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Ilon'otheism. — Belief in one God. 



Pantheism. — The doctrine that the universe is God. 



Polytheism. — -The doctrine of more than one supreme design- 



inu" mind or principle. 

 1. Idolatry. — The worship of idols and false gods. 

 -. Sab''aism. — The worship of stars and fire. 

 3. Fet'ichism. — The worship of anything that strikes the 



in)agii)ation and gives the notion of great power. 

 Ra'tionalism. — A system of opinions deduced from reason, as 



distinct from inspiration or opposed to it. 

 The'ism. — A belief in one intelligent and free spirit, and that 



everything is governed or regulated for the best. 

 Trinita'rianism. — The doctrine of the union of three persons 



in the Godhead. 

 Tri'theism, — The opinion that the Father, Son, and Holy 



Spirit are three distinct beings or Gods. 

 Unita'rianism denies the doctrine of the Trinity, and ascribes 



divinity to God the Father only. 

 Univer'salism. — The doctrine that all men will be happy in a 



future life. 



REMEDIAL AGENTS. 



Absorb'ents. — Calcareous earths or other substances which 



remove acids from the stomach. 

 Acous'tics. — Medicines or instruments to help the hearing. 

 Al'terative. — An agent considered to be capable of producing 



a salutary change in a disease, but without exciting any 



sensible evacuation. 

 AnaBSthet'ic. — A substance which produces insensibility, ap- 

 parently by suspending certain of the functions of the 



nervous S3'stem. 

 Analeptic, — A restorative which serves to repair the strength 



and to raise the depressed spirits. 

 Anaplas'tic. — An agent that increases the amount of plastic 



matter — fibrin — -in the blood. 

 Anaplerot'ic. — A medicine which promotes the growth of flesh 



in wounds and ulcers. 

 Anastal'tic. — -An astringent or styptic medicine. 

 Antaphrodis'iac. — A medicine which quells amorous desires. 

 Anthelmintic. — A remedy which destroys or expels worms, 



or prevents their formation or development. 



