hell-bale 
God shield his soul from hell-bale, 
Who made it thus in English tide. 
Genesis and Exodus (E. E. T. S.), Pref., p. xiv. 
hellbender (hel'ben'der), . [< hell\ 2, as a 
term of emphasis, + bender, 4.] 1. A pro- 
tracted and reckless debauch or drunken frolic. 
See bender, 4. [Slang, U. S.] 2. The meno- 
porne, Mennpomu alleghanieiuis ' 
Hellbender \Mtncipotnii a 
horrulu), a large aquatic salamander with gill- 
slits and 4 short legs, common in the Ohio val- 
ley; one of several such creatures known as 
mud-puppies and water-dogs. See Jlenopoma. 
hell-bent (hel'benf), a. Recklessly determined, 
without regard to consequences; determined 
to have or do at all hazards; resolved; "dead- 
set": as, he went hell-bent after it. [Slang, U. S.] 
Maine went 
Bell-bent 
For Governor Kent. 
Political sung (1840). 
hell-black (hel'blak), u. Black or dark as hell. 
The sea, with such a storm as his bare head 
In hell-Mack night emlur d, would have buoy'd up, 
And quench'd the stelled tires. Stiak., Lear, iii. 7. 
hell-born (hel'boru), . Born of or in hell ; of 
hellish origin. 
Retire, or taste thy folly ; and learn by proof, 
Hell-born, not to contend with spirits of heaven ! 
Milton, P. L., U. 687. 
hell-broth (hel'broth), H. A composition sup- 
posed to be of magical quality prepared for 
malignant purposes. 
tike a hell-broth boil and bubble. 
Shak., Macbeth, iv. 1. 
hell-cat (hel'kat), H. A witch; a hag; a furi- 
ous vixen. 
"Vat vonian?" "A hell-cat, who hates me as she does 
the devil." Marryat, Snarleyyow, II. i. 
hell-diver (hel'di'ver), H. A grebe. [U. S.J 
hell-doomed (hel'domd), a. Doomed or eon- 
signed to hell. 
And reckon'st thou thyself with spirits of heaven, 
Hell-doomed ? Milton, P. L., ii. 697. 
hell-driver (hel'dri'ver), H. The dobson or 
hellgrarnmite. [Raleigh, North Carolina, U. S.] 
Helleboraceae (hel'e-bo-ra'se-e), n. pi. [NL., 
< Hellelturus + -itcea?.] The name proposed by 
Spach for the tribe of plants Helleborea: 
helleboraceous (hel"e-bo-ra'shius), . [< hel- 
lebore + -aceous. Of. Helleboracea;.] Related 
to or resembling hellebore ; belonging to the 
Helleburace<e. [Little used.] 
helleboraster (hel"e-bo-ras'ter), n. [< helle- 
bore + cuter.'] The fetid hellebore, Helleborus 
fcetidus. 
hellebore (hel'e-bor), . [Formerly also elle- 
bore; < ME. elebore, elebur, < OF. ellebore, F. 
elUbore, helUbore = Sp. eleboro, elebor = Pg. 
helleboro = It. elleboro. < L. lielleborus, elleborus, 
also kelleborum, etleboruin,<. Gr. eZM/3opoi; rarely 
//U/3o/x>f, hellebore (L.veratntm)', ulterior ori- 
gin unknown.] 1. A plant of the genus Hel- 
leborus, of the natural order Ratmncitlacea;, par- 
ticularly H. niger, the black hellebore or Christ- 
inas rose, a native of southwestern Europe, it 
is a drastic hydragogic cathartiy, possessing emraenagogic 
powers, in overdoses producing inflammation of the gastric 
ami intestinal mucous membrane, with violent vomiting, 
vertigo, cramp, and convulsions, which sometimes end in 
death. //. i-iri<lin, the green hellebore, a native of Europe, 
is naturalized in the United States. The fetid or stinking 
hellebore is //. faetidus, a name also given to the skunk- 
cabbage, St/inplocarpusfostidux. 
It schewith sumtyme yn medicyns maad of elebore, ther 
is no thing that puttith awey the craumpe as doith oure 
6 essence. Book / Quinte Essence (ed. Furnivall), p. 22. 
Here mercury, here hellebore, 
Old ulcers muiidifying. 
Drayton, Muses' Elysium, v. 
2. A name of similar plants of other genera. 
Eranthiti hiemalis, a plant closely allied to Helleborus, is 
called winter hellebore. Veratrum viride, a liliaceous plant, 
is known as American, false, or ivhite hellebore, swamp- 
hellebore, and Indian poke. 
