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INDARD DICTIONARY OF i ACTS 



IB a matter of convenience to the individual : 



: t . . - . ; , : : , ..,-: - : . for Other* 



from din or - 



clean. A person who keeps himself clean cleanly. 



Pure is used in a moral sense; the heart should be 



pure. 



. \ i x Id. A mere freedom from 



stain or dullness constitutes the clearness; the return of 

 sequent removal of darkness. const. tutes 



of light; 



- a freshness combined with the strength, and 

 even a degree of briluai 



'usiim-iix. I tial ia seen clearly of winch 

 one has a clear view indepemic -' else; that 



- seen so as to distinguish it from 

 learly win 



~ee the spots in the moon dis- 

 without the help of glasses. 



, ... r. ,-.,, . denote 



qualities equ:i e to rentier .ntelhgi- 



iearness respects our ideas, ami springs from the 



:u-e discussed: 

 .ng the ideas, 

 and springs from the good qualities of style. 



. Dexterous, Adroit. 



Cleverness is mental power employed in the ordinary 

 concerns of life: a persm. Skill is 



mental and c<>i|>.,tral power. exerted in mechani- 

 cal operations and practical sciences: a physician, a 

 Bt. is skillful: one may have a skill in 

 : a skill in painting. Kxpertness and dex- 

 rnore corporeal than mental power exerted 

 one i- expert at throw- 

 in the management of horses. 



< h.jstrr. ( on \eiii. Monastery. Hie proper idea of 



n ; the proper idea of convent 



the proper idea of a monastery IB 



-nut up in a cloister, put into a 



cry. Whoever wishes to 



take an absol :ie world shuts himself up in a 



attach himself to a communi- 

 i.as renoimce<l all commerce with the world goes 

 into a convent ; whoever wishes to slum all human inter- 

 course retires to a monastery. In the cloister our liberty 

 is sacrificed; in the convent our worldly habits are re- 

 nounced, and those of a regular religious community 

 being adopted, we submit to the yoke of established 

 orders: in a monastery we impose a sort of voluntary 

 ; we live with the view of living only 



I 'lose. Near, \igh. Close is more definite than near, 



other which are almost joined; 



n they touch each other; objects are 



rh are within sight ; persons are near each other 



when thev nm converse together. Near and nigh, which 



ions of each other in etymology, admit of 



little or no difference in their use. 



Hint. I o d.i-e signifies simply to put close 



..]) or prevent admittance; closing is 



a part ial shutting, and shutting a complete clos- 



i-i ( I-.-.-. Conclude. I inish. We may close at any 



have any more to do with it ; 



conclude in a definite and positive manner. To 



conclude is to bring to an end by del ernrinat ion ; to finish 



is to b: i liv completion: what is settled by 



arrangerm-nt and deliberation is properly concluded; 



in-trim on a certain plan is said to be finished. 



.imh. Kudo. In the proper sense coarse 

 refers to the composition and materials of bodies, as 

 coarse I e meat, coarse cloth; rough respects 



the surface of bodies, as rough wood and rough skin; 

 iake or fashion of things, as a rude 

 bark, a rude opposed to fine, rough to 



smooth, rude to pi, 



nt. Forcible. Strong. Cogency applies to rea- 

 liyidually considered: force and strength to modes 

 of reason i nir : cogent reasons impel to de- 



cisive conduct ; strong conviction is produced by forcible 

 reasoning conveyed in strong language. 



< oil, ;i-ii.% P;irtner. Colleague is more noble than 



in the highest offices are colleagues; trades- 

 men, r: I subordin . are partners: 

 il had a colleague; every workman 

 has commonly a partner. Colleague is used for com- 

 munity of office; partner for community of interest. 



Colorable, ">pe<-ioii>. Ostensible, Plausible, Fea- 

 sible. The first three of these words are figures of speech 

 drawn from what naturally pleases the eye; plausible is 

 drawn from what pleases the ear; feasible takes its sig- 

 nification from what meets the judgment or conviction. 

 What is colorable has an aspect or face upon it that lulls 



in ami affords satisfaction; what is specious has 

 it side when contrasted with that which it may 

 possibly conceal; what is ostensible is that which pre- 

 sents such an appearance as may serve for an indication 



him: real. 



