Yes, of course they can. In most countries, your religion (or lack of one) is never even discussed or relevant to the application process.

Additional: An exception would be if they avowedly refuse to use a weapon to either injure or take another's life. Such an individual would be both a liability and a danger to their fellow officers if placed in a life-and-death situation. To be absolutely fair - the same would apply to to the follower of ANY religion.

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Some say that Left Behind is a good read, and the nuber of persons who have read the whole series suggests that it is addictive. But others say the series is "almost laughably tedious" or "fatuous and boring."

Some would want to read the Left Behind series to better understand Darby's "Rapture theology", which is featured in the books. The authors are avowed dispensationalists and LaHaye is also responsible for a number of related books placed in the non-fiction category, so one could suppose that this avowedly fictional series is designed to foster interest in the authors' theology.

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Left Behind is a series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, about the end of the world, as envisaged by Christian dispensationalists. LaHaye is also responsible for a number of books placed in the non-fiction category, that also deal with pretribulation, premillennial Rapture theology, and one could suppose that this avowedly fictional series is designed to foster interest in the author's theology. The books have variously been described as "fast-paced" and "action packed," or "almost laughably tedious" and "fatuous and boring." Some have described the authors' tone as anti-Jewish and anti-Catholic.

The series was first published 1995-2007 by Tyndale House, a firm with a history of interest in dispensationalism.

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This is the best book ever made I love it so so much you got to be blind not to like it at first it took me a while to get into it but by 2nd chapter of 1st book I could not put it down. I am on book 30 and have nearly done the serious I dont know what I am gonna do without them.

The influence of philosophers was prodigious, as Jefferson read much philosophy, particularly ethics, and philosophically patterned his life. In antiquity, he borrowed heavily from the writings of the Stoics (Antoninus, Seneca, Panaetius, and Epictetus), the eclecticism of Cicero, the metaphysics of Epicurus, the teachings of Jesus, and even Plato (whom he avowedly execrated) and Aristotle (morality). Coetaneous philosophers include Lord Bolingbroke, Lord Kames, Adam Smith, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, Francis Bacon, John Locke, Isaac Newton (scientific method), Thomas More, Pierre Charon, Dugald Stewart, Conyers Middleton (Biblical criticism), Joseph Priestley (Biblical criticism), Jacques Burlamaqui, Edmund Burke, Destutt de Tracy, Condorcet, Mercier, James Harrington, among others.

For more, see M. Andrew Holowchak, Thomas Jefferson: Uncovering His Unique Philosophy and Vision (Prometheus; forthcoming).

The primary authors are Dr. Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. The series also has newer featured authors who have only written a few of the books. They are Neesa Hart and Mel Odom.

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Left Behind is a series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, well-known fundamentalist Christian proponents of Rapture theology. LaHaye is also responsible for a number of books placed in the non-fiction category, that also deal with pretribulation, premillennial Rapture theology, and one could suppose that this avowedly fictional series is designed to foster interest in the author's theology. The books have variously been described as "fast-paced" and "action packed," or "almost laughably tedious" and "fatuous and boring."

The series was first published 1995-2007 by Tyndale House, a firm with a history of interest in dispensationalism.

the royal family are not protestants, they are anglicons and that is more akin to the catholic religion ,there are a lot of ignorant people out there it was not a protestant wedding

Sorry, this is incorrect - the Church of England is a Protestant Church:

1. Yes, the Anglican Church is episcopal (has bishops etc - unlike most other Protestant churches), and retains, to a degree, much of the ceremonial & ritual of the Catholic Church.

However...

2. The C of E refutes totally the claim of the Pope to be overarching head of the Western Church, let alone the concept that he is the lineal descendant of St Peter! The doctrine of "Papal Infallibility" is totally rejected: the Pope is only a man, albeit one in holy orders and of high rank in his church - to Anglicans he is "The Bishop of Rome", no more.

3. Crucially, Anglicans reject the doctrine of "Transubstantiation": there are no "masses", simply services of Holy Communion - the bread and wine are just that - bread and wine. They are powerfully symbolic, but only that - there's no "miraculous transformation" of their substance to become literally the flesh and blood of Christ.

4. Anglican ministers are not "priests" with any special power or religious authority; they're men, and increasingly these days women too, in holy orders, learned in Scripture, whose job is to conduct services, and act as spiritual & pastoral guides to their "flocks". Theirs is a "godly preaching ministry", but they're not required to be celibate (celibacy is only a "charism" with which some may be imbued - their choice), and indeed are encouraged to enjoy sexual relations, procreate etc - in the context, of course, of Christian Marriage! To most Anglicans, Catholic priestly celibacy is odd, and downright unhealthy, and certainly it has no Scriptural Authority!

5. Anglicans study the Bible, and need only Biblical authority to guide them. They believe in "The Priesthood of All Believers", and do not need priests etc to interpret the Bible for them. They never pray to saints for intercession - many would regard such practices as idolatry.

6. The British Royal Family is avowedly Protestant: The Act of Settlement requires all those in line to the throne to be Protestant. The Monarch is the head of the Church of England, and, therefore, must be a confessed Anglican - as things stand, this is the Law.

7. Yes, there are minority groups within the Church of England (known generally as "High Anglicans" or "The High Church") who are very "Catholic" in their ways - eg they'll refer to "mass", and even conduct services in Latin! Ministers will call themselves "priests", "Father" etc, and often wear barettas, use incense etc, but these "Anglo-Catholics" are not mainstream, and certainly the Queen and senior members of the Royal Family would not attend such services. In recent years, many (hundreds) of Anglo-Catholics have "gone over to Rome": good luck to them if that's what they want. The very fact they've done so is an indication of how far removed from the Anglican mainstream they are!

