annihilationism 
2. In tlieol., the doctrine that for the incor- 
rigibly wicked future punishment will end in 
annihilation. See ainnliilalioiiixt. 
annihilationist (a-nl-hi-la'shpn-ist), . [< an- 
nihilation + -ist.] 1. One who denies the ex- 
istence of the soul after death ; one who denies 
immortality. Specifically 2. In tlieol., one 
who believes that annihilation is the final doom 
of the incorrigibly wicked. Aimihilationiste are of 
two classes: those who believe that annihilation will lie 
inflicted by God as a peculiar doom upon the wicked, and 
those who believe that immortality is not a natural attri- 
bute of man, but is conferred by God on those who through 
faith become partakers of the divine nature. 
annihilative (a-ni'hi-la-tiv), a. [< annihilate 
+ -ii-e.] Tending to annihilate ; destructive. 
annibilator (a-ni'hi-la-tor), n. [< annihilate, v.] 
1. One who or that which annihilates. 2. 
In math., an operator which reduces a given 
kind of expression to zero Flre-annihilator, a 
fire-extinguisher. 
annihilatory (a-ni'hi-la-to-ri), o. Annihilat- 
ing ; tending to annihilate or destroy. 
annite (an'It), . [< Cape Ann + -ite?.] A va- 
riety of the iron mica lepidomelane, occurring 
in the granite of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. 
anniversarily (an-i-ver'sa-ri-li), adr. In an 
anniversary manner ; at recurring annual peri- 
ods. [Rare.] 
anniversary (an-i-yer'sa-ri), a. and w. [< L. <i- 
niversarius, returning yearly, < annus, a year 
(see annals), + vertere, turn: see verse.'} I. a. 
Returning with the revolution of the year ; an- 
nual; yearly: as, an anniversary feast. 
The heaven whirled about with admirable celerity, most 
constantly finishing its anniversary vicissitudes. ./tor/. 
Anniversary day. () in tne Kmn - <?""' Ch. a day on 
which an office is yearly performed for the soul of a de- 
ceased person, or on which the martyrdom of a saint is 
yearly celebrated, (b) In the University of Cambridge, 
commemoration-day, an occasion upon which degrees are 
conferred since the disuse of the acts. See act, n., 5. 
H. n.; pi. anniversaries (-riz). [< ME. anni- 
versarie, < ML. anniversarium, ueut. n., also an- 
niversaria, fern, n., prop. adj.,< L. anniversaries : 
see the adj.] 1. The annually recurring date 
of some past event ; more generally, a day set 
apart in each year for some commemorative ob- 
servance ; a day for the annual celebration of 
some notable event, public or private. 
The primitive Christians met at the place of their [the 
early martyrs'] martyrdom, ... to observe the anniver- 
mry of their sufferings. Stillingjteet. 
2. In the Rom. Cath. Ch., the yearly commem- 
oration of the day of a person's death, by a 
mass offered for his soul, or such commemo- 
ration of his death daily for a year. 
Anniversary is an office in the Romish Church, cele- 
brated not only once a year, but which ought to be said 
daily through the year for the soul of the deceased. 
Ayli/e, Parergon. 
3. The act of celebrating a day on its annual re- 
currence ; a yearly commemoration, or (rarely) 
something done or prepared for such commem 
oration. 
Donne had never seen Mrs. Drury, whom he has made 
immortal in his admirable annivermriet. Dryden. 
anniverse (an'i-vers), w. [Shortforam'0ersar#, 
as if < L. anni versus, the turning of the year; 
but this phrase does not occur in use, and ver- 
sus is not used in the lit. sense 'a turning.'] 
Same as anniversary. 
And on their [the Trinity's] sacred annicerse decreed 
To stamp their image on the promis'd seed. 
