(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
acclimatise
acclimatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize.
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acmesthesia
acmesthesia
noun
(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
acroamatics
acroamatics
noun
esoteric lectures.
acrodontism
acrostichum
acrosticism
acrosticism
noun
Acrostic arrangement or character.
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adamantlies
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adipomatous
adjectivism
adjectivism
noun
The excessive use of adjectives.
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
admonitions
admonitions
noun
plural of admonition
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
aegospotami
aerometries
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterwisdom
agapemonist
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agrammatism
agrammatism
noun
An ungrammatical utterance.
The inability to form sentences by virtue of a brain disorder.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algometries
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allosematic
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
almacenista
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alticamelus
altimetries
altimetries
noun
plural of altimetry
aluminosity
amanitopsis
amantadines
amantadines
noun
plural of amantadine
amarthritis
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amativeness
amativeness
noun
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambitionist
ambitionist
noun
One who is excessively ambitious.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
ametoecious
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphipneust
amphistomum
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithemis
amphitokous
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabaptisms
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anaematosis
anastasimon
anastasimos
anastigmats
anastigmats
noun
plural of anastigmat
anastomosis
anastomosis
noun
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).
anastomotic
anastomotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anastomosis
anatomicals
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
anhematosis
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animalities
animalities
noun
plural of animality
animastical
animateness
animateness
noun
The state or condition of being animate.
animatistic
animosities
animosities
noun
plural of animosity
animotheism
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anointments
anointments
noun
plural of anointment
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
antagonisms
antagonisms
noun
plural of antagonism
antiamylase
antiatheism
antiatheism
adj
Opposing atheism.
noun
Opposition to atheism.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antiegotism
antielitism
antielitism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to elitism.
antiemetics
antiemetics
noun
plural of antiemetic
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antimasonic
antimasonic
adj
Opposed to Freemasonry.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimatters
antimatters
noun
plural of antimatter
antimension
antimension
noun
Alternative form of antimins
antimensium
antiminsion
antimissile
antimissile
adj
(military) Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
noun
A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.