8. The Anglican Church is very broad & inclusive: there are liberal intellectuals, evangelicals/ "Born Again Christians", "Low Church" types (very similar to the Methodists), lots of vaguely agnostic types who approve of the Church as a social & cultural institution (and who are probably "hedging their bets" where religion is concerned!), as well as Gay & Lesbian Christians, "Jews for Jesus", and a host of others.

9. As an established national church, the Church of England was delibately designed to be as inclusive as possible ("I seek no window into the souls of men!" - Elizabeth I): there was an express desire to promote a strong sense of national unity (and explicitly a rejection of Catholicism, and particularly that of Catholic Spain), and the legacy of this is a church that continually ties itself in knots over the acceptability or otherwise of contemporary mores, social trends etc.. But many of us like this - we want no "enraged and fanatical reformers", and are mindful of Jesus' comment that "In My House there are many rooms". I'm a baptised Anglican: one of my god fathers is Jewish (my father's best friend) - he believes in the same one God, rejects Satan and all his works, and was happy to affirm that he would support and guide me in a Christian life. The vicar who baptised me was happy with this, but others might not have been so flexible. But that's the beauty of the Church of England - it will try very hard, within reason, and guided by Christian precepts, to accommodate the spiritual & personal needs of each and every one of its members.

10. Yes, as part of its historic legacy as a breakaway from the Roman Catholic Church, there are many features of Anglican churches (the artefacts found therein etc), and some ritual, that may seem very "Catholic", but anyone who doubts it's a Protestant church should read The Articles of Religion of the Church of England, particularly noting the explicit rejection of Transubstantiation, Papal Authority, & many other Catholic concepts.

The Church of England is a Protestant church, but not a zealous or "fundamentalist" one. Just because Anglicans do not appear in their outward forms of worship to be like Southern Baptists, Moravians, Pentecostalists etc does not make them less Protestant than others.

3-letter words

ava, ave, avo, lav, tav, vav

4-letter words

aver, aves, avid, avos, avow, cave, cavy, davy, eave, gave, have, java, kava, lava, lave, lavs, nave, navy, pave, rave, save, tavs, vavs, wave, wavy

5-letter words

agave, avail, avast, avens, avers, avert, avgas, avian, avion, aviso, avoid, avows, brava, brave, bravi, bravo, caved, caver, caves, cavie, cavil, clave, clavi, crave, daven, davit, deave, drave, eaved, eaves, favor, favus, gavel, gavot, grave, gravy, guava, haven, haver, haves, havoc, heave, heavy, javas, kavas, knave, lavas, laved, laver, laves, leave, leavy, maven, mavie, mavin, mavis, naval, navar, navel, naves, navvy, oaves, pavan, paved, paver, paves, pavid, pavin, pavis, peavy, raved, ravel, raven, raver, raves, ravin, reave, saved, saver, saves, savin, savor, savoy, savvy, schav, shave, slave, soave, stave, suave, trave, waved, waver, waves, wavey, weave

6-letter words

agaves, atavic, avails, avatar, avaunt, avenge, avenue, averse, averts, avians, aviary, aviate, avidin, avidly, avions, avisos, avocet, avoids, avoset, avouch, avowal, avowed, avower, avulse, beaver, behave, bravas, braved, braver, braves, bravos, casava, caveat, cavern, cavers, caviar, cavies, cavils, caving, cavity, cavort, claver, claves, clavus, cleave, cravat, craved, craven, craver, craves, davens, davies, davits, deaved, deaves, favela, favism, favors, favour, flavin, flavor, gavage, gavels, gavial, gavots, graved, gravel, graven, graver, graves, gravid, greave, guavas, havens, havers, having, havior, havocs, heaved, heaven, heaver, heaves, kavass, knaves, lavabo, lavage, laveer, lavers, laving, lavish, leaved, leaven, leaver, leaves, loaves, mavens, mavies, mavins, moshav, navaid, navars, navels, navies, octave, octavo, ottava, pavane, pavans, paveed, pavers, paving, pavins, pavior, pavise, peavey, quaver, ravage, ravels, ravens, ravers, ravine, raving, ravins, ravish, reaved, reaver, reaves, reavow, regave, repave, savage, savant, savate, savers, savine, saving, savins, savior, savors, savory, savour, savoys, schavs, shaved, shaven, shaver, shaves, shavie, sheave, slaved, slaver, slaves, slavey, sleave, soaves, spavie, spavin, staved, staves, suaver, tavern, thrave, travel, traves, wavers, wavery, waveys, wavier, wavies, wavily, waving, weaved, weaver, weaves, zouave

7-letter words

agravic, airwave, akvavit, aquavit, atavism, atavist, availed, avarice, avatars, avellan, avenged, avenger, avenges, avenses, avenues, average, averred, averted, avgases, aviated, aviates, aviator, avidins, avidity, avionic, avocado, avocets, avodire, avoided, avoider, avosets, avowals, avowers, avowing, avulsed, avulses, baklava, beavers, behaved, behaver, behaves, bereave, bravado, bravely, bravers, bravery, bravest, braving, bravoed, bravoes, bravura, bravure, cadaver, caravan, caravel, casavas, cassava, cavalla, cavally, cavalry, caveats, caveman, cavemen, caverns, cavetti, cavetto, caviare, caviars, caviled, caviler, cavings, cavorts, centavo, clavate, clavers, clavier, cleaved, cleaver, cleaves, concave, cravats, cravens, cravers, craving, davened, deaving, deleave, deprave, disavow, dissave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, favelas, favisms, favored, favorer, favours, favuses, flavine, flavins, flavone, flavors, flavory, flavour, forgave, gavages, gaveled, gavials, gavotte, gravels, gravely, gravers, gravest, gravida, gravies, graving, gravity, gravure, greaved, greaves, halavah, havarti, havened, havered, haverel, haviors, haviour, heavens, heavers, heavier, heavies, heavily, heaving, impavid, inweave, javelin, klavern, knavery, knavish, lavabos, lavages, laveers, lavrock, leavens, leavers, leavier, leaving, mavises, misaver, misgave, navaids, navally, navette, navvies, octaval, octaves, octavos, ottavas, outgave, outrave, pahlavi, palaver, pavanes, pavings, paviors, paviour, paviser, pavises, peaveys, peavies, peccavi, piasava, preaver, precava, quavers, quavery, ravaged, ravager, ravages, raveled, raveler, ravelin, ravelly, ravened, ravener, ravined, ravines, ravings, ravioli, reavail, reavers, reaving, reavows, repaved, repaves, reshave, reweave, savable, savaged, savager, savages, savanna, savants, savarin, savates, saveloy, savines, savings, saviors, saviour, savored, savorer, savours, savoury, savvied, savvier, savvies, shavers, shavies, shaving, sheaved, sheaves, slavers, slavery, slaveys, slaving, slavish, sleaved, sleaves, spavies, spaviet, spavins, staving, suavely, suavest, suavity, taverna, taverns, thraves, travail, travels, travois, unpaved, unravel, unsaved, unweave, upheave, vavasor, wavelet, waveoff, wavered, waverer, waviest, weavers, weaving, zouaves

