Heren Her"en adjective Made of hair. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Hereof Here·of" adverb Of this; concerning this; from this; hence.

Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant.

Shak.

Hereon Here·on" adverb On or upon this; hereupon.

Hereout Here·out" adverb Out of this. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Heresiarch Her"e·si·arch noun [ Latin haeresiarcha , Greek ...; ... heresy + ... leader, ... to lead: confer French hérésiarque .] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Heresiarchy Her"e·si·arch`y noun A chief or great heresy. [ R.]

The book itself [ the Alcoran] consists of heresiarchies against our blessed Savior.

Sir T. Herbert.

Heresiographer Her`e·si·og"ra·pher noun [ See Heresiography .] One who writes on heresies.

Heresiography Her`e·si·og"ra·phy noun [ Greek ... heresy + -graphy : confer French hérésiographie .] A treatise on heresy.

Heresy Her"e·sy noun ; plural Heresies . [ Middle English heresie , eresie , Old French heresie , iresie , French hérésie , Latin haeresis , Greek ... a taking, a taking for one's self, choosing, a choice, a sect, a heresy, from ... to take, choose.]

1. An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach.

New opinions
Divers and dangerous, which are heresies ,
And, not reformed, may prove pernicious.

Shak.

After the study of philosophy began in Greece, and the philosophers, disagreeing amongst themselves, had started many questions . . . because every man took what opinion he pleased, each several opinion was called a heresy ; which signified no more than a private opinion, without reference to truth or falsehood.

Hobbes.

2. (Theol.) Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy.

Doubts 'mongst divines, and difference of texts,
From whence arise diversity of sects,
And hateful heresies by God abhor'd.

Spenser.

Deluded people! that do not consider that the greatest heresy in the world is a wicked life.

Tillotson.

3. (Law) An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained.

A second offense is that of heresy , which consists not in a total denial of Christianity, but of some its essential doctrines, publicly and obstinately avowed.

Blackstone.

» "When I call dueling, and similar aberrations of honor, a moral heresy , I refer to the force of the Greek ..., as signifying a principle or opinion taken up by the will for the will's sake, as a proof or pledge to itself of its own power of self- determination, independent of all other motives." Coleridge.

Heretic Her"e·tic noun [ Latin haereticus , Greek ... able to choose, heretical, from ... to take, choose: confer French hérétique . See Heresy .] 1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.

A man that is an heretic , after the first and second admonition, reject.

Titus iii. 10.

2. (R. C. Ch.) One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal church." Addis & Arnold.

Syn. -- Heretic , Schismatic , Sectarian . A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a schism , or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a sect , or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers.

Heretical He·ret"i·cal adjective Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy.

Heretically He·ret"i·cal·ly adverb In an heretical manner.

Hereticate He·ret"i·cate transitive verb [ Late Latin haereticatus , past participle of haereticare .] To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic or heretical. Bp. Hall.

And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism, to hereticate me.

Fitzed. Hall.

Heretification He·ret`i·fi·ca"tion noun The act of hereticating or pronouncing heretical. London Times.

Hereto Here·to" adverb To this; hereunto. Hooker.

Heretoch, Heretog Her"e·toch, Her"e·tog noun [ Anglo-Saxon heretoga , heretoha ; here army + teón to draw, lead; akin to Old Saxon heritogo , Old High German herizogo , German herzog duke.] (AS. Antiq.) The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal. Blackstone.

Heretofore Here`to·fore" adverb Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past. Shak.

Hereunto Here`un·to" adverb Unto this; up to this time; hereto.

Hereupon Here`up·on" adverb On this; hereon.

Herewith Here·with" adverb With this.

Herie Her"ie transitive verb [ See Hery .] To praise; to worship. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Heriot Her"i·ot noun [ Anglo-Saxon heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe , plural, arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant. Blackstone. Bouvier.

Heriot custom , a heriot depending on usage. -- Heriot service (Law) , a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands. Spelman. Blackstone.

Heriotable Her"i·ot·a·ble adjective Subject to the payment of a heriot. Burn.

Herisson Her"is·son noun [ French hérisson , prop., hedgehog.] (fort.) A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; -- used to block up a passage.

Heritability Her`it·a·bil"i·ty noun The state of being heritable.

Heritable Her"it·a·ble adjective [ Old French héritable . See Heritage , Hereditable .] 1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.

2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.

This son shall be legitimate and heritable .

Sir M. Hale.

Heritable rights (Scots Law) , rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law Dict.).

