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ApostateApostate A*pos"tate, n. [L. apostata, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See
Apostasy.]
1. One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to
which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his
religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.
2. (R. C. Ch.) One who, after having received sacred orders,
renounces his clerical profession. Apostate
Apostate A*pos"tate, a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to
moral allegiance; renegade.
So spake the apostate angel. --Milton.
A wretched and apostate state. --Steele.
Apostate
Apostate A*pos"tate, v. i. [L. apostatare.]
To apostatize. [Obs.]
We are not of them which apostate from Christ. --Bp.
Hall.
Apostatic
Apostatic Ap`o*stat"ic, a. [L. apostaticus, Gr. ?.]
Apostatical. [R.]
Apostatical
Apostatical Ap`o*stat"ic*al, a.
Apostate.
An heretical and apostatical church. --Bp. Hall.
HypostasesHypostasis Hy*pos"ta*sis, n.; pl. Hypostases. [L., fr. Gr. ?
subsistence, substance, fr. ? to stand under; ? under + ? to
stand, middle voice of ? to cause to stand. See Hypo-, and
Stand.]
1. That which forms the basis of anything; underlying
principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated
as an existing being or thing.
2. (Theol.) Substance; subsistence; essence; person;
personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote
any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Note: The Council of Alexandria (a. d. 362) defined
hypostasis as synonymous with person. --Schaff-Herzog.
3. Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in
speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they
considered as the three principles of all material bodies.
4. (Med.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid;
sediment. HypostasisHypostasis Hy*pos"ta*sis, n.; pl. Hypostases. [L., fr. Gr. ?
subsistence, substance, fr. ? to stand under; ? under + ? to
stand, middle voice of ? to cause to stand. See Hypo-, and
Stand.]
1. That which forms the basis of anything; underlying
principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated
as an existing being or thing.
2. (Theol.) Substance; subsistence; essence; person;
personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote
any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Note: The Council of Alexandria (a. d. 362) defined
hypostasis as synonymous with person. --Schaff-Herzog.
3. Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in
speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they
considered as the three principles of all material bodies.
4. (Med.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid;
sediment. Hypostasize
Hypostasize Hy*pos"ta*size, v. t.
To make into a distinct substance; to conceive or treat as an
existing being; to hypostatize. [R.]
The pressed Newtonians . . . refused to hypostasize the
law of gravitation into an ether. --Coleridge.
HypostaticHypostatic Hy`po*stat"ic, Hypostatical Hy`po*stat"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. hypostatique.]
1. Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive,
or elementary.
The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their
three hypostatical principles. --Boyle.
2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine
hypostases, or substances. --Bp. Pearson.
3. (Med.) Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting;
as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of
blood by gravitation.
Hypostatic union (Theol.), the union of the divine with the
human nature of Christ. --Tillotson. Hypostatic union 7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of
machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender
connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine;
especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes
and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate
disconnection.
8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which
fermentation is carried on.
Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic.
Latin union. See under Latin.
Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain
and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which
Scotland was united to England, or by which the two
kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.
Union by the first, or second, intention. (Surg.) See
To heal by the first, or second, intention, under
Intention.
Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by
reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.
Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
Union joint. (Mech.)
(a) A joint formed by means of a union.
(b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance;
coalition; combination; confederacy.
Usage: Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or
more things together so as to make but one, or the
state of being united into one. Unity is a state of
simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of
God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design,
of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a
union of interests which shall result in a unity of
labor and interest in securing a given object.
One kingdom, joy, and union without end.
--Milton.
[Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his
image multiplied. In unity defective; which
requires Collateral love, and dearest amity.
--Milton. Hypostatic unionHypostatic Hy`po*stat"ic, Hypostatical Hy`po*stat"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. hypostatique.]
1. Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive,
or elementary.
The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their
three hypostatical principles. --Boyle.
2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine
hypostases, or substances. --Bp. Pearson.
3. (Med.) Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting;
as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of
blood by gravitation.
Hypostatic union (Theol.), the union of the divine with the
human nature of Christ. --Tillotson. HypostaticalHypostatic Hy`po*stat"ic, Hypostatical Hy`po*stat"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. hypostatique.]
1. Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive,
or elementary.
The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their
three hypostatical principles. --Boyle.
2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine
hypostases, or substances. --Bp. Pearson.
3. (Med.) Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting;
as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of
blood by gravitation.
Hypostatic union (Theol.), the union of the divine with the
human nature of Christ. --Tillotson. Hypostatically
Hypostatically Hy`po*stat"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a hypostatic manner.
Hypostatize
Hypostatize Hy*pos"ta*tize, v. t.
1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct
substance.
Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized
universals. --Pop. Sci.
Monthly.
2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Postable
Postable Post"a*ble, a.
Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] --W.
Montagu.
Postact
Postact Post"act`, n.
An act done afterward.
PostagePostage Post"age, n.
The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of
a letter or other mailable matter by a public post.
Postage stamp, a government stamp required to be put upon
articles sent by mail in payment of the postage, esp. an
adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose. Postage stampPostage Post"age, n.
The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of
a letter or other mailable matter by a public post.
Postage stamp, a government stamp required to be put upon
articles sent by mail in payment of the postage, esp. an
adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose. PostalPostal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate. Postal cardPostal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate. postal money order Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue.
Money broker, a broker who deals in different kinds of
money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called
also money changer.
Money cowrie (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
Cypr[ae]a (esp. C. moneta) formerly much used as money
by savage tribes. See Cowrie.
Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping
accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an
equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in
the United States, but not a coin.
Money order, an order for the payment of money;
specifically, a government order for the payment of money,
issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called
also postal money order. Postal money orderPostal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate. Postal notePostal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate. Postal UnionPostal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate. Postanal
Postanal Post*a"nal, a. [Pref. post- + anal.] (Anat.)
Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.
Postaxial
Postaxial Post*ax"i*al, a. [Pref. post- + axial.] (Anat.)
Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal;
caudal; posterior; especially, behind, or on the caudal or
posterior (that is, ulnar or fibular) side of, the axis of a
vertebrate limb.
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Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈpoʃtɒ ˈzeːjɛrteː],
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