8-letter words

airwaves, akvavits, amadavat, aquavits, atavisms, atavists, avadavat, availing, avarices, avellane, avengers, avenging, aventail, averaged, averages, averment, averring, aversely, aversion, aversive, averting, avgasses, avianize, aviaries, aviarist, aviating, aviation, aviators, aviatrix, avicular, avidness, avifauna, avigator, avionics, avocados, avodires, avoiders, avoiding, avouched, avoucher, avouches, avowable, avowably, avowedly, avulsing, avulsion, baklavas, beavered, behavers, behaving, behavior, bereaved, bereaver, bereaves, beslaved, bravados, bravoing, bravuras, burgrave, cadavers, caravans, caravels, cassavas, cavalero, cavalier, cavallas, cavatina, cavatine, caveated, caveator, cavefish, cavelike, caverned, cavettos, caviares, cavicorn, cavilers, caviling, cavilled, caviller, cavitary, cavitate, cavitied, cavities, cavorted, cavorter, centavos, clavered, clavicle, claviers, cleavage, cleavers, cleaving, concaved, concaves, conclave, cravened, cravenly, cravings, davening, deleaved, deleaves, depraved, depraver, depraves, disavows, disfavor, dissaved, dissaves, distaves, enclaves, endeavor, engraved, engraver, engraves, enravish, enslaved, enslaver, enslaves, excavate, exclaves, favonian, favorers, favoring, favorite, favoured, favourer, flavanol, flavines, flavones, flavonol, flavored, flavorer, flavours, flavoury, galavant, gaveling, gavelled, gavelock, gavotted, gavottes, gravamen, graveled, gravelly, gravidae, gravidas, gravidly, gravitas, graviton, gravures, halavahs, havartis, havdalah, havelock, havening, haverels, havering, haviours, havocked, havocker, heavenly, heaviest, heavyset, inweaved, inweaves, javelina, javelins, kavakava, kavasses, klaverns, lavaboes, lavalava, lavalier, lavalike, lavation, lavatory, laveered, lavender, laverock, lavished, lavisher, lavishes, lavishly, lavrocks, leavened, leaviest, leavings, maravedi, margrave, maverick, megavolt, misavers, moshavim, navettes, navicert, navigate, nonnaval, outbrave, outcavil, outraved, outraves, outsavor, oversave, pahlavis, palavers, paravane, pavement, pavilion, pavillon, paviours, pavisers, pavonine, peccavis, piasavas, piassava, postcava, preavers, precavae, precaval, quavered, quaverer, ravagers, ravaging, ravelers, raveling, ravelins, ravelled, raveller, raveners, ravening, ravenous, ravigote, ravingly, ravining, raviolis, ravished, ravisher, ravishes, reavails, reavowed, repaving, reshaved, reshaven, reshaves, reweaved, reweaves, savagely, savagery, savagest, savaging, savagism, savannah, savannas, savarins, saveable, saveloys, savingly, saviours, savorers, savorier, savories, savorily, savoring, savorous, savoured, savourer, savviest, savvying, scavenge, shavable, shavings, sheaving, slavered, slaverer, sleaving, spavined, stravage, stravaig, tavernas, taverner, travails, traveled, traveler, travelog, traverse, travesty, travoise, unavowed, unravels, unsavory, unshaved, unshaven, unweaves, upheaval, upheaved, upheaver, upheaves, vavasors, vavasour, vavassor, waveband, waveform, waveless, wavelets, wavelike, waveoffs, waverers, wavering, waviness

