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Chloranthus inconspicuusChulan Chu"lan, n. (Bot.)
The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used
in China for perfuming tea. Commorant
Commorant Com"mo*rant, n. [L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari
to abide; com- + morari to delay.]
1. (Law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.
All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all
persons commorant therein. --Blackstone.
2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
Commorant
Commorant Com"mo*rant, n.
A resident. --Bp. Hacket.
CorantCorant Co*rant, Coranto Co*ran"to, n. [See Courant.]
A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.
It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. --Sir
W. temple.
Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. --Macaulay. CorantoCorant Co*rant, Coranto Co*ran"to, n. [See Courant.]
A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.
It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. --Sir
W. temple.
Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. --Macaulay. CormorantCormorant Cor"mo*rant (k[^o]r"m[-o]*rant), n. [F. cormoran,
fr. Armor. m[=o]r-vran a sea raven; m[=o]r sea + bran raven,
with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed;
or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea
birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants
devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of
gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called
sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.]
2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B.
Jonson. CorroborantCorroborant Cor*rob"o*rant (k?r-r?b"?-rant), a. [L.
corroborans, p. pr. See Corroborate.]
Strengthening; supporting; corroborating. --Bacon. -- n.
Anything which gives strength or support; a tonic.
The brain, with its proper corroborants, especially
with sweet odors and with music. --Southey. corvorantCormorant Cor"mo*rant (k[^o]r"m[-o]*rant), n. [F. cormoran,
fr. Armor. m[=o]r-vran a sea raven; m[=o]r sea + bran raven,
with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed;
or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea
birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants
devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of
gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called
sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.]
2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B.
Jonson. CorvorantCorvorant Cor"vo*rant (k?r"v?-rant), n.
See Cormorant. Deodorant
Deodorant De*o"dor*ant, n.
A deodorizer.
EdulcorantEdulcorant E*dul"co*rant, a. [See Edulcorate.]
Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or
correcting acidity and acrimony. Edulcorant
Edulcorant E*dul"co*rant, n.
An edulcorant remedy.
Essorant
Essorant Es"so*rant, a. [F.] (Her.)
Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; --
said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon.
Expectorant
Expectorant Ex*pec"to*rant, a. [L. expectorans, p. pr. of
expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.]
(Med.)
Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges
of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n. An
expectorant medicine.
Fluoranthene
Fluoranthene Flu`or*an"thene, n. [Fluorene + anthra?ene.]
(Chem.)
A white crystalline hydrocarbon C?H?, of a complex structure,
found as one ingrdient of the higher boiling portion of coal
tar.
IgnorantIgnorant Ig"no*rant, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr.
of ignorare to be ignorant. See Ignore.]
1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed;
untaught; unenlightened.
He that doth not know those things which are of use
for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he
may know besides. --Tillotson.
2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with
of.
Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. --Dryden.
3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]
Ignorant concealment. --Shak.
Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak.
4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
His shipping, Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our
terrible seas, Like eggshells moved. --Shak.
Syn: Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed;
unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- Ignorant,
Illiterate. Ignorant denotes want of knowledge, either
as to single subject or information in general;
illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of
knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle
Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were
illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,
especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
In such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes
of the ignorant More learned than the ears.
--Shak.
In the first ages of Christianity, not only the
learned and the wise, but the ignorant and
illiterate, embraced torments and death.
--Tillotson. Ignorant
Ignorant Ig"no*rant, n.
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled;
an ignoramous.
Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous
ignorants to preach? --Denham.
Ignorantism
Ignorantism Ig"no*rant*ism, n.
The spirit of those who extol the advantage to ignorance;
obscuriantism.
Ignorantist
Ignorantist Ig"no*rant*ist, n.
One opposed to the diffusion of knowledge; an obscuriantist.
Ignorantly
Ignorantly Ig"no*rant*ly, adv.
In a ignorant manner; without knowledge; inadvertently.
Whom therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I
unto you. --Acts xvii.
23.
Laborant
Laborant Lab"o*rant, n. [L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to
labor.]
A chemist. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Odorant
Odorant O"dor*ant, a. [L. odorans, -antis, p. pr.]
Yielding odors; fragrant. --Holland.
RoborantRoborant Rob"o*rant, a. [L. roborans, p. pr. See Roborate.]
Strengthening. -- n. (Med.) A strengthening medicine; a
tonic.
Meaning of Orant from wikipedia
- (Latin: [ˈoː.raːns])
translated as "one who is
praying or pleading", also
orant or orante, as well as
lifting up holy hands, is a
posture or
bodily attitude...
- An
early Christian depiction showing Noah
giving the
gesture of
orant as the dove returns...
- and the four
evangelists on the pendentives. The apse is
dominated by an
orant Theotokos with a
Deesis in
three medallions above.
Below is a Communion...
- com.
Retrieved 2022-05-05. "Learn to Make Nsima, Malawi's
Staple Food".
Orant Charities Africa. 2021-05-06.
Retrieved 2022-05-05. "UNESCO - Nsima, culinary...
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simple symbols, but
there are
numerous figure paintings either showing orants or
female praying figures,
usually representing the
deceased person, or...
- Keyboard.
Archived from the
original on May 27, 2013.
Retrieved July 31, 2013.
Orant, Tony (February 7, 2014). "Hammond XK-1C
organ review". Keyboard. Retrieved...
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Orant figure, Susa IV, 2700–2340 BC....
- monotheism".
Yagnovery (Ukrainian: Ягновіра),
Ladovery (Ладовіра), and
Orantism (Орантизм) are
other branches of
Rodnovery that have
their focus in Ukraine...
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Abraham is upon a
pedestal and
Isaac stands near at hand, both
figures in
orant attitude ...
Abraham is
shown about to
sacrifice Isaac while the latter...
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quickly the
person is
indicating a
desire to move
along with the topic.
Orant, a
gesture made
during prayer in
which the
hands are
raised with
palms facing...
