mania 
Mania a potu, inadnuss from drinking: delirium tremens. 
Mania gravis. Same as lirll's dtoow(whleh see, under 
disease). Mania transitorla, insanity coming on sud- 
denly in individuals previously sane, and not the delirium 
of an epili -pile attack, which It resembles. =Syn. 1. In 
Hanitu, Lunacy, etc. See itufttnit't. 
maniablet (mau'i-a-bl), . [< P. maniable, < 
iiMnier, handle, manage, < main, < L. manus, 
the hand: see main 3 , manage.] Manageable; 
tractable; docile. 
Learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, 
maniable, and pliant to government. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, L 23. 
maniac (mii'ni-ak), a. and . [= P. maniaque 
= Sp. maniaco = Pg. It. maniaco, < NL. mani- 
<*, < L. mania, < Gr. ftavia, madness: see 
mania.'} I. a. Raving with madness; mad or 
crazy; insane. 
II. . One who raves with madness ; a mad- 
man. 
All their symptoms agree with those of epileptics and 
maniacs, who fancied they had evil spirits within them. 
Farmer, Demoniacs of the New Testament, L 8. 
maniacal (ma-m'a-kal), o. [< maniac + -al.] 
Pertaining to madness ; marked by or manifest- 
ing mania ; insane ; mad : as, a maniacal ten- 
dency; maniacal ravings. 
Epilensis and maniacal lunacies usually conform to the 
age of the moon. N. Grew, Cosmologla Sacra. 
manicate (mau'i-kat), a. [< L. manicatus, 
sleeved: see mandfi.] In hot., covered with 
hairs or pubescence so dense and interwoven 
into a mass that they form a tissue which can 
be easily stripped off. 
Manichaeism, n. See Manicheism. 
Manichean, Manichaean (man-i-ke'an), a. and 
. [= F. Manicheen; as Manichee -an.] I. 
a. Of or pertaining to the Manicheans. 
As dreadful as the Manichean god, 
Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 
Cowper, Task, v. 444. 
II. . One of a religious body, adherents of 
Mani. Manes, or Manicheeus, a native of Persia 
or some neighboring country, in the third cen- 
tury. Its doctrines and features were derived from Gnos- 
tic, Buddhistic, Zoroastrian, and various other sources. 
These It attempted to combine with Christianity, and It is 
generally classed among Gnostic sects. Its theology was 
ualistic, representing the conflict between light and dark- 
ness, and Including belief in the Inherent evil of matter. 
Its morality was professedly ascetic, but profligacy of life 
and cruel or immoral ceremonial were generally attributed 
to it in both its earlier and its later forms. It had an organ- 
ized priesthood, and recognized a distinction between its 
esoteric class (the "elect" or "perfect") and the "hear- 
ers." It originated in Persia, but soon extended into the 
Roman empire, and existed as late as the seventh century. 
The Paullclans, Albigenses, Catharists, etc., developed it 
into new forms, retaining many of its features, and hence 
were styled "New Manicheans." The title Manichean, or 
New Manichean, was an epithet used opprobriously in the 
controversies of the middle ages. 
Manicheanism, Manichsanism (man-i-ke'an- 
izm), n. [< Manichean + -ism.'] Same as Mani- 
cheism. 
Manichee (man'i-ke), n. [= Sp. Maniqueo = 
Pg. Manicheo, < LL. Manicharus, < LGr. M<n><- 
;fa<of, usually in pi. Mai>i^ao(, L. Manichafi, one 
of the sect so called, adj. Mai>^aoV, < Gr. Maw- 
^aiof, LL. llanichteus, otherwise called M.&VIK, 
LL. Manes, < Pers. Mani, the founder.] Same 
as Manichean. 
If I trip him just a-dying, 
Sure of heaven as sure can be. 
Spin him round and send him flying 
Oil to hell a Manichee f 
Browning, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister. 