9-letter words

affidavit, aggravate, amadavats, atavistic, autoclave, avadavats, available, availably, avalanche, avascular, aventails, averagely, averaging, averments, aversions, avianized, avianizes, aviarists, aviations, avidities, avifaunae, avifaunal, avifaunas, avigators, avirulent, avocadoes, avocation, avoidable, avoidably, avoidance, avouchers, avouching, avulsions, avuncular, balaclava, beavering, behaviors, behaviour, bereavers, bereaving, biconcave, bravadoes, braveries, burgraves, cadaveric, caravaned, caravaner, cavalcade, cavaleros, cavaletti, cavaliers, cavallies, cavalries, cavatinas, caveating, caveators, caverning, cavernous, cavillers, cavilling, cavitated, cavitates, cavorters, cavorting, clavering, clavicles, cleavable, cleavages, concaving, concavity, conclaves, cravening, davenport, deleaving, depravers, depraving, depravity, disavowal, disavowed, disfavors, dissaving, drawshave, eavesdrop, endeavors, endeavour, endleaves, engravers, engraving, enslavers, enslaving, excavated, excavates, excavator, extravert, favorable, favorably, favorites, favourers, favouring, flavanols, flavanone, flavonoid, flavonols, flavorers, flavorful, flavoring, flavorist, flavoured, flyleaves, galavants, gavelkind, gavelling, gavelocks, gavotting, gravamens, gravamina, graveless, graveling, gravelled, graveness, graveside, graveyard, gravidity, gravitate, gravities, gravitons, havdalahs, havelocks, haversack, havockers, havocking, heaviness, inweaving, javelinas, javelined, kavakavas, knaveries, knavishly, lavalavas, lavaliere, lavaliers, lavations, laveering, lavenders, laverocks, lavishers, lavishest, lavishing, leavening, lifesaver, maravedis, margraves, mavericks, megavolts, microwave, misbehave, navicerts, navicular, navigable, navigably, navigated, navigates, navigator, outbraved, outbraves, outcavils, outraving, outsavors, overfavor, oversaved, oversaves, palavered, palsgrave, paravanes, pavements, pavilions, pavillons, piassavas, postcavae, postcaval, pretravel, quaverers, quavering, ravelings, ravellers, ravelling, ravelment, ravenings, ravigotes, ravishers, ravishing, reavailed, reavowing, reengrave, reshaving, reweaving, ribavirin, rotavirus, savagisms, savannahs, savoriest, savorless, savourers, savourier, savouries, savouring, scavenged, scavenger, scavenges, shaveling, shavetail, shortwave, slaverers, slaveries, slavering, slavishly, stravaged, stravages, stravaigs, suaveness, suavities, superwave, taverners, tipstaves, travailed, travelers, traveling, travelled, traveller, travelogs, traversal, traversed, traverser, traverses, travoises, unaverage, unraveled, unweaving, upheavals, upheavers, upheaving, vavasours, vavassors, wavebands, waveforms, waveguide, waveshape

10-letter words

affidavits, aftershave, aggravated, aggravates, architrave, autoclaved, autoclaves, avalanched, avalanches, avaricious, aventurine, averseness, aversively, avgolemono, avianizing, aviatrices, aviatrixes, aviculture, avidnesses, avocations, avoidances, avouchment, balaclavas, behavioral, behaviours, cadaverine, cadaverous, caravaners, caravaning, caravanned, caravanner, cavalcades, cavaliered, cavalierly, cavalletti, cavalryman, cavalrymen, cavefishes, cavitating, cavitation, clavichord, clavicular, clavierist, cofavorite, contravene, cowlstaves, cravenness, davenports, depravedly, disavowals, disavowing, disfavored, drawshaves, eavesdrops, endeavored, endeavours, engravings, enravished, enravishes, excavating, excavation, excavators, extraverts, favoritism, flagstaves, flavanones, flavonoids, flavorings, flavorists, flavorless, flavorsome, flavouring, galavanted, gavelkinds, gravelling, gravesides, gravestone, graveyards, gravimeter, gravimetry, gravitases, gravitated, gravitates, haversacks, heavenlier, heavenward, interleave, interweave, intravital, intravitam, javelining, lavalieres, lavalliere, lavatories, lavendered, lavishness, leavenings, lifesavers, lifesaving, longleaves, margravate, margravial, margravine, mavourneen, meatloaves, microwaved, microwaves, misaverred, misbehaved, misbehaver, misbehaves, naviculars, navigating, navigation, navigators, outbraving, outcaviled, outsavored, overfavors, overlavish, oversaving, palavering, palsgraves, papaverine, pavilioned, pikestaves, preaverred, ravagement, ravellings, ravelments, ravenously, ravishment, reavailing, reengraved, reengraves, ribavirins, riboflavin, savageness, savageries, savoriness, savouriest, scavengers, scavenging, semiquaver, shavelings, shavetails, shinleaves, shortwaves, slavocracy, spokeshave, stavesacre, stravaging, stravaiged, subaverage, subclavian, superheavy, superwaves, supravital, timesaving, travailing, travellers, travelling, travelogue, traversals, traversers, traversing, travertine, travestied, travesties, ultraheavy, ultravacua, unavailing, unfavorite, unleavened, unraveling, unravelled, unravished, untraveled, unwavering, waveguides, wavelength, wavelessly, waveringly, waveshapes, wavinesses, weaverbird

11-letter words

acriflavine, aftershaves, aggravating, aggravation, antigravity, antislavery, architraves, autoclaving, avalanching, aventurines, averageness, avgolemonos, avicultures, avocational, avoirdupois, avouchments, avuncularly, beaverboard, behaviorism, behaviorist, bereavement, biconcavity, cadaverines, caravanners, caravanning, caravansary, cavaliering, cavalierism, cavernously, cavitations, clavichords, clavierists, cofavorites, concavities, contravened, contravener, contravenes, depravation, depravement, depravities, disavowable, disfavoring, endeavoring, endeavoured, enravishing, enslavement, excavations, extravagant, extravagate, extravasate, extraverted, favoritisms, flavorfully, galavanting, gravenesses, gravestones, gravidities, gravimeters, gravimetric, gravitating, gravitation, gravitative, heavenliest, heavenwards, heavinesses, heavyweight, interleaved, interleaves, interweaved, interweaves, intravenous, laborsaving, lavallieres, lavendering, lifesavings, margravates, margraviate, margravines, mavourneens, megavitamin, microwaving, misaverring, misbehavers, misbehaving, misbehavior, navigations, outcaviling, outcavilled, outsavoring, overfavored, papaverines, papovavirus, pavilioning, pentavalent, preaverring, quaveringly, ravagements, ravishingly, ravishments, reengraving, riboflavins, rotaviruses, rotogravure, semiquavers, slaveholder, slavishness, spokeshaves, stavesacres, stravaiging, suavenesses, subclavians, sugarloaves, tetravalent, travelogues, traversable, travertines, travestying, ultravacuum, ultraviolet, ultravirile, unavailable, unavoidable, unavoidably, unfavorable, unfavorably, unravelling, untraversed, wavelengths, weaverbirds

