dehydrater 
dehydrater (de-hi'dni -I<'T), H. That which <le- 
hydrittes. 
dehydration (do-lu-dra'shon), . f< drliydratc 
+ -inn.} Iii elicm., the removal of water as au 
element in the composition of a substance. 
dehydrogenization (de-hi"dr6-jen-i-/.a'shon), 
n. [< deliydriMjenizc + -atiint.] The removal of 
hydrogen, wholly or in part, from a compound 
containing it. 
The oxidations ami tin- (/. 'lunt /".'/"M'lh'om* play the most 
important part in tin production of colour. 
Un, Diet., IV. 77. 
dehydrogenize (de-hi'dro-jen-iz), v. t. ; pret. 
and pp. tteliydmgeitizefl, ppr. dcliy<lr<M/c>ii:ing. 
To deprive of hydrogen ; remove hydrogen from 
(a compound containing it). 
dehydrogenizer (de-hi'dro-jen-i-zer), n. A re- 
agent which effects the removal of hydrogen 
from a compound containing it. 
Thr action of dehydrwjeniiter* upon naphthylamine. 
Un, Diet., IV. 932. 
deiamba (da-iam'bS), H. [Native name.] Congo 
tobacco, a plant growing wild in the marshy 
districts of Oongo, western Africa, the flowers 
of which produce a narcotic effect when smoked. 
deicide 1 (de'i-sid), n. [= F. dticide = Sp. Pg. 
It. (teicuta, < ML. as if 'deicida, < L. deus, a god, 
+ -cida, a killer, < ceedere, kill. Cf. homicide 1 .] 
One who kills a god ; specifically, one concerned 
in crucifying Jesus Christ. Craig. [Bare.] 
In the Middle Ages the Jews were believed to be an ac- 
cursed race of deicidei. The. Century, XXIV. 149. 
deicide 2 (de'i-sid), n. [= F. dticide = Sp. Pg. 
It. deieidio, < ML. as if "deicidium, < L. deus, a 
god, + -cidium, < cadere, kill. Cf. homicide'.] 
The act of killing a god ; specifically, the cruci- 
fixion of Jesus Christ. [Rare.] 
Earth, profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. 
Prior, I am that I am. 
deictic (dlk'tik), a. [The reg. L. analogy would 
require "dictic (cf. apodictic) ; < Gr. deixriKof, 
serving to show, < SeiKvi'mi, show, akin to AS. 
tacan, E. teach: see teach.] In logic, direct: 
applied to reasoning which proves directly, and 
opposed to eleiu'hic, which proves indirectly. 
Thirdly, into the "direct," and the "indirect "(or reduc- 
tio ad absurdum) ; the deictic, and the elenctic, of Aristotle. 
Whately, Rhetoric, i. 2. 
deictically (dik'ti-kal-i), adv. With direct in- 
dication ; in the manner of one who indicates 
or points out, especially with a finger or by a 
gesture of the hand. 
Our Saviour's prediction was . . . categorically enunci- 
ative, verily I say unto you that one of you shall or will 
betray me, and he that dippeth, at that time when Christ 
spake it, deictically, 1. e., Judas, is that person, 
Hammond, Works, I. 703. 
deid (ded), a. A Scotch form of dead. 
deid (ded), . A Scotch form of death. 
Ilka thin); that lady took, 
Was like to be her deid. 
The Young Tamlane (Child's Ballads, I. 117). 
He was my father's dfid. 
Lord Mamnell's Good-night (Child's Ballads, VI. 166). 
deiflc (de-if 'ik). a. [= F. detfiqne = Sp. deifco = 
Pg. It. dcifico, < LL. deiflcus,< L. deus, god, + -fi- 
CUK, < faeere, make : see deify.] Making divine ; 
deifying. 
They want some deifc impulse. 
Hiitluirll, Sermons for New Life, p. <3. 
deifical (de-if 'i-kal), a. Same as deiflc. 
The ancient cathollck fathers were not afrayd to call 
this supper ... a drijical communion. 
lluiitilies, On the Sacrament, i. 
deification (de'i-fi-ka'shon), H. [< ME. deifica- 
ti<in. dcijifttcitin, < OF. deification, F. iii'-ijii-iitiini 
= Sp. deification = Pg. deiftcacao = It. deifica- 
zioiie, < LL. as if *de(tirntii>(n-), < deificare, de- 
ify: see deify.] The act of deifying; the state 
of being raised to the rank of a deity; a deified 
embodiment. 
Buddha being in fact a deification of human intellect. 
SirJ. K. Tennent, Ceylon, iv. 11. 
deifler (de'i-fi-er), M. One who deifies. 
The memory of so signal an interposition of Heaven 
[the Hood) against the first ttriiii'rs of men should have 
given an effectual check to the practice. 
Coventry, Philemon to Hydaspes, ill. 
deiform (de'i-form), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. deifomte, 
< L. deus, a god, + forma, form.] 1. Like a 
god; godlike in form. 
If the final consummation 
(If all things make the creature ilrifurm 
Dr. U. More. 
2f. Conformable to the character or will of 
God. 