Manicheism, Manichaeism (man'i-ke-izm), . 
f= P. Manichfitme = Sp. Maniqueismo = Pg. 
.Vaniehfixnio; us Mitnicliff + -ism.] The reli- 
gious system taught by or derived from the 
teachings of Manichteus; Manichean doctrine. 
Manicheist (man'i-ke-ist), n. [< Manichee + 
-ist.] Same as Manichean. 
manichord (man'i-kord), n. [< P. manichordi- 
(in. <>F. niiinifordnn = It. monocordo, an instru- 
ment so named, orig. with one string, < Gr. uov6- 
XopSoc,, with one string: see monochord, of which 
manichord is thus ult. an erroneous form.] A 
clarichord. Also called dumb spinet. 
maniclet, ". An obsolete but historically more 
correct form of manacle. 
manicont (man'i-kon), n. [NL., < L. manicon, 
a plant the juice of which was supposed to pro- 
duce madness, < Gr. uavut&v, neut. of fiavmof, 
belonging to madness, mad, < uavia, madness : 
see mania.] A kind of nightshade, probably 
Atropa Belladonna. 
Bewitch hermetic men to ran 
Stark staring mad with manicon. 
S. Butler, Hudibras, III. I. 321. 
manicure (man'i-kur), . [< L. manus, hand, 
+ euro, care.] 1. The surgical care of the 
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hands and nails. 2. One who makes a business 
of trimming and polishing the nails, removing 
blemishes from the hands, etc. 
manicure (man'i-kur), .; pret. and pp. mani- 
cured, ppr. maninirimj. [< manicure, n.] I. 
trans. To care for (the hands and nails). [Re- 
cent.] 
The daughter's (hands] shall trifle with books and mu- 
sic, shall be soft and manicured and daintily gloved. 
The Century, XXXVIII. 873. 
II. in trans. To perform the work of a mani- 
cure. [Recent.] 
Manidae (raan'i-de). M. i>l. [NL., < Manis + 
-ida;.] A family of squamate edentates, the 
sole representative of the suborder Squamata 
of the order Bruta, peculiar to tropical Asia 
and Africa; the pangolins or scaly ant-eaters. 
The form U elongate, without apparent distinction of 
neck and tail. The whole aspect resembles that of a liz- 
ard, an appearance heightened by the remarkable large, 
flat, horny, overlapping scales which cover the upper parta 
in continuous series. The under parts are hairy; teeth 
are wanting ; the hind feet are plantigrade and five-toed, 
and the fore feet are also pentadactyl, but the digits are 
so shaped that the animal walks on its knuckles. The 
placentatfon is diffuse and non-deciduate. The family in- 
cludes 6 or 8 species, referable to S genera, Manis, Pho- 
lidotus, and Smutsia. See cut under pangolin. Also Ma- 
iiimi, and wrongly Manidida. 
maniet, [Early mod. E., < ME. manie, manye, 
< OF. manie, < L. mania, madness: seeiuania, the 
present form of the word.] Madness; mania. 
Manye 
Engendred of humour malencolyk. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. :.!<;. 
So this fell Fury, for fore-runners, sends 
Manie and Phrenzie to snborne her trends. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, 1L, The Furies. 
manifest (man'i-fest), a. and n. [= F. mani- 
feste = Sp. manifesto = Pg. It. manifesto, < L. 
manifestos, evident, clear, plain, palpable; prob. 
orig. 'struck by the hand' (hence 'at hand,' 
'palpable'), < mantis, the hand, + 'festus, for 
"fedtus, 'fendtus, pp. of "fendere, strike: see 
fend*, defend, offend.] I. a. That may be read- 
ily perceived by the eye or the understanding; 
open to view or to comprehension; plain; ob- 
vious; apparent. 
Pericles, whose wordes are manifest* and playne, 
From sweryng admonisheth thee to obstafne 
llabees Book (E. E. T. 8.), p. 860. 
God was manifest In the flesh. 1 Tim. 111. 16. 
