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AccensorAccensor Ac*cen"sor, n. [LL., from p. p. accensus. See
Accend.] (R. C. Ch.)
One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers. Censor
Censor Cen"sor, n. [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.]
1. (Antiq.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a
register of the number and property of citizens, and who
also exercised the office of inspector of morals and
conduct.
2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they
are committed to the press, and to forbid their
publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an
official in some European countries.
3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady
rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no
inclination to approve. --Rambler.
4. A critic; a reviewer.
Received with caution by the censors of the press.
--W. Irving.
Censorial
Censorial Cen*so"ri*al, a.
1. Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public
morals. --Junius.
2. Full of censure; censorious.
The censorial declamation of Juvenal. --T. Warton.
Censorian
Censorian Cen*so"ri*an, a.
Censorial. [R.] --Bacon.
CensoriousCensorious Cen*so"ri*ous, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the
censor. See Censor.]
1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in
making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious
of his neighbors. --Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe;
condemnatory; hypercritical. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv.
-- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n. CensoriouslyCensorious Cen*so"ri*ous, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the
censor. See Censor.]
1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in
making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious
of his neighbors. --Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe;
condemnatory; hypercritical. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv.
-- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n. CensoriousnessCensorious Cen*so"ri*ous, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the
censor. See Censor.]
1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in
making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious
of his neighbors. --Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe;
condemnatory; hypercritical. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv.
-- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n. Censorship
Censorship Cen"sor*ship, n.
The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a
censorship. --Holland.
The press was not indeed at that moment under a general
censorship. --Macaulay.
Comprehensor
Comprehensor Com`pre*hen"sor, n.
One who comprehends; one who has attained to a full
knowledge. [Obs.]
When I shall have dispatched this weary pilgrimage, and
from a traveler shall come to be a comprehensor,
farewell faith and welcome vision. --Bp. Hall.
DefensorDefensor De*fen"sor, n. [L. See Defenser.]
1. A defender. --Fabyan.
2. (Law) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or
protector.
3. (Eccl.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge
of the temporal affairs of a church. Defensory
Defensory De*fen"so*ry, a. [L. defensorius.]
Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations.
DescensoryDescensory De*scen"so*ry, n. [NL. descensorium: cf. OF.
descensoire. See Descend.]
A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils. ExtensorExtensor Ex*ten"sor, n. [L., one who stretches. See Extend.]
(Anat.)
A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the
body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor. Incensor
Incensor In*cen"sor, n. [L.]
A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
IncensoriesIncensory In*cen"so*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incensories. [LL.
incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf.
Censer.]
The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer;
a thurible. [R.] --Evelyn. IncensoryIncensory In*cen"so*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incensories. [LL.
incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf.
Censer.]
The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer;
a thurible. [R.] --Evelyn. OstensoriumOstensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl.
L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F.
ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.)
Same as Monstrance. OstensoryOstensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl.
L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F.
ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.)
Same as Monstrance. Prehensory
Prehensory Pre*hen"so*ry, a.
Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Reprehensory
Reprehensory Rep`re*hen"so*ry (-s?-r?), a.
Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint.
--Johnson.
Sensor
Sensor Sen"sor, a.
Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.
SensoriaSensorium Sen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Sensoriums, L.
Sensoria. [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive
by the senses.] (Physiol.)
The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which
impressions from the external world must be conveyed before
they can be perceived; the place where external impressions
are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to
being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the
whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is
susceptible of common or special sensations. SensorialSensorial Sen*so"ri*al, a. [Cf. F. sensorial. See
Sensorium.]
Of or pertaining to the sensorium; as, sensorial faculties,
motions, powers. --A. Tucker. SensoriumSensorium Sen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Sensoriums, L.
Sensoria. [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive
by the senses.] (Physiol.)
The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which
impressions from the external world must be conveyed before
they can be perceived; the place where external impressions
are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to
being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the
whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is
susceptible of common or special sensations. SensoriumsSensorium Sen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Sensoriums, L.
Sensoria. [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive
by the senses.] (Physiol.)
The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which
impressions from the external world must be conveyed before
they can be perceived; the place where external impressions
are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to
being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the
whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is
susceptible of common or special sensations. Sensori-volitional
Sensori-volitional Sen*so`ri-vo*li"tion*al, a. (Physiol.)
Concerned both in sensation and volition; -- applied to those
nerve fibers which pass to and from the cerebro-spinal axis,
and are respectively concerned in sensation and volition.
--Dunglison.
Sensory
Sensory Sen"so*ry, a. (Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory
impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve
fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in
sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of
afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions
of any kind to a nerve center.
Suspensor
Suspensor Sus*pen"sor, n. [NL.]
1. A suspensory.
2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is
attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
SuspensoriaSuspensorium Sus`pen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. Suspensoria. [NL.]
(Anat.)
Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the
mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages
representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw
with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
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