12-letter words

acriflavines, aggravations, availability, avariciously, avascularity, aversenesses, aversiveness, aviculturist, avitaminoses, avitaminosis, avitaminotic, avuncularity, beaverboards, behaviorally, behaviorisms, behaviorists, bereavements, bioavailable, cadaverously, caravanserai, cavalierisms, clavieristic, cloverleaves, concanavalin, contraoctave, contraveners, contravening, cravennesses, depravations, depravedness, depravements, eavesdropped, eavesdropper, endeavouring, enslavements, excavational, extravagance, extravagancy, extravaganza, extravagated, extravagates, extravasated, extravasates, extraversion, flavoprotein, gravimetries, gravitations, heavenliness, heavyhearted, heavyweights, interleaving, interweaving, intravitally, lavishnesses, margraviates, megavitamins, microgravity, microwavable, misbehaviors, navigability, navigational, oncornavirus, outcavilling, overfavoring, photoengrave, photogravure, picornavirus, ravenousness, rotogravures, savagenesses, savorinesses, slaveholders, slaveholding, slavocracies, supergravity, superheavies, supravitally, ultravacuums, ultraviolent, ultraviolets, unavailingly, unwaveringly

13-letter words

antigravities, antislaveries, atavistically, availableness, averagenesses, aviculturists, avocationally, avoirdupoises, behavioristic, biconcavities, caravansaries, caravanserais, cavernicolous, clavichordist, concanavalins, contraoctaves, contravention, eavesdroppers, eavesdropping, extravagances, extravagantly, extravaganzas, extravagating, extravasating, extravasation, extravascular, extraversions, favorableness, flavoproteins, gravitational, interbehavior, intravascular, intravenously, leatherleaves, microwaveable, nonbehavioral, papovaviruses, photoengraved, photoengraver, photoengraves, photogravures, quarterstaves, slaveholdings, slavishnesses, ultraviolence, ultravirility

14-letter words

availabilities, avariciousness, avascularities, aversivenesses, avuncularities, circumnavigate, clavichordists, contraventions, demisemiquaver, depravednesses, extravagancies, extravasations, extravehicular, heavenlinesses, heavyheartedly, interbehaviors, microgravities, navigabilities, navigationally, oncornaviruses, papillomavirus, photoengravers, photoengraving, picornaviruses, ravenousnesses, supergravities, ultraviolences, unavailability, unavailingness

15-letter words

ariboflavinoses, ariboflavinosis, availablenesses, bioavailability, circumnavigated, circumnavigates, circumnavigator, demisemiquavers, favorablenesses, gravimetrically, gravitationally, interbehavioral, intravascularly, multiwavelength, nonavailability, overextravagant, photoengravings, subcontraoctave, ultravirilities, unfavorableness

16-letter words

avariciousnesses, circumnavigating, circumnavigation, circumnavigators, heavyheartedness, intraventricular, nongravitational, papillomaviruses, subcontraoctaves, superheavyweight, supraventricular, unavailabilities, unavailingnesses

17-letter words

ariboflavinosises, bioavailabilities, circumnavigations, interavailability, nonavailabilities, superheavyweights, unfavorablenesses

18-letter words

heavyheartednesses, hemidemisemiquaver, intraventricularly

19-letter words

hemidemisemiquavers, interavailabilities

1633 words found.

A sure hope, not 'cleverly devised fables' or superstition, but a real knowing, not religion and idolatry but personal relationship with a living Lord. A genuine basis for true peace and meaning, and every day full of new learning and challenges, and knowing the one who makes the flowers and eyes to see beautiful sunsets.

1. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 20:12
2. "Thou shalt not kill." 20:13
3. "Thou shalt not commit adultery." 20:14
4. "Thou shalt not steal." 20:15
5. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." 20:16
6. Be kind to strangers, widows, and fatherless children. 22:21-22
7. Value the truth; don't lie. 23:1
8. Don't do what everyone else does, if what they do is wrong. 23:2
9. Be kind to your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. 23:4-5
10. Treat the poor fairly. 23:6
11. Be honest. Don't kill the innocent. 23:7
12. Don't mistreat strangers. 23:9
13. Every seventh year the Israelites were to leave their fields unharvested, so that the poor would have something to eat. 23:11

1. What is stolen or wrongfully acquired should be returned to the owner. 6:2-5
2. Leave some grapes on the vine for travelers and the poor. 19:10
3. Don't steal or lie 19:11, 13
4. "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind." 19:14
5. Don't gossip. 19:16
6. Don't hate people. 19:17
7. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 19:18
8. Respect your elders. 19:32
9. Be kind to strangers. 19:33-34
10. Treat others fairly. Don't cheat. 19:35-36
11. To help feed the poor and strangers, farmers should not harvest the corners of their fields. 23:22
12. "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." 25:10
13. Do not oppress one another. 25:17

1. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 5:16
2. "Thou shalt not kill." 5:17
3. Don't commit adultery. 5:18
4. Don't steal. 5:19
5. Don't lie. 5:20
6. "Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." 10:19
7. Help the poor. 15:7-8
8. "Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy." 15:11
9. Judges and officers should strive to be impartial and should never take a bribe. 16:18-19
10. Look out for your neighbor's animals and protect them from harm. 22:1-4
11. Be careful when making a roof to ensure that no one falls off the edge. 22:8
12. Don't return runaway slaves to their masters. Let them live with you in peace and freedom. 23:15-16
13. Do not oppress the poor, whether they be slaves, neighbors, or strangers. 24:14-15
14. "It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."

    Be kind to widows, orphans, fatherless children and strangers. Share whatever you have with them. 24:17-21

15. "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." Let the animal eat while it works. 25:4
16. "Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight."