Dryden, Britannia Eediviva, 1. 29. 
annotated (an'o-da-ted), o. [< ML. annodatus, 
pp. of annodare, form into a knot, < L. ad, to, + 
nodus = E. knot: see node.'] In 
her., curved in the form of an S, or 
twisted or wrapped around any- 
thing, as a serpent around a staff. 
Generally used as synonymous 
with bowed-embowed, inwrapped, 
and nowed. 
annO Domini (ail '6 dom'i-ni). A serpent an- 
[ML.: L.aHo abl. of annus, year StaTJaS'S 
( see annals) ; LL. Domim, gen. of surmounted by a 
Dominus, the Lord, L. dominus, " 
master: see dominant, dominie.] 
In the year of the Lord ; in the year of the 
Christian era. Commonly abbreviated A. D. : 
as, the battle of Bunker Hill was fought A. D. 
(or A. D.) 1775. 
anno hejirae (an'6 hej'i-re). [ML.] In the 
year of the hejira, or flight of Mohammed from 
Mecca (A. D. 622), from which the Mohamme- 
dans reckon their time. Commonly abbreviated 
A. H. See hejira. 
annoisancet (a-noi'sans), . [A mod. spelling 
of older anoisance, anoisaunce, < ME. noisance, 
224 
nuisance ; prob. confused with ME. anoicn, an- 
noy: see nuisance.'] In laic, & nuisance; any 
injury done to a place by encroachment, or by 
putting anything thereon that may breed in- 
fection. 
annominate (a-nom'i-nat), r. t. [Another form 
of (innominate, q. v.] To name; especially, 
give a punning or alliterative name to. [Rare. ] 
How then shall these chapters be annowinated? 
Southey, Doctor, viii. 1. 
annomination (a-nom-i-na'shon), n. [<L. an- 
iiniiiiiiatio(n-), adnomi>iatio(ti-), for 'adyiiomi- 
inilin(n-), usually aanominatio(n-) : see aannnii- 
nntion.'] 1. The use in juxtaposition of words 
nearly alike in sound, but of different mean- 
ings; a paronomasia. 2. Alliteration, or the 
use of two or more words in succession begin- 
ning with the same letter or sound. See agnom- 
inalioii. 
Geraldus Carabrensis speaks of annomination, which he 
describes to be what we call alliteration, as the favourite 
rhetorical figure both of the Welsh and English in his 
time. Tyrwhitt, Chaucer, iii. 1, note. 
Annomination plays an important role in their sen- 
tence-relation [parasynthetic compounds], especially in the 
first stage of transfer to a simple active signification. 
Amer. Jour, of Phitol., II. 198. 
anno mundi (an'6 mun'di). [L. : anno, abl. 
of annus, year (see annals) ; mundi, gen. of nnin- 
'dus, world: see mundane.] In the year of the 
world: used in dating events when reckoned 
from the estimated era of the creation, as nar- 
rated in Genesis i. Usually abbreviated A. M. : 
as, the Noachian deluge is said to have oc- 
curred A. M. (or A. M. ) 1656 (Archbishop Usher's 
chronology). 
annotate (an'o-tat), r. ; pret. and pp. anno- 
tated, ppr. annotating. [< L. annotate.*, pp. of 
annotare, adnotare, put a note to, write down, 
< ad, to, -1- notare, note, mark, < note, a note : 
see note, v.] I. trans. To comment upon ; re- 
mark upon in notes : as, to annotate the works 
of Bacon. 
II. in trans. To act as an annotator ; make 
annotations or notes. 
(Jive me leave to annotate on the words thus. 
J. Hive, Orations, p. 26. 
annotation (an-6-ta'shon), n. [< L. annota- 
tio(n-), adnotatio(n-), < annotare, adnotare : see 
annotate.'] 1 . The act of annotating or of mak- 
ing notes. 2. A remark, note, or comment 
on some passage of a book or other writing : 
as, annotations on the Scriptures. 3t. The first 
symptoms of the approach of a febrile paroxysm 
in intermittent fever. = Syn. Comment, etc. See re- 
mark, n. 
annotationistt (an-6-ta'shon-ist), . [< anno- 
tation + -!'*<.] An annotator. 
annotator (an'6-ta-tor), . [< L. annotator, 
adnotator, < annotare, adnotare : see annotate.] 
