne. Milton.
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2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. “The man of safe discretion.” Shak.
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The King of heaven hath doomed
This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. Milton.
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