(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
absolvatory
absolvatory
adj
Conferring absolution; absolutory.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
bartonville
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bioactivity
bioactivity
noun
(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
bloviations
bloviations
noun
plural of bloviation
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
combatively
combatively
adv
In a combative way.
combativity
combativity
noun
Synonym of combativeness
combinative
combinative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
Serving, tending, or able to combine.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
convertable
convertable
adj
Alternative form of convertible
convictable
convictable
adj
Capable of being convicted.
covibration
elaborative
elaborative
adj
Serving to elaborate.
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
loveability
moveability
moveability
noun
Alternative form of movability
nonabortive
nonabortive
adj
Not abortive.
nonvibrator
novemlobate
objectative
objectivate
objectivate
verb
(transitive) To objectify.
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
obliviality
obliviality
noun
(nonce word) Liability to be forgotten.
oblivionate
oblivionate
verb
(transitive) To send to oblivion; to destroy or eliminate.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
observantly
observantly
adv
In an observant manner.
observation
observation
noun
(stochastics) A realization of a random variable.
A judgement based on observing.
A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
A remark or comment.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
observative
observative
adj
observant; watchful
observatory
observatory
noun
A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
obstinative
obstinative
adj
(obsolete) obstinate
ovariotubal
ovatooblong
overability
overabstain
overballast
overballast
verb
(transitive) To load with too much ballast.
overbeating
overbeating
verb
present participle of overbeat
overbreathe
overbreathe
verb
(intransitive) To hyperventilate.
overdebated
overnotable
overtakable
overtakable
adj
That can be overtaken
preobviated
probatively
provability
provability
noun
The condition of being provable
reprobative
reprobative
adj
Expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
reverbatory
reverbatory
adj
Alternative form of reverberatory
revibration
revocabilty
solvability
solvability
noun
Capability of being solved.
The condition of being solvent; ability to pay debts; solvency.