" hat a pure imitation of God its life is, ami how exactly 
dfijunti ull its motions unit actions art-. 
J. Scutt, Christian Life, i. a. 
1 .-, 1 1 
deiformityt (de-i-for'mi-ti), n. [< tlfiform + 
-it;/.] 1. The quality of being deiform or god- 
like. 
Thus the soul's mimeroiiH plurality 
I have prov'd, and tdiow'd she is not very God ; 
Hut yet a dermt <l,-,iu, ,/tifft 
Hath given tier. 
l>r. II. ilorr, Infinity of Worlds, st 27. 
2. Conformity to the divine character or will. 
The short and secure way to union and dri/urm ity be i ng 
faithfully jicrformed. Spiritual Conquett. 
ficare, deify, < L. deus, a god, + -ficare, < faeere, 
make.] 1 . To make a god of ; exalt to the rank 
of a deity ; enroll among the gods. 
The seals of Julius Caesar . . . have the star of Venus 
over them, ... as a note that he was deified. Dryden. 
2. To regard as an object of worship; adore 
or worship as a deity. 
He did . . . extol and deify the pope. Bacon. 
Persuade the covetous man not to deify his money, and 
the proud man not to a<lore himself. South. 
3. To make godlike ; exalt spiritually. 
By our own spirits we are deified. Wordtmtrth. 
deign (dan), v. t. [< ME. deignen, deyncn, day- 
nen.t OF. deigner, daigner, dtgner, F. daigner 
= Pr. denlmr = Sp. Pg. dignar = It. degnare, 
deign, < L. dignari, deem worthy, < dignus, 
worthy : see dignity and dainty, and cf. dainl, 
disdain, dedain*.] If. To think worthy ; think 
well of; think worthy of acceptance. 
Thou hast estranged thyself and deignett not our land. 
/.. Bi-ytkett (Arher's Eng. Garner, I. 206). 
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. 
Shot., T. G. of V., i. 1. 
2t. To grant or permit, as by condescension or 
favor. 
Nor would we driyn him burial of his men. 
Shale.. Macbeth, I. 2. 
3. To vouchsafe ; condescend : with an infini- 
tive for object. 
But for their pride the! deyne not hyiu to knowe for her 
lorde. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), IL 182. 
O deign to visit our forsaken seats. 
Pope, Summer, I. 71. 
The Son of God deigned not to exert His power before 
Herod, after Moses' pattern ; nor to l>e judged by the mul- 
titude, as Elijah. 
J. H. Newman, Parochial Sermons, i. 301. 
[Used impersonally in early English. 
On her wo ne deyneth him not to thinke. 
Chaucer, Anelida and Arcite, 1. 184. J 
deignoust, a. See dainous. 
Dei gratia (de'i gra'shi-a). [L. : Dei, gen. of 
Deus, God; gratia, abl. of gratia, grace.] By 
the grace or favor of God : au expression usu- 
ally inserted in the ceremonial statement of 
the title of a sovereign : as, Victoria Dei gratia 
Britanniarum regina (Victoria, by the grace 
of God queen of the Britain*). It was originally 
used by bishops and abbots as expressive of their divine 
commission, afterward by secular rulers of various grades, 
and finally by monarchs as a special mark of absolute 
sovereignty and a divine legation. 
Dei judicium (de'i j-dish'i-um). [L. : Dei, gen. 
otDeus, God; judicium, judgment: see judicial.] 
In law, the judgment of God : a phrase applied 
to the old Saxon trial by ordeal. 
deil (del), n. [Sc., = E. dial, deel, dule, etc., < 
ME. del, etc.; a contr. of deril, q. v.] 1. The 
devil. 2. A wicked, mischievous, or trouble- 
some fellow. 
They're a' run deili or jads thegither. 
Ituriu, The Twa Dogs. 
Dell's buckle. See buclcie. Deil's dozen. Same as 
bakerg' dozen (which see, under baker). Deil's anuff- 
box, the common puffbalL The dell gaes o'er Jock 
Wabster, everything goes topsy-turvy ; there is the devil 
to pay. 
The deil gae o'er Jock Wabater, hame grows hell, 
When Hate misca's ye waur than tongue can tell. 
AsjMiOK 
deil-. See dil-. 
Deimos (di'mos), n. [< Gr. fa/ioc., fear, terror, 
personified in the Iliad, and later regarded as 
a son of Ares (Mars).] A satellite of Mars, 
revolving about its primary in 30 hours and 18 
minutes. It was discovered by Asaph Hall, of 
Washington, in 1877. 
deinH, v. t. An obsolete form of deign. 
dein 2 (den), ode. [Sc., also spelled deen; = E. 
done.] Literally, done; hence, completely; 
very. [Scotch (Aberdeenshire).] 
What tho' fowk say that I can preach 
.Nae that dein ill. 
Skiimer't Jfwc. Poet., p. 179. 
Deinacrida, n. See Dinacrida. 
Deiuo.rn.is, '< See 
deistically 
deinosaur, Deinosauria, etc. Seerfino*nur,etc. 