3. The powdered root of American hellebore, 
used to destroy lice and caterpillars. 
Helleborese (hel-e-bo're-e), n. pi. [NL. (A. P. 
de Candolle, 1818), < Helleborm + -e<e.] A 
tribe of plants, of the natural order Ranuncn- 
lacece, distinguished by the petaloid sepals, 
petals mostly small or wanting, and the sev- 
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eral-ovulecl carpels, which are dehiscent at 
maturity, or rarely baccate. The tribe embraces 
about 130 species of annual or perennial herbs, included 
under about 20 genera, with leaves which are radical, 
alternate, or resembling an involucre. Here belong, be- 
sides the hellebore, the goldenseal, llydrastis Canailen- 
gis, whose rhizomes are used in medicine, and the com- 
moil columbine, Aquilegia culgaris. See cut under col- 
helleborin (hel'e-bo-rin), re. [< hellebore + 
-in 2 .] A crystalline glucoside having poison- 
ous properties, found in black hellebore. 
helleborine (hel'e-bo-rin), re. [= F. elleborine 
= Sp. eleboriua = Pg. helleborinha, < L. hellebo- 
rine, elleborine, < Gr. e'AMfiopivi], a plant like hel- 
lebore, < tt/U/iopof, hellebore : see hellebore.] 1. 
A plant of the genus Epipactis, natural order 
Orchidece. There are but few species, perennials with 
creeping rhizomes, fibrous roots, leafy stems, and loose 
racemes of dull-colored flowers. They are natives of the 
northern hemisphere, three or four species being found in 
Great Britain. 
2. A European orchidaceous plant, Cephalan- 
thera rubra. 
helleborise, v. t. See helleborize. 
helleborism (hel'e-bo-rizm), re. [= F. elUbo- 
risme, < L. helleborismus. Gr. &.fa{lopio[i.6<;, a dos- 
ing with hellebore, < eMe/3op%eiv, dose with hel- 
lebore : see helleborize.] The ancient practice 
of treating disease (insanity) with hellebore. 
When he offered hispublic thesis, on the Helleborism of 
the Ancients. J. B. Wood, Address on Hahnemann, p. 5. 
helleborize (hel'e-bo-riz), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
helleborized, ppr. helleborizing. [= F. elldboriser, 
< Gr. tv>./V/3op;'c<v, dose with hellebore, < l/lf/3o- 
pof, hellebore: see hellebore.] To dose with 
hellebore, as in dementia; treat for madness 
with hellebore. Also spelled helleborise. 
I am represented ... as singular in the paradox, nay, 
as one who would be helleborised as a madman for har- 
bouring the absurdity. Sir W. Hamilton. 
Helleborus (he-leb'o-rus), . [NL., < L. helle- 
borus, also elleborus'; < Gr. Ue/3opof, hellebore: 
see hellebore.] A genus of plants belonging to 
the tribe Hellebores, of the natural order JKanun- 
Cltlacece. The plants are distinguished by the 5 regular 
sepals, small petals, and many carpels, which are many- 
Hellenist 
Hellenic (he-len'ik), a. [= F. hdlenique, < Gr. 
'E//ipiK(Sf, < "E/./.)/vcf, the Greeks: see Hellene.] 
Pertaining to the Hellenes or Greeks ; display- 
ing qualities or tendencies characteristic of the 
Greek race, historically considered (compare 
Hellenism, 2); Greek; Grecian. 
Into the Reformation too . . . the subtle Hellenic lea- 
ven of the Renascence found its way. 
Jf. Arnold, Hebraism and Hellenism. 
A glance at the position of Cyprus on the map explains 
why it never became truly Hellenic. 
C. T. Sewtm, Art and Archseol., p. 319. 
Perhaps there is no other instance of so instinctive a 
yearning towards the old Hellenic life as is to be seen in 
Keats. J. C. Shairp, Aspects of Poetry, p. 160. 
In art, applied specifically to Greek work from the close 
of the primitive epoch to the Roman supremacy in Greece, 
beginning 146 B. C., or, more narrowly, until the time of 
Alexander the Great and the sculptor Lysippus, about 
330 B. C., the adjective Hellenistic being applied to subse- 
quent work. The Hellenic epoch Includes the period of 
Christmas Rose {HelUborus tt 
seeded. The genus, known under the general name helle- 
bore, includes about 11 species of erect perennial herbs, 
with deeply cut leaves and large white, yellowish, or 
greenish flowers, natives of Europe and western Asia. A 
well-known species is the Christmas rose, or black helle- 
bore, //. niyer, common in gardens ; it is a native of Eu- 
rope, and its rootstock is used in medicine. See hellebore. 
hellejay, n. See hellijay. 