I o < onihat. Oppose. A person's positions are com- 

 OT his measures are opposed. 



To Come. Arrive. Persons or things come; persons 

 only, or what is personified, arrive. To come specifies 

 neither time nor manner: arrival is employed with re- 

 gard to some particular period or circumstances. 



Comfort. Pleasure. The grand feature in comfort is 

 substantiality; in that of pleasure is warmth. Pleasure 

 is quickly succeeded by pain; it is the lot of humanity 

 that to every pleasure there should be an alloy: comfort 

 is that portion of pleasure which seems to lie exempt 

 from this disadvantage; it is the most durable sort of 

 pleasure. Comfort must be sought for at home; pleasure 

 is pursued abroad. 



Command. Order, Injunction, Precept. A com- 

 mand is an exercise of power or authority; it is impera- 

 i ive and must be obeyed: an order serves to direct ; it is 

 instructive and must be executed. A sovereign issues his 

 commands: orders may be given by a subordinate or by 

 a body; as orders of a court. Order is applied to the 

 common concerns of life; injunction and precept to the 

 moral conduct or duties of men. Injunction imposes a 

 duty by virtue of the authority which enjoins: the pre- 

 cept lays down or teaches such duties as already exist . 



To Commission, Authorize, Empower. We com- 

 mission in matters where our own win and convenience 

 are concerned; we authorize in matters where our per- 

 sonal authority is requisite; and we empower in matters 

 where the authority of the law is required. 



Commodious, Convenient. Commodious is mostly 

 applied to that which contributes to the bodily ease 

 and comfort ; convenient to whatever suits the purposes of 

 men in their various transactions. 



Commonly, Generally, Frequently, Usually. 

 What is commonly done is an action common to all; 

 what is generally done is the action of the greatest part; 

 what is frequently done is either the action of many, or 

 an action many times repeated by the same person; 

 what is usually done is done regularly by one or many. 



To Communicate, Impart. A thing may be com- 

 municated directly or indirectly, and to any number of 

 persons; as to communicate intelligence by signal or 

 otherwise. Impart is a direct action that passes between 

 individuals; as to impart instruction. 



Communion, Converse. Both these terms imply 

 a communication between minds; but the former may 

 take place without corporeal agency, the latter never 

 does; spirits hold communion with each other; people 

 hold converse. 



Comparison, Contrast. Likeness in the quality 

 and difference in the degree are requisite for a com- 

 parison; likeness in the degree and opposition in the 

 quality are requisite for a contrast. 



Compatible, Consistent. Compatibility has priiu 

 cipally a reference to plans and measures; consistency 

 to character, conduct, and station. Everything is com- 

 patible with a plan which does not interrupt its prose- 

 cution; everything is consistent with a person's station 

 by which it is neither degraded nor elevated. 



To Compel, Force, Oblige, Necessitate. To com- 

 pel denotes rather moral than physical force; but to 

 force is properly applied to the use of physical force or 

 a violent degree of moral force. A man may be com- 

 pelled to walk if he have no means of riding; he may 

 be forced to go at the will of another; oblige expresses 

 only an indirect influence, which may be resisted or 

 yielded at discretion; we are compelled to do that 

 which is repugnant to our will and our feelings; that 

 which one is obliged to do may have the assent of the 

 judgment if not of the will; we are necessitated by 

 circumstances, or by anything which puts it out of our 

 power to do otherwise. 



Compensation, Amends, Satisfaction, Recom- 

 pense. Remuneration, Requital, Reward. A com- 

 pensation is a return for a loss or damage sustained; 

 amends is a return for anything that is faulty in our- 

 selves or toward others; satisfaction is that which 

 satisfies the individual requiring it it is given for 

 personal injuries; a recompense is a voluntary return 

 for a voluntary service; it is made from a generous 

 feeling; remuneration is estimated rather according to 

 the condition of the person and the dignity of the serv- 

 ice, than its positive worth. Authors often receive a 

 remuneration for their works according to the reputa- 

 tion they have previously acquired, and not according 

 to the real merit of the work. A reward conveys no 

 idea of an obligation on the part of the person making 

 it; whoever rewards acts optionally. When evil is 