Deinotherium, . See ZMMAsvtah 
deinoust, <>. Si <///(//s. 
deinsularize (de-in'su-liir-iz), r. (. ; pret. and 
pp. dei>ixnl<in:id, pat. dcinsularizing. [< de- 
priy. + insular + -jc.] To deprive of insu- 
larity. 
deintet, deinteet, and a. Obsolete fonns of 
dainty. Chaucer. 
deintegratet (de-in'te-grat), v. t. [< LL. <IHH- 
tegratus, pp. of il> itili-gntre, < de- priv. + intf- 
grare, maKe whole: see integrate.] To disin- 
tegrate. 
deinteoust, . See dainteous. 
deintetht, M. A Scotch and obsolete English 
form of (tfti/tti/. 
deintrellt, " See ddintrel. 
Deipara (de-ip'a-ra), n. [= Sp. Pg. It. Deipara, 
< LL. deipara, fern. adj. : see deiparous.] The 
Mother of God; the Theotocos: a title of the 
Virgin Mary. See Tlieotocos. 
deiparoust (de-ip'a-rus), a. [< LL. deipara, 
fern, adj., < L. deus, a god, + jmrere, bear, bring 
forth.] Bearing or bringing forth a god : an 
epithet applied to the Virgin Mary. Bailey. 
Deipnosopnist (dip-nos'o-fist), . K Gr. Aei- 
irvoaoipiaTiK, sing, of bemvoao^iaTai, Deipnoso- 
phistae, the name of a work of Athenteus (see 
the ilef.), lit. 'the learned men at dinner,' < 
Selitvov, dinner, + eotpiorfa, a learned man : see 
sophist."] One who converses learnedly at din- 
ner: in allusion to the title (see the etymology) 
of a celebrated work of Atheuteus, in which a 
number of learned men are represented as at 
dinner discoursing on literature and matters 
of the table. 
The eye is the only note-book of the true poet ; but a 
patchwork of second-hand memories is a laborious futil- 
ity, hard to unite and harder to read, witli about as much 
nature in it as a dialogue of the DeipnowuhiMt*. 
Loiivll, study Windows, p. 222. 
deirbhflne, n. [Ir.] See geilfine. 
deist, a. A Middle English form of dais. 
deism (de'izm), n. [< F. dtisme = Sp. Pg. It. de- 
I.SWIK = I ). G. iiiii-nin-1 Dan. <fei*e = Sw. deism, 
< NL. deismus, (, L. Deus, God, + -ism us, E. 
-ism.] 1. The doctrine that God is distinct 
and separated from the world. See deist, 1. 
2. Belief in the existence of a personal God, 
accompanied with the denial of revelation and 
of the authority of the Christian church. Deism 
Is opposed to atheism, or the denial of any God ; to pan- 
theism, which denies or ignores the personality of God ; 
to theism, which believes not only in a God. but ID his 
living relations with his creatures; and to Christianity, 
which adds a belief in a historical manifestation of God, 
as recorded in the Bible. 
deist (de'ist), n. [< F. deiste (Viret, 1563), now 
dewte = Sp. Pg. It. deista = D. G. Dan. Sw. de- 
ist, < NL. deista, < L. Deus, God, + -ista, E. -ist.] 
1. One who believes in the existence of a per- 
sonal God, but in few or none of the more spe- 
cial doctrines of the Christian religion ; one who 
holds to some of the more general propositions 
of the Christian faith concerning the Deity, 
but denies revelation and the authority of the 
church. The name in this sense is particularly appro- 
Kriated to a group of English writers, mostly of the first 
alf of the eighteenth century. See freethinker. 
A man who, on the account of theobscurityof Holy Writ, 
shall pretend to reject the Christian religion, and turn 
deist, must, upon the same account, reject deism too. and 
turn atheist. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, II. x. 
2. One who holds the opinion that there is a 
God ; but no divine providence governing the 
affairs of men ; one who holds that God is not 
only distinct from the world, but also separated 
from it. 
Those who admit a transcendental theology are called 
Deitti, those who admit a natural theology Theists. The 
former admit that we may know the existence of an origi* 
nal being by mere reason, but that our concept of it is tran- 
scendental only, as of a being which possesses all reality, 
but a reality that cannot be further determined. The lat- 
ter maintain that reason is capable of determining that 
object more accurately in analogy with nature : namely, 
as a being which, through understanding and freedom, con- 
tains within itself the original ground of all other things. 
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, tr. by Mtiller. 
= 8yn. Atheitt, Skeptic, etc. See infidel. 
deistic (de-is'tik), a. [< deist + -ic.] Pertain- 
ing to deism or to deists j of the nature of de- 
ism ; embracing or containing deism : as, a de- 
iftic writer; a deistic book. 
deistical (de-is'ti-kal), a. Same as deistie. 
Tliis very doctrine [that man is by nature wicked) . . . 
has made the </. -Miml moralists almost unanimous In pro- 
claiming the divinity of Nature, and setting up its fancied 
dictates as an authoritative rule of action. 
-V. .<. Krc., CXX. 482. 
deistically (ile-is'ti-kal-i), adv. In a deistie 
manner. 