A writer of annotations or notes ; a commen- 
tator ; a scholiast. 
The observation of faults and beauties is one of the du- 
ties of an annotator, which some of Shakspere's editors 
have attempted. Johnson, Prop, for Printing Shakspere. 
annotatory (a-no'ta-to-ri), a. [< L. as if *an- 
notatorius, < annotator: see annotator.] Relat- 
ing to or containing annotations. 
annotine (an'6-tinX a. and n. [< L. annotinus: 
see annotinous.] I. a. In ornith., one year old. 
H. n. A bird which is one year old, or which 
has molted once. 
annotinous (a-not'i-nus), a. [< L. annotinus, 
of last year, < annus, a year : see annals.] In 
bot., one year old, as branches of the last year. 
annotto (a-not'6), n. Same as arnotto. 
announce (a-nouns'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. an- 
nounced, ppr. announcing. [< late ME. anouncc, 
< OF. anoncer, anoncier, anuucier, mod. F. on- 
noncer = Pr. Pg. annunciar = Sp. anunciar = 
It. annunziare, < L. annunciare, prop, aniiini- 
tiare, adnuntiare, make known, proclaim, an- 
nounce, < ad, to, + nunciare, prop, nuntiare, 
report, give a message, < nuntius, a messenger : 
see nuncio. Cf. denounce, enounce, pronounce, 
renounce.] 1. To make known formally; pro- 
claim or make public; publish; give notice of: 
as, the birth of Christ was announced by an an- 
gel. 2. To state or intimate the approach, ar- 
rival, or presence of. 
I beg your pardon, sir, but I thought you would not 
choose Sir Peter to come up without announcing him. 
Sheridan, School for Scandal, iv. 3. 
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, 
Arrives the snow. Emerson, Snow-storm. 
3. To make known, indicate, or make manifest 
to the mind or senses. 4. To pronounce ; de- 
clare by judicial sentence. 
annoy 
Who model nations, publish laws, announce 
Or life or death. Prior, Hymn of Callimachus. 
- Syn. 1. Declare, Announce, Proclaim, Publish, Pnnniil. 
:/"'<; to make known, communicate, advertise, report. 
To declare is to make clear, so that there will be no mis- 
take, to many or to few : as, to declare war. To ///,../.,-. 
is to make known, in a formal or official way, to many or 
to few ; it is the only one of these words that -sometimes 
has the meaning of making known the approach or future 
appearance of : as, to announce a new book. To proclaim 
is to announce to all, with an endeavor to force it upon 
general knowledge : when war has been declared, it is of 
ten proclaimed; so, also, it is usual to proc.laiin a block- 
ade. To publish is to make public : as, to publiih the bans. 
It may be orally or in print, or it may lie to satisfy a legal 
requirement : as, to publish a law. To promulgate is to 
publish what is of concern to many, but hitherto has been 
Known to few : as, to promulgate an opinion, to jtr<tu/!- 
gate the gospel, or officially to promulgate a law or edict. 
This, then, is the message which w,e have heard of him, 
and declare unto you. 1 John i. ">. 
A heated pulpiteer, 
Not preaching simple Christ to simple men, 
Announced the coming doom. Tennyson, Sea Dreams. 
The heralds blew 
Proclaiming his the prize, who wore the sleeve 
Of scarlet. Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. 
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Aske- 
lon. 2 Sam. i. 20. 
A formula for instituting a combined govemment of 
these States had been promulgated. 