Ay, and make 't manifest where she has lived. 
SAa*.,W.T.,T. 3.114. 
Calisto there stood manifest of shame. 
Dryden, Pal. and Arc., 11. 623. 
Manifest destiny. See destiny. Manifest hyperme- 
tropla. Seehypermetropia. Manifest polysyUoglsm, 
a series of syllogisms each set forth in full. Manifest 
quality, in philos., a quality Intelligible in Its own nature 
or as it exists in the thing itself. = Syn, Clear, Plain, En- 
dent, Manifest, Obvious, patent, palpable, unmistakable, 
conspicuous. The first flvewords agree in representing the 
object as though viewed with the eye. What Is clear can 
be seen without dimness ; what is plain can be seen by 
any one at the first glance, without search or study. En- 
dent suggests something more of a mental process but no 
difllculty in seeing that the thing is true. Manifest Is a 
degree stronger than evident, the mind getting the truth 
as by an Intuition. Obvious by derivation applies to that 
which lies so directly In our way that we cannot help 
coming upon it and seeing it ; that which is obvious needs 
no pointing out or explaining. We speak of a dear case 
of self-deception; a duty that Is plain; an evident mis- 
take ; a manifest misunderstanding ; an obvious inference, 
not needing to be actually put into words. 
H. . IK A public declaration; an open state- 
ment ; a manifesto. 
Bnt you authentic witnesses I bring. 
Before the gods and your ungrateful king, 
Of this my m,i,iif,-si. Dryden, iflad, L 478. 
2. A document, signed by the master of a ves- 
sel, containing a list of all the packages or sepa- 
rate items of freight on board, with their distin- 
guishing marks, numbers, descriptions, destina- 
tion, etc. , for the information and use of the cus- 
tom-house officers. By the United States Revised Stat- 
utes, 2807. it is required to contain also a designation of the 
ports of tailing and of destination, a description of the ves- 
sel, and the designation of Its port, its owners and master, 
the names of consignees, of passengers, with a list of their 
baggage, and an account of the sea-stores remaining, 
manifest (man'i-fest), r. t. [< P. manifester = 
Sp. Pg. manifestar = It. manifestare, < L. ninni- 
festare, make plain, < manifestus, evident, plain : 
see manifest, a.] To disclose to the eye or to 
the understanding ; show plainly; put beyond 
doubt or question ; display; exhibit. 
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. 
Hark Iv. 22. 
Therefore, for Corlolanns neither to care whether they 
love or hate him manifests the true knowledge he has in 
their disposition. Shak., COT., II. 2. 14. 
They sente a booke of exceptions against his accounts, 
In such things as they could manifest. 
Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 304. 
manifold 
= 8yn. To make known, prove, reveal, evidence, declare, 
evince. See comparison under manifest, a. 
manifestable (man'i-fes-ta-bl), a. [< manifest, 
v., + -able.] Capable of being manifested or 
shown. Also, less properly, manifestible. 
There Is no other way then this that I* maniJtttibU either 
by Scripture, reason, or experience. 
Dr. H. More, Def . of Moral Cabbala, UL 
manifestant (man-i-fes'tant), a. [< L. mani- 
fentan(t-)s, ppr. of manifestare, manifest: see 
manifest, f.J One who makes a manifestation 
or demonstration. [Rare.] 
The manifestantt paraded put the dock*. 
Harper's Mag., LIIV1 407. 
manifestation (man'i-fes-ta'shon), n. [ = OF. 
P. Pr. manifestation = Sp. manifestacion = Pg. 
manifestacSo = It. manifcstaziont, < L. manifes- 
latin(n-), < manifestare, make plain: see mani- 
fest.} 1. The act of manifesting or disclosing 
what is secret, unseen, or obscure; amakingevi- 
1 1 1 1 1 1 to the eye or to the understanding ; the ex- 
hibition of something by clear evidence ; dis- 
play; revelation: as, the manifestation of God's 
power in creation. 
