Euterpe Eu·ter"pe [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... delightful; ... well + ... to delight.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music. 2. (Botany) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.
Euterpean Eu·ter"pe·an adjective Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music.
Eutexia Eu·tex"i·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a being easily melted.]
(Physics) The principle or process of forming from given components the eutectic alloy, or alloy of maximum fusibility.
Euthanasia Eu`tha·na"si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... well + ... death, ..., ..., to die: confer French
euthanasie .]
An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An
euthanasia of all thought."
Hazlitt. The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia .
Arbuthnot.
Euthanasy Eu·than"a·sy noun Same as Euthanasia .
Euthiochroic Eu`thi·o·chro"ic adjective [ Greek ... well + ... sulphur + ... color.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called. Euthiochroic acid (Chemistry) ,
a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored (yellow) salts.
Euthyneura Eu`thy·neu"ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... straight + ... a nerve.]
(Zoology) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata.
Eutrophy Eu"tro·phy noun [ Greek ..., from ... nourishing, healthy; ... well + ... to nourish.]
(Medicine) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
Eutychian Eu·tych"i·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eutyches [ 5th century], who held that the divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended together as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite; -- opposed to Nestorian .
Eutychianism Eu·tych"i·an·ism noun (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers.
Euxanthic Eux·an"thic adjective (Chemistry) Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin. Euxanthic acid (Chemistry) ,
a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin.
Euxanthin Eux·an"thin noun [ Greek ... well + ... yellow.]
(Chemistry) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri , purree , and Indian yellow .
Euxenite Eux"e·nite noun [ Greek ... hospitable. So named because it contains a number of rare elements.]
(Min.) A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.
Evacate E·va"cate transitive verb [ Prefix
e- +
vacate .]
To empty. [ Obsolete]
Harvey.
Evacuant E·vac"u·ant adjective [ Latin
evacuans ,
-antis , present participle of
evacuare : confer French
évacuant .]
Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. --
noun (Medicine) A purgative or cathartic.
Evacuate E·vac"u·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Evacuated ;
present participle & verbal noun Evacuating .] [ l.
evacuatus , past participle of
evacuare to empty, nullify;
e out +
vacuus empty,
vacare to be empty. See
Vacate .]
1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [ R.]
Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning.
Coleridge. 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
Burke. 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Evacuate E·vac"u·ate intransitive verb To let blood [ Obsolete]
Burton.
Evacuation E·vac`u·a"tion noun [ Latin
evacuatio : confer French
évacuation .]
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically:
(a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) (Medicine) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. Quincy. 3. Abolition; nullification. [ Obsolete]
Hooker. Evacuation day ,
the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.
Evacuative E·vac"u·a·tive adjective [ Confer French
évacuatif .]
Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.
Evacuator E·vac"u·a`tor noun One who evacuates; a nullifier. "
Evacuators of the law."
Hammond.
Evacuatory E·vac"u·a·to·ry noun A purgative.
Evade E·vade" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Evaded ;
present participle & verbal noun .
Evading .] [ Latin
evadere ,
evasum ,
e out +
vadere to go, walk: confer F. s'évader. See
Wade .]
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument. The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles.
Trench.
Evade E·vade" transitive verb 1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from . "
Evading from perils."
Bacon. Unarmed they might
Have easily, as spirits evaded swift
By quick contraction or remove.
Milton. 2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these . . . ways.
South. Syn. -- To equivocate; shuffle. See
Prevaricate .
Evadible E·vad"i·ble adjective Capable of being evaded. [ R.]
Evagation Ev`a·ga"tion noun [ Latin
evagatio , from
evagari to wander forth: confer French
évagation . See
Vagary .]
A wandering about; excursion; a roving. [ R.]
Ray.
Evaginate E·vag"i·nate adjective [ Latin
evaginatus , past participle , unsheathed. See
Evagination .]
Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination; turned inside out; unsheathed; evaginated; as, an evaginate membrane.
Evaginate E·vag"i·nate intransitive verb & t. [
imperfect & past participle Evaginated ;
present participle & verbal noun Evaginating .]
To become evaginate; to cause to be evaginate.
Evagination E·vag`i·na"tion noun [ Latin
evaginatio an extending,
evaginare to unsheathe;
e out +
vagina sheath.]
The act of unsheathing.
Evagination E·vag`i·na"tion noun An outgrowth or protruded part.
Eval E"val (ē"v
a l)
adjective [ Latin
aevum lifetime, age, eternity.]
Relating to time or duration. [ Obsolete]
Evaluate E·val"u·ate (e*văl"u*āt)
transitive verb [ See
Evaluation .]
To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.
Evaluation E·val`u·a"tion noun [ Confer French
évaluation , Late Latin
evaluatio .]
Valuation; appraisement. J. S. Mill.
Evanesce Ev`a·nesce" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Evanesced ;
present participle & verbal noun Evanescing . ] [ Latin
evanescere ;
e out +
vanescere to vanish, from
vanus empty, vain. See
Vain , and confer
Evanish .]
To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor. I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated.
De Quincey.
Evanescence Ev`a·nes"cence noun The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. Rambler.
Evanescent Ev`a·nes"cent adjective [ Latin
evanescens ,
-entis , present participle of
evanescere .]
1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys. So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars.
Hawthorne. 2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. The difference between right and wrong, is some petty cases, is almost evanescent .
Wollaston.
Evanescently Ev`a·nes"cent·ly adverb In a vanishing manner; imperceptibly. Chalmers.
Evangel E·van"gel noun [ French
évangile , Latin
evangelium , Greek ... good news, glad tidings, gospel, from ... bringing good news; ... well + ... to bear a message. See
Eu- , and confer
Evangely .]
Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. Milton. Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel .
Whittier.
Evangelian E`van·ge"li·an adjective Rendering thanks for favors.
Evangelic E`van·gel"ic adjective [ Latin
evangelicus , Greek ...: confer French
évangélique . See
Evangel .]
Belonging to, or contained in, the gospel; evangelical. "
Evangelic truth."
J. Foster.
Evangelical E`van·gel"ic·al adjective 1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history. 2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion. 3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preëminently orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone;" the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religious bodies not regarded as orthodox. Evangelical Alliance ,
an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising Christians of different denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool, England, in 1845. --
Evangelical Church .
(a) The Protestant Church in Germany. (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817. --
Evangelical Union ,
a religious sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also Morisonians .
Evangelical E`van·gel"ic·al noun One of evangelical principles.
Evangelicalism E`van·gel"ic·al·ism noun Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. G. Eliot.
Evangelically E`van·gel"ic·al·ly adverb In an evangelical manner.
Evangelicalness E`van·gel"ic·al·ness noun State of being evangelical.
Evangelicism E`van·gel"i·cism noun Evangelical principles; evangelism.
Evangelicity E·van`ge·lic"i·ty noun Evangelicism.
Evangelism E·van"gel·ism noun The preaching or promulgation of the gospel. Bacon.
Evangelist E·van"gel·ist noun [ French
évangéliste , Latin
evangelista , from Greek ....]
A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specifically:
(a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher. (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists , Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance. The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the title though there were many evangelists who were not Apostles.
Plumptre.
Evangelistary E·van`gel·is"ta·ry noun [ Late Latin
evangelistarium .]
A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. Porson.
Evangelistic E·van`gel·is"tic adjective Pertaining to the four evangelists; designed or fitted to evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts.
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