Heritage Her"it·age adjective [ Middle English heritage , eritage , Old French heritage , eritage , French héritage , from hériter to inherit, Late Latin heriditare . See Hereditable .] 1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.

Part of my heritage ,
Which my dead father did bequeath to me.

Shak.

2. (Script.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. Joel iii. 2. 1 Peter v. 3.

Heritance Her"it·ance noun [ Old French heritance .] Heritage; inheritance. [ R.]

Robbing their children of the heritance
Their fathers handed down

Southey.

Heritor Her"it·or noun [ Confer Late Latin her...ator , from Latin heres an heir.] A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [ Scot.]

Herl Herl noun (Zoology) Same as Harl , 2.

Herling, Hirling Her"ling, Hir"ling noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoology) The young of the sea trout. [ Prov. Eng.]

Herma Her"ma noun ; plural Hermæ . [ Latin ] See Hermes , 2.

Hermaphrodeity Her·maph`ro·de"i·ty noun Hermaphrodism. B. Jonson.

Hermaphrodism Her·maph"ro·dism noun [ Confer French hermaphrodisme .] (Biol.) See Hermaphroditism .

Hermaphrodite Her·maph"ro·dite noun [ Latin hermaphroditus , Greek ..., so called from the mythical story that Hermaphroditus , son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: confer French hermaphrodite .] (Biol.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths .

Hermaphrodite Her·maph"ro·dite adjective Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower.

Hermaphrodite brig . (Nautical) See under Brig . Totten.

Hermaphroditic, Hermaphroditical Her·maph`ro·dit"ic, Her·maph`ro·dit"ic·al adjective (Biol.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; characterized by hermaphroditism. -- Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly , adverb

Hermaphroditism Her·maph"ro·dit·ism noun (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.

Hermeneutic, Hermeneutical Her`me·neu"tic, Her`me·neu"tic·al adjective [ Greek ..., from ... to interpret: confer French herméneutique .] Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.

Hermeneutically Her`me·neu"tic·al·ly adverb According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically .

Hermeneutics Her`me·neu"tics noun [ Greek ... (sc. ...).] The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Schaff- Herzog Encyc.

Hermes Her"mes noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Myth.) See Mercury .

» Hermes Trismegistus [ Greek 'Ermh^s trisme`gistos , lit., Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy.

2. (Archæology) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma . See Terminal statue , under Terminal .

Hermetic, Hermetical Her·met"ic, Her·met"ic·al adjective [ French hermétique . See Note under Hermes , 1.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions of the hermetic art." Burke.

The alchemists, as the people were called who tried to make gold, considered themselves followers of Hermes, and often called themselves Hermetic philosophers.

A. B. Buckley.

2. Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine.

3. Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically .

Hermetic art , alchemy. -- Hermetic books . (a) Books of the Egyptians, which treat of astrology. (b) Books which treat of universal principles, of the nature and orders of celestial beings, of medicine, and other topics.

Hermetically Her·met"ic·al·ly adverb 1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. Boyle.

2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.

» A vessel or tube is hermetically sealed when it is closed completely against the passage of air or other fluid by fusing the extremity; -- sometimes less properly applied to any air-tight closure.

Hermit Her"mit noun [ Middle English ermite , eremite , heremit , heremite , French hermite , ermite , Latin eremita , Greek ..., from ... lonely, solitary. Confer Eremite .] 1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives.

He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious reign, took on him the habit of a hermit , and retired into this solitary spot.

Addison.

2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [ Obsolete] "We rest your hermits ." Shak.

Hermit crab (Zoology) , a marine decapod crustacean of the family Paguridæ . The species are numerous, and belong to many genera. Called also soldier crab . The hermit crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal . -- Hermit thrush (Zoology) , an American thrush ( Turdus Pallasii ), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song. -- Hermit warbler (Zoology) , a California wood warbler ( Dendroica occidentalis ), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.

Hermit Her"mit noun (Cookery) A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.

Hermitage Her"mit·age noun [ Middle English hermitage , ermitage , French hermitage , ermitage . See Hermit .] 1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.

Some forlorn and naked hermitage ,
Remote from all the pleasures of the world.

Shak.

2. [ French Vin de l'Hermitage .] A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drôme.

Hermitary Her"mit·a·ry noun [ Confer Late Latin hermitorium , eremitorium .] A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. Howell.

Hermitess Her"mit·ess noun A female hermit. Coleridge.

Hermitical Her·mit"i·cal adjective Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit. Coventry.

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