    Be honest when you deal with others. Don't cheat. 25:13-15

17. Take care of those who need help. 26:12-13

1. "He that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more." 7:7-9
2. Job says that humans perish at death like their own dung. Well, one might fault him for his choice of words, but the idea seems sound enough. 20:7

1. "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." 41:1
2. "Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked." Though this seems to be directed at other gods, it is good advice for humans as well. 82:3-4
3. "The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence." 115:17

1. "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." 1:8
2. A beautiful proverb about mercy and truth. 3:3
3. Wisdom and understanding lead to happiness. 3:13
4. "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it." 3:27
5. Help your neighbor, if you can. 3:28
6. Don't devise plots against your neighbor, fight without cause, or imitate an oppressor. 3:29-31
7. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." 4:7
8. Speak plainly and honestly to others. 4:24
9. "Rejoice with the wife of thy youth.... Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love." 5:18-19
10. Wisdom is better than wealth. Nothing else compares with it. 8:11
11. "A wise son maketh a glad father." 10:1, 23:24, 29:3
12. "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." 10:12
13. "When pride cometh, then cometh shame." 11:2
14. "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." Okay, I don't know about the soul stuff, but I like the general idea. 11:17
15. "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." A nice thought and a great movie. 11:29
16. "Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge." 12:1
17. Be kind to animals. (Don't eat them.) 12:10
18. "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." 12:15
19. "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." 12:19
20. "A wise son heareth his father's instruction." 13:1
21. "A righteous man hateth lying." 13:5
22. "Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly." 13:16
23. Some nice proverbs about wisdom, anger, mercy and folly. 14:7-8, 14:16-18, 14:21-22, 29, 16:21-22
24. "The simple believeth every word." I wonder if this would apply to the fundamentalists who believe every word of the Bible. 14:15
25. "The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends." Can't argue with this one. 14:20
26. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." 15:1
27. Some good remarks about wisdom. 15:2, 7
28. "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." 16:18
29. Don't gossip about others. Avoid saying hurtful things. 16:28
30. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." 16:32
31. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." 17:22
32. "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding." 17:28
33. "A fool hath no delight in understanding" and his "mouth is his destruction." 18:2, 7
34. "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." 18:13
35. Be careful how you speak; words can do great damage. 21:23
36. "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." 22:1
37. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." 22:6
38. "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." 22:9
39. Don't rob the poor or oppress the afflicted. 22:22
40. "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words." 23:9
41. "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." 23:12
42. "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." 23:22
43. Find the truth and hang on to it; Value wisdom, instruction, and understanding 23:23
44. "Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth." 24:17
45. "Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips." 24:28
46. "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work." 24:29
47. "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink." 25:21
48. "Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." 26:12
49. "As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed." 26:14
50. "Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." 27:1
51. "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." 27:2
52. "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Take care of your animals. 27:23
53. "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet." 29:5
54. "The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it." 29:7
55. "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit." 29:23
56. As a sailor and birdwatcher, I agree with this proverb that says that the way a ship sails and an eagle flies are two of the most wonderful things. 30:18-19
57. "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." 31:6-7

1. "The place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again."

   Good description of the water cycle. 1:7

2. Wisdom is better than folly, but the same fate awaits us all. 2:13-14
3. "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour." 2:24
4. "To everything there is a season...." Some nice poetry and a great Byrds song. ("Turn, Turn, Turn" -- written by Pete Seeger) 3:1-8
5. Strive to do good in this life. You only get one chance. 3:12
6. Eat, drink, and enjoy the good of your labor. 3:13
7. Men and animals both die and their spirits don't survive death. "A man hath no pre-eminence above a beast ... All goeth unto one place ... Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?" 3:19-21
8. "Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works." 3:22
9. "Two are better than one" -- the value of friendship. 4:9-12
10. "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king." 4:13
11. "A fool's voice is known by multitude of words." 5:3
12. Greedy folks are never satisfied. 5:10
13. "As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand." 5:15
14. "It is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life." 5:18
15. No one knows what happens after we die and no one can tell another how to live. 6:12
16. "A good name is better than precious ointment." 7:1
17. "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." 7:5
18. "The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." 7:8
19. "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools." 7:9
20. Don't waste time thinking about "the good old days." 7:10
21. Don't pay attention to everything people say. 7:21
22. Always strive "to know, and to search; and to seek out wisdom, and the reasonableness of things." 7:25
23. There is nothing better for us to do than "to eat, to drink, and to be merry." 8:15
24. The same death comes to us all, the good and the bad alike. 9:2-3
25. As long as we are alive there is hope. After that there is nothing. "A live dog is better than a dead lion." 9:4
26. Dead people know nothing and receive no reward. 9:5
27. "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart." 9:7
28. "Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest." 9:9
29. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might," because dead people don't work and they know nothing 9:10
30. Human life is subject to indifferent laws and random events -- just like the lives of other animals. 9:11-12
31. Wisdom, though often ignored and despised, is better than strength. 9:16-17
32. "Wisdom is profitable to direct." 10:10
33. "The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself." 10:12
34. "A fool also is full of words." 10:14
35. "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days." I don't know what this means, but it sure sounds cool. 11:1
36. However long you may live, enjoy your life to the fullest. But do not forget the dark days and know that the end is both certain and final. 11:8
37. "Walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes." 11:9
38. "Much study is a weariness of the flesh." 12:12

1. "Cease to do evil; learn to do well ... relieve the oppressed ... plead for the widow." 1:16-17
2. "Come now, let us reason together." 1:18
3. "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Well, it's a nice thought, but Joel 3:10 says just the opposite. But what do you expect from a "God of Peace" (Rom.15:33, Heb.13:20) who calls himself a "man of war"? (Ex.15:3) 2:4
4. "The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand." -- A Bible verse for Howard Dean and the US Democratic Party! 32:8
5. "All flesh is grass."