Hellene (hel'en), . [= F. Hellene, < Gr. 'EA- 
/.ffvef, pi. form, in Homer (if the single instance 
is genuine), a Thessalian tribe of which "E/U^v 
(Hellen) was the reputed chief; later (earliest 
record 586 B. c.) a general name for all the 
Greeks; in N. T. and eccl. writers used for 
' Gentiles,' rarely in sing. "EUijv, a Greek. The 
origin of the name is unknown; Hellen is no 
doubt an eponyrn.] 1. An ancient Greek; 
properly, a Greek of pure race: traditionally 
said to be so called from Hellen, son of Deuca- 
lion and Pyrrha, the legendary ancestor of the 
true Greeks, consisting of the Dorians, .SSoli- 
ans, lonians, and Achcuns. 
From the nature of the country inhabited by the Hel- 
lenes, Buckle infers the symmetry of the Hellenic mind. 
Pop. Set. Xo., XIII. 262. 
2. A subject of the modern kingdom of Greece, 
or Hellas. 
Hellenian (he-le'ni-an), a. Same as Hellenic. 
Hellenic Art. 
A fragment of the Parthenon frieze, British Museum. 
the development and perfection of the Doric and Ionic 
orders, and that during which the principles of the Corin- 
thian order were worked out. In sculpture, etc., this pe- 
riod comprises the works of the grand style, which suc- 
ceeded the archaic. See Greek art, under Greek. Hel- 
lenic dialect. See common dialect, under common. 
Hellenically (he-len'i-kal-i), adv. In the Hel- 
lenic manner; according to the standards of 
Hellenism. 
Hellenicism (he-len'i-sizm), . [< Hellenic + 
-ism.] Hellenic character or quality ; Hellenic 
style. 
He is drawn on to study in detail the Hellenicism., the re- 
finement of knowledge and taste, the subtle convolutions 
of grace, with which the painter illustrates the poet. 
Nineteenth Century, XXIV. 37. 
Hellenisation, Hellenise. See Helleniaation, 
Hellenize. 
Hellenism (hel'en-izm), re. [= F. hettetiisme 
Sp. helenismo = Pg. hellenismo = It. ellenismo, 
< Gr. 'E%%rfvia/i6(, imitation of the Greeks, use 
of a pure Greek style and idiom, < ''EM.r/vi&iv, 
speak Greek, make Greek : see Hellenize. ] 1 . 
A peculiarity of the Greek language ; a word, 
phrase, idiom, or construction used or formed 
in the Greek manner. 
Virgil is full of the Greek Forms of Speech, which the 
Criticks call Hellenisms. Addison, Spectator, No. 285. 
We find examples of Latinisms in Byzantine Greek, and 
of Hellenisms in the decay of classic Latin. 
<?. P. Marsh, Hist. Eng. Lang., p. 249. 
2. The spirit and tendency regarded as espe- 
cially characteristic of the Greek race, histori- 
cally considered, and as best exemplified in its 
pursuit of intellectual and physical culture, 
and its predilection for the noble, the strong, 
and the beautiful in thought and action. See 
extract under Hebraism, 2. 
To get rid of one's ignorance, to see things as they are, 
and by seeing them as they are to see them in their beau- 
ty, is the simple and attractive ideal which Hellenism 
holds out before human nature ; and from the simplicity 
and charm of this ideal, Hellenism, and human life in the 
hands of Hellenism, . . . are full of what we call sweetness 
and light. . . . As the great movement of Christianity was 
a triumph of Hebraism and man's moral impulses, so the 
great movement which goes by the name of the Renas- 
cence was an uprising and re-instatement of man's intel- 
lectual impulses and Hellenism. 
M. Arnold, Culture and Anarchy, iv. 
3. Conformity to Greek speech and ideas; imi- 
tation or adoption of Greek characteristics in 
any respect. 
Hellenism [among the Jews] served as the preparation 
for a catholic creed. As it furnished the language of 
Christianity, it supplied also that literary instinct which 
counteracted the traditional reserve of the Palestinian 
Jews. McClintock and Strong's Encyc., IV. 176. 
Hellenist (hel'en-ist), , [= F. lielteniste = Sp. 
helenista = Pg. Jtellenista = It. ellenista, < Gr. 
'EA/toTwo-Tw, in N. T. one who uses the Greek 
language, later eccl. sometimes for 'Gentile,' 
', speak Greek, make Greek: see 