Lincoln, in Raymond, p. 139. 
announcement (a-nouns'ment), n. [< announce 
+ -ment, after F. annoncement.] The act of 
announcing or giving notice ; that which is an- 
nounced or made known ; proclamation ; pub- 
lication; notification. 
announcer (a-noun 'ser), n. One who announces 
or gives notice ; a proclaimer. 
anno urbis conditae (an'6 er'bis kon'di-te). 
[L. ; lit., in the year of the city founded : anno, 
abl. of annus, a year (see annals); urbis, gen. 
of urbs, a city (see urban) ; condita;, gen. of con- 
dita, fern, of conditus, pp. of condere, set up, 
establish, found.] In the year from the found- 
ing of the city, that is, of Rome, in 753 B. c. 
according to the usually adopted chronology: 
used with some ordinal number to indicate a 
Latin date. Abbreviated A. U.C. 
annoy (a-noi'), n. [Early mod. E. anoy, anoye, 
also ennoy and abbr. noy, < ME. anoye, anuy, 
anuye, anui, discomfort, vexation, weariness, 
ennui, < OF. anoi, anui, enoi, enni, later ennuy, 
annoy, vexation, grief, tediousness, mod. F. 
ennui (> E. ennui, q. v.) = Pr. enoi, enuoi = Sp. 
enojo = Pg. anojo, nojo = It. annoja, noja =OK. 
aojo, orig. (Milanese dial. ) inodio, < L. in odio, 
lit. in hatred, a phrase used in certain common 
idiomatic expressions, as in odio ease, be hate- 
ful (est mihi in odio, it is offensive to me), in odio 
venire, become hateful: in = E. in; odio, abl. of 
odium, hatred: see in and odium.] 1. A dis- 
turbed state of feeling arising from displeasing 
acts or unpleasant circumstances ; discomfort ; 
vexation; trouble; annoyance. 
Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy. 
Shale., Venus and Adonis, 1. 599. 
As thou wert constant in our ills, be joyous in our joy ; 
For cold, and stiff, and still are they, who wrought thy 
walls annoy. Macaulay, Ivry. 
2. A thing or circumstance that causes dis- 
comfort ; an annoyance. 
Good angels guard thee from the hoar's annoy. 
Shak., Rich. III., v. 3. 
(Now chiefly poetic ; the common word in prose is annoy- 
ance.} 
annoy (a-noi'), r. 
anoye, anoie, < 1 ,,-. 
anuien, anyen, anuen, < OF. anoier, enoier, anu- 
ier, enuier, later ennuyer, annoy, vex, weary, 
irk, mod. F. ennuyer (see ennuye) = Pr. enoiar, 
enuiar = Sp. Pg. enojar, Pg. also anojar = It. 
nojare, annojare, Olt. inodiare; from the noun.] 
I.t intrans. 1. To be hateful or troublesome: 
followed by to. 2. [By omission of reflexive 
pronoun.] To be troubled, disquieted, vexed. 
If that thou anoie nat or forthenke nat of al t hi fortune. 
Chaucer, Boethius, ii. prose 4. 
II. trans. To be hateful, troublesome, or 
vexatious to; trouble, disquiet, disturb, vex, 
molest, harass, plague ; irk, weary, bore, espe- 
cially by repeated acts: as, to annoy a person 
by perpetual questioning; to annoy the enemy 
by raids : in the passive, followed by a t or about, 
formerly by of. 
It blgan to anoue the puple of the weie and trauel. 
Wyclif, Num. xxi. 4 (I'urv.). 
Against the Capitol I met a lion, 
Who glar'd upon me, and went surly by 
Without annoying me. Shak., 3. C., i. 3. 
He determined not yet to dismiss them, but merely to 
humble and annoy them. Martnilay, Hist. Eug., iv. 
= Syn. Molext, Playue, etc. (see teate), trouble, disturb, 
disquiet, vex, irritate, fret, embarrass, perplex. 
y (a-noi'), r. [Early mod. E. also anoy, 
e, anoie, < ME. anoyen, anoien, anuyen, 
