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Anticonstitutional
Anticonstitutional An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al, a.
Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.
Apostolic constitutionsApostolic Ap`os*tol"ic, Apostolical Ap`os*tol"ic*al, a. [L.
apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]
1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,
or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the
apostolic age.
2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or
taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
Apostolical brief. See under Brief.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts
relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to
the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second
and third centuries.
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on
account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
were called apostolic churches.
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to
the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same
authors or author.
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born
in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the
apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and
Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope
to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive
propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of
the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of
Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle;
specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in
the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of
St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only
apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted
transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of
bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.
--Hook. constitutional formulaFormula For"mu*la, n.; pl. E. Formulas, L. Formul[ae].
[L., dim. of forma form, model. SeeForm, n.]
1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or
conventional method in which anything is to be done,
arranged, or said.
2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement
of foctrines.
3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic
language; as, the binominal formula.
4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a
medicinal compound.
5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,
figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a
compound.
Note: Chemical formul[ae] consist of the abbreviations of the
names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower
right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each
element contained.
Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the
simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical
formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.
Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression
of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the
structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or
radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is
CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula,
constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of
Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.
Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the
supposed molecular constitution of a compound. Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ism, n.
The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional
government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or
constitutional government. --Carlyle.
Constitutionalist
Constitutionalist Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ist, n.
One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a
constitutionalist.
Constitutionally
Constitutionally Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.
1. In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition
of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was
constitutionally timid.
The English were constitutionally humane. --Hallam.
2. In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law;
legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.
Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that [such]
an assembly . . . was constitutionally a Parliament.
--Macaulay.
Constitutionist
Constitutionist Con`sti*tu"tion*ist, n.
One who adheres to the constitution of the country.
--Bolingbroke.
sand-lot constitutionSand-lot Sand"-lot`, a.
Lit., of or pert. to a lot or piece of sandy ground, --
hence, pert. to, or characteristic of, the policy or
practices of the socialistic or communistic followers of the
Irish agitator Denis Kearney, who delivered many of his
speeches in the open sand lots about San Francisco; as, the
sand-lot constitution of California, framed in 1879, under
the influence of sand-lot agitation. UnconstitutionalUnconstitutional Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al, a.
Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the
terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the
constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an
officer. --Burke. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty, n. --
Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly, adv. UnconstitutionalityUnconstitutional Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al, a.
Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the
terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the
constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an
officer. --Burke. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty, n. --
Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly, adv. Unconstitutional-lyUnconstitutional Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al, a.
Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the
terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the
constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an
officer. --Burke. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty, n. --
Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly, adv.
Meaning of CONSTITUTION from wikipedia
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