   Since all animals, including humans, survive by eating plants or other animals that have eaten plants, it is true that "all flesh is grass." 40:6

6. This verse appear to condemn slavery. However the bible is far from clear on this issue. 58:6
7. Feed the hungry, house the homeless, clothe the naked. 58:7, 10
8. "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man." 66:3

1. Defend the helpless and oppressed; don't harm strangers, widows, orphans, or other innocent people. 22:3
2. Pay a fair wage to your employees. 22:13

1. "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice." 6:6

1. "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Well, it's a nice thought, but Joel 3:10 says just the opposite. But what do you expect from a "God of Peace" (Rom.15:33, Heb.13:20) who calls himself a "man of war"? (Ex.15:3) 4:3
2. "O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" 6:8

   (Well, it's a nice thought, but there are a few things more that Micah forgot to mention. Like you must believe certain unlikely things or you will be tormented forever in hell (Mk.16:16, Jn.3:18, 36); you must kill witches Ex.22:18, homosexuals Lev.20:13, those who believe differently than you Dt.13:6-10, disobedient children Dt.21:18-21, etc.6:8)

1. "Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." 7:9-10
2. "These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath." 8:16-17

1. "Let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth." 2:15
2. God disapproves of adultery, lying, oppressing workers, and mistreating widows, orphans, and strangers. 3:5

1. Blessed are the merciful" 5:7
2. "Blessed are the peacemakers" 5:9
3. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mark 16:16) 5:44
4. Don't brag about the good things that you do. 6:1-3
5. Jesus tells his disciples not to pray in public. Those who favor school prayer, National Day of Prayer, etc. should take his advice. 6:5-6
6. "Consider the lilies of the field...." A nice analogy, good advice (unless you live in cold climates), and a great movie. 6:28
7. "Judge not, that ye be not judged." 7:1
8. Avoid hypocrisy. Consider your own faults rather than criticizing others. 7:3-4
9. "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." 7:12
10. Forgive those who repeatedly offend you. 18:21-22
11. Jesus lists the "ten commandments," but his list has only six, and the sixth is not one of the ten. The commandments given by Jesus are secular, not religious, in nature. 19:18
12. Jesus quotes Lev.19:18: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This is by far the best verse in Leviticus, and one of the best in the entire bible. 22:39
13. "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in." 25:35
14. "All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." 26:52

1. When Jesus lists the "ten" commandments, he only mentions five -- the humanistic ones that make no mention of God. He also gives one that is not included in the so-called ten commandments: "defraud not." Just where he got this one is anyone's guess. 10:19
2. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 12:31

1. Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely. 3:14
2. Love you enemies; do good to those who hate you. 6:27
3. The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. 6:31-34
4. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mk.16:16) 6:35
5. "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Well I'm glad Jesus thinks we should be merciful. But the Old Testament God is a strange role model for mercy! (See 1 Sam.15:2-3 for an example of the OT God's mercy.) 6:36
6. Don't judge or condemn others. Forgive those who have offended you. 6:37
7. Jesus warns against hypocrisy. The Christian right should pay more attention to this verse. 6:41
8. Love thy neighbor as thyself. 10:27
9. The story of the good Samaritan gets my vote for the best bible story. We should all "go and do likewise." 10:30-37
10. From his comments on the widow's mites, it appears that Jesus, contrary to today's Christian right, favored progressive taxation. 21:1-3

1. Jesus tells those who'd like to stone to death an adulteress that whoever among them that is without sin should "cast the first stone." Good advice -- but it directly contradicts the teachings of the Old Testament (Lev.20:20). If that wasn't a good law then why did God make it? Has he since changed his mind? Shouldn't it then be removed (along with most of the OT) from the bible? 8:7
2. "The truth shall make you free." 8:32
3. "Love one another." 13:34
4. "This is my commandment, That ye love one another." If this is what it takes to be a Christian, then count me in. Unfortunately, Christians often take Jesus' commandment to mean that Christians should love other, like minded, Christians, and to hell with everybody else. 15:12, 17
5. Pilate asked Jesus a very good question: "What is truth?" 18:38

1. It's better to give than to receive. (Jesus didn't say it, but it's a nice thought anyway.) 20:35

1. Let your love be genuine. Do good; avoid evil. 12:9
2. Be kind to others. 12:10
3. Show empathy toward others. 12:15
4. Associate with the lowly. Don't pretend to be wiser than you are. 12:16
5. Don't return evil for evil. 12:17
6. Try to "live peaceably with all men." 12:18
7. Be kind to your enemies. Overcome evil with good. 12:19-21
8. Love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 13:8
9. "If there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 13:9-10
10. Be honest; avoid drunkenness. 13:13
11. "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." 14:5
12. Don't judge other people or cause them to fall. 14:13
13. "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another." 14:19

1. Husbands and wives should be kind to each other. 7:3
2. Love is a good thing. 8:1
3. Some nice thoughts about love (or charity). 13:4-6
4. "Put away childish things." (Like believing in the bible?) 13:11
5. Speak clearly. Too bad the whole Bible doesn't follow this principle. 14:8-9
6. "Be not children in understanding." 14:20
7. Do all things with love. 16:14

1. "By love serve one another." 5:13
2. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 5:14
3. "Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, ... meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." 5:22
4. Don't be conceited or envious of others. 5:26
5. Forgive others. Someday you might make a mistake, too. 6:1
6. Bear one another's burdens. 6:2

1. Don't lie. Speak the truth to your neighbor. 4:25
2. "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." 4:26
3. Don't steal, but rather work so that you will have something to give to those who are in need. 4:28
4. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying." 4:29
5. Be kind and forgiving to one another. 4:31-32
6. "So ought men to love their wives." 5:28
7. Love your wife as yourself. 5:33

1. Don't fight, be humble, and look after the needs of others. 2:3-4
2. "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." 4:8

1. Avoid anger, wrath, and malice. 3:8
2. Don't lie. 3:9
3. Be merciful, kind, humble, and forgiving toward one another. 3:12-13
4. "Husbands, love your wives." 3:19
5. "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." 3:21
6. "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." 4:6