The manifestation of his personal valour. 
Raleigh, HUt World, IV. Tit Z. 
2. That in or by which something is manifested 
or made apparent or known. 
Mind and matter are manifestations of the same power, 
the distinction being that In the one the real and in the 
other the ideal preponderatea. 
J. Walton, Schelling's Transcendental Idealism, p. 21.1. 
manifestative (man-i-fes'ta-tiv^ a. [< mani- 
fest + -attee.J Manifested ; consist ing in mani- 
festation. [Rare.] 
His essential glory could suffer no detriment, II is mani- 
festative did. Charnock, Work*, IV. 5. 
manifestedness (man'i-fes-ted-nes), n. The 
state of having been manifested, shown, or 
made clear. [Rare.] 
manifester (man'i-fes-ter), n. One who mani- 
fests. [Rare.] 
We find him [ Osiris | called the "Manifester of good," 
"foil of goodness and truth." Amer. Antiquarian, IX. 858. 
manifestible (man'i-fes-ti-bl), a. [< manifest, 
v., + -ible.'} See manifestable. 
manifestly (man'i-fest-li), adv. In a manifest 
manner; clearly; evidently; plainly. 
Give me your hand ; you are welcome to your country. 
Now I remember plainly, manifestly, 
As freshly as if yesterday I had seen him. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, U. 1. 
manifestness (man'i-fest-nes), n. The state or 
quality of being manifest; obviousness; plain- 
ness; clearness. 
manifesto (man-i-fes'to), n. [< It. manifesto = 
E. manifest.'] A public declaration, as of a sov- 
ereign or government, or of any person or body 
of persons, making known certain intentions, 
or proclaiming certain opinions and motives in 
reference to some act or course of conduct done 
or contemplated ; in general, a proclamation. 
The Commissioners have made their dying speech In 
the shape & form of a manifesto & Proclamation. 
George Washington, To Col. Mam'l Washington (N. A. Rev., 
[CXLI1I. 482). 
He nut forth a manifesto, telling the people that It had 
been his constant care to govern them with justice and 
moderation. Macaulay, Hist. F.ng., x. 
Ottend Manifesto, In r. 5. hist., a despatch drawn up 
in 1854 by three diplomatic representatives of the United 
States after a conference at Ostend In Belgium, urging 
that the United States should acquire Cuba, 
manifesto (man-i-fes'to), v. t. or . [< manifesto, 
n. ] To affect by a manifesto ; issue manifestos 
or declarations. Davies. [Rare.] 
I am to be manifestned against, though no prince ; for 
Jllss Howe threatens to have the case published to the 
whole world. Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe, VIIL 261. 
Serene Highnesses who sit there protocolling and inoni- 
festoing and consoling mankind. 
Carlyle, French Rev., IL yt 3. 
manifold (man'i-fold), a. and n. [Also manyfold 
in lit. use; < ME. manifold, manyfoM, manifold, 
monifald, etc., < AS. manigfeald, mtznigfeald, 
monigfeald (= OS. managfald = OFries. manich- 
fald= OHG. managfalt, manacfalt, MHG. mancc- 
I'ult = Icel. margfaldr = Goth, managfalths; cf., 
with additional adj. suffix, D. menigvoudig, me- 
nigvuldig = MLG. mannichroldich = Sw. mang- 
faldig = Dan. manofoldig; also AS. manigfeaid- 
lic = lcel.margfaldligr),<maniq,iusaiy, + -feald, 
E. -fold.'] I. a. 1. Of many kinds; numerous 
in kind or variety; varied; diverse. 
O Lord, how manifold are thy work) ! Pa. civ. -24. 
The Calamities and Confusions which the late Wars did 
bring upon us were many and manifold. 
Uovxll, Letters, Iv. 47. 
For him it bore 
Attractions manifM and this he chose. 
Wordsvorth, Excursion, t 
