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AristocraciesAristocracy Ar`is*toc"ra*cy, n.; pl. Aristocracies. [Gr. ?;
? best + ? to be strong, to rule, ? strength; ? is perh. from
the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F.
aristocratie. See Arm, and Create, which is related to
Gr. ?.]
1. Government by the best citizens.
2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. [Obs.]
In the Senate Right not our quest in this, I will
protest them To all the world, no aristocracy. --B.
Jonson.
3. A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested
in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged
order; an oligarchy.
The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many
abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that
the period of its duration seems approach. --Swift.
4. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class
or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are
regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in
rank, fortune, or intellect. AristocracyAristocracy Ar`is*toc"ra*cy, n.; pl. Aristocracies. [Gr. ?;
? best + ? to be strong, to rule, ? strength; ? is perh. from
the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F.
aristocratie. See Arm, and Create, which is related to
Gr. ?.]
1. Government by the best citizens.
2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. [Obs.]
In the Senate Right not our quest in this, I will
protest them To all the world, no aristocracy. --B.
Jonson.
3. A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested
in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged
order; an oligarchy.
The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many
abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that
the period of its duration seems approach. --Swift.
4. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class
or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are
regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in
rank, fortune, or intellect. AristocratAristocrat A*ris"to*crat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See
Aristocracy.]
1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community;
one of a ruling class; a noble.
2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or
haughty person.
A born aristocrat, bred radical. --Mrs.
Browning.
3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or
believes the aristocracy should govern.
His whole family are accused of being aristocrats.
--Romilly. AristocraticAristocratic Ar`is*to*crat"ic, Aristocratical
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
aristocratic constitution.
2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n. AristocraticalAristocratic Ar`is*to*crat"ic, Aristocratical
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
aristocratic constitution.
2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n. AristocraticallyAristocratic Ar`is*to*crat"ic, Aristocratical
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
aristocratic constitution.
2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n. AristocraticalnessAristocratic Ar`is*to*crat"ic, Aristocratical
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]
1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or
favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an
aristocratic constitution.
2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;
characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;
as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or
manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n. Aristocratism
Aristocratism Ar"is*to*crat`ism, n.
1. The principles of aristocrats. --Romilly.
2. Aristocrats, collectively. [R.]
AristolochiaBirthwort Birth"wort`, n.
A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have
medicinal properties. Aristolochia anguicidaGuaco Gua"co, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Aristolochia anguicida) of Carthagena, used
as an antidote to serpent bites. --Lindley.
(b) The Mikania Guaco, of Brazil, used for the same
purpose. Aristolochia SerpentariaSerpentaria Ser`pen*ta"ri*a, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens
serpent.] (Med.)
The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot
(Aristolochia Serpentaria). Aristology
Aristology Ar`is*tol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? dinner + -logy.]
The science of dining. --Quart. Rev.
Aristophanic
Aristophanic Ar`is*to*phan"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.
Aristotelia MaquiMaqui Ma"qui, n. (Bot.)
A Chilian shrub (Aristotelia Maqui). Its bark furnishes
strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made
from its berries. AristotelianAristotelian Ar`is*to*te"li*an (?; 277), a.
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher
(384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a
Peripatetic. See Peripatetic. Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism Ar`is*to*te"li*an*ism
The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic
philosophy.
Aristotelic
Aristotelic Ar`is*to*tel"ic, a.
Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. ``Aristotelic
usage.' --Sir W. Hamilton.
Aristotype
Aristotype A*ris"to*type`, n. [Gr. ? best + -type.] (Photog.)
Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver
chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts
in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.
BristolBristol Bris"tol, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of
quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is
called Bristol diamond. Bristol boardBristol Bris"tol, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of
quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is
called Bristol diamond. Bristol brickBristol Bris"tol, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of
quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is
called Bristol diamond. Bristol diamondBristol Bris"tol, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of
quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is
called Bristol diamond. Bristol stoneBristol Bris"tol, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of
quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is
called Bristol diamond. Christocentric
Christocentric Chris"to*cen"tric, a. [Christ + centric.]
Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped,
as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the
central object of thought or emotion. --J. W. Chadwick.
Christology
Christology Chris*tol"o*gy, n. [Crist + -logy.]
A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which
treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.
ChristomChristom Chris"tom, n.
See Chrisom. [Obs.] --Shak. Christophany
Christophany Chris*toph"a*ny, n. [Christ + Gr. ? to show.]
An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the
crucifixion.
Herb ChristopherHerb Herb (?; 277), n. [OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F.
herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture,
fe`rbein to feed.]
1. A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent,
but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.
Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower
the second season, and then die; perennial herbs
produce new stems year after year.
2. Grass; herbage.
And flocks Grazing the tender herb. --Milton.
Herb bennet. (Bot.) See Bennet.
Herb Christopher (Bot.), an herb (Act[ae]a spicata),
whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The
name is occasionally given to other plants, as the royal
fern, the wood betony, etc.
Herb Gerard (Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of
St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. --Dr.
Prior.
Herb grace, or Herb of grace. (Bot.) See Rue.
Herb Margaret (Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite.
Herb Paris (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the
trillium (Paris quadrifolia), commonly reputed
poisonous.
Herb Robert (Bot.), a species of Geranium (G.
Robertianum.) Myristone
Myristone My*ris"tone, n. [Myristc + -one.] (Chem.)
The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline
substance.
Meaning of Risto from wikipedia
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Risto (Russian: Ристо) is a
masculine given name,
found in Finnish,
Estonian and
South Slavic. In South...
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Risto Mejide Roldán (born 29
November 1974 in Barcelona; born
Ricardo Mejide Roldán), is a
Spanish publicist, author,
music producer,
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Risto Radunović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ристо Радуновић,
pronounced [
rǐːsto radǔːnoʋitɕ]; born 4 May 1992) is a
Montenegrin professional footballer who...
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Risto Heikki Ryti (Finnish pronunciation: [
ˈristo ˈhei̯kːi ˈryti]; 3
February 1889 – 25
October 1956) was a
Finnish politician who
served as the fifth...
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Risto Orko (born
Risto Eliel William Nylund; 15
September 1899 – 29
September 2001) was a
Finnish film
producer and director. Orko was born in Rauma. With...
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Risto Miikkulainen (born 16
December 1961) is a Finnish-American
computer scientist and
professor at the
University of
Texas at Austin. He is also an...
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Risto Bimbiloski (born in 1975 in Macedonia) is a
Macedonian and
French fashion designer based in Paris,
founder and
creative director of
Risto. He defines...
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Risto Antero Jarva (15 July 1934 – 16
December 1977) was a
Finnish filmmaker.
Jarva usually approached his long
films and
short do****entary
films from...
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Risto Mitrevski (Macedonian: Ристо Митревски, born 5
October 1991) is a
Macedonian professional footballer who
plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club...
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Risto Ihamuotila (born 15 May 1938) is a
retired Finnish academic and ex-Chancellor of the
University of Helsinki.
Risto Veikko Artturi Ihamuotila was...