1. "Comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men." 5:14
2. Don't return evil for evil, but be good to yourselves and all others. 5:15
3. "Prove all things; hold fast to what is good." 5:21

1. "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies." If we follow this advice we would ignore most of the Bible -- especially the genealogies found in Gen.10, 1 Chr.1-9, Mt.1, and Lk.3. 1:4
2. Paul says to "refuse ... old wives' fables." What about old husbands' fables? Old Bible fables? 4:7
3. "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." 6:7

1. Be gentle and patient with all others. 2:24

1. Disregard "Jewish fables and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." Like most of the bible, maybe? 1:14
2. Do good works; be gentle toward others; avoid fighting or speaking unkindly about others. 3:1-2
3. "Avoid ... genealogies." Like Gen.10, 1 Chr.1-9, and Lk.3? 3:9

1. "Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works." 10:24
2. Let brotherly love continue. 13:1
3. Be hospitable to strangers. 13:2
4. Avoid "strange doctrines." Those who do so will avoid nearly everything that the Bible teaches. 13:9

1. "Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." 1:19
2. "Pure religion ... is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." 1:27
3. The rich should not be treated better than the poor. 2:2-4
4. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 2:8
5. Help others that are in need; don't just wish them well. This is good advice, though it's unfortunate that James restricted this help to "brothers". Did he mean by this that you only need to help fellow believers? 2:15-16
6. James ridicules those who say salvation is by faith alone. He says the devils believe in God. Will their faith save them? 2:19
7. "Speak not evil of one another." 4:11
8. Don't judge other people. 4:12
9. "Ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." (All we are is dust in the wind.) 4:14
10. Workers should be treated fairly. 5:4

1. "For all flesh is as grass."

   Life is ephemeral. Enjoy it while you can. 1:24

2. Avoid evil, malice, hypocrisy, and envy. Don't speak badly about others. 2:1
3. Be compassionate and courteous. Don't seek revenge when you are harmed by another. Speak kindly of others. Do good and avoid evil. 3:8-11
4. Peter says that Christians should be ready to explain why they believe what they do. This is a good verse to remember when Christians refuse to debate you. 3:15
5. Be hospitable to one another without grudging. 4:9
6. Don't murder, steal, do evil things, or interfere needlessly in the lives of others. I wish Christians would follow Peter's advice here, especially the "busybody" part, and stay out of the beliefs and sex lives of nonchristians. 4:15

1. Paul's epistles are hard to understand. And that those who try to understand them, as with the other scriptures, do so "unto their own destruction. 3:16

1. Those who love others are "in the light"; those who hate are "in darkness". 2:9-11
2. "Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." 3:18
3. "Love one another." 4:7-8, 4:16
4. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear." 4:18

1. "Love one another."

   Except for all those antichrists (non-Christians), that is. (See verses 7-10) 5

1. Do good; avoid evil. 11

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The Book of Revelation is for Christians a source of great comfort (as indeed is the indwelling Spirit) for Christians as it details the final acts of judgment upon all who willfully choose to receive it by rejecting the truth. We see the truth of this final act played out repeatedly even now, when the most obvious things are repeatedly rejected on the basis of the enthronement of human reason and the intolerance and bigotry with which Christians are labeled is practiced by the very persons who uttered it. Nevertheless 'He gives more grace' and so even this can be 'counted all joy', when ungodly men 'wrest the scriptures to their own destruction'.

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O () Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.

O's (pl. ) of O

Oes (pl. ) of O

O (n.) The letter O, or its sound.

O (n.) Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.

O (n.) A cipher; zero.

O' () A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.

O' (prep.) A shortened form of of or on.

O (a.) One.

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Oaker (n.) See Ocher.

Oakling (n.) A young oak.

Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.

Oakum (n.) The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.

Oaky (n.) Resembling oak; strong.

Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom.

Oar (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.

Oar (n) An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Oared (imp. & p. p.) of Oar

Oaring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oar

Oar (v. t. & i.) To row.

Oared (a.) Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.

Oared (a.) Having feet adapted for swimming.

Oared (a.) Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves.

Oarfish (n.) The ribbon fish.

Oarfoot (n.) Any crustacean of the genus Remipes.

Oar-footed (a.) Having feet adapted for swimming.

Oarless (a.) Without oars.

Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.

Oarsmen (pl. ) of Oarsman

Oarsman (n.) One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

Oarsweed (n.) Any large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp. See Kelp.

Oary (a.) Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet.

Oases (pl. ) of Oasis

Oasis (n.) A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.

Oast (n.) A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle.

Oats (pl. ) of Oat

Oat (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.

Oat (n.) A musical pipe made of oat straw.

Oatcake (n.) A cake made of oatmeal.

Oaten (a.) Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an oaten pipe.

Oaten (a.) Made of oatmeal; as, oaten cakes.

Oaths (pl. ) of Oath

Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.

Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.

Oath (n.) An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.

Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.

Oathable (a.) Capable of having an oath administered to.

Oathbreaking (n.) The violation of an oath; perjury.

Oatmeal (n.) Meal made of oats.

Oatmeal (n.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.

Ob- () A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.

Obcompressed (a.) Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.

Obconic (a.) Alt. of Obconical

Obconical (a.) Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.

Obcordate (a.) Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.

Obdiplostemonous (a.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers.

Obdiplostemony (n.) The condition of being obdiplostemonous.

Obdormition (n.) Sleep.

Obduce (v. t.) To draw over, as a covering.

Obduct (v. t.) To draw over; to cover.

Obduction (n.) The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.

Obduracy (n.) The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.

Obdurate (a.) Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.

Obdurate (a.) Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.

Obdurate (v. t.) To harden.

Obduration (n.) A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.

Obdure (v. t.) To harden.

Obdure (a.) Alt. of Obdured

Obdured (a.) Obdurate; hard.

Obdureness (n.) Alt. of Obduredness

Obduredness (n.) Hardness.

Obbe (n.) See Obi.

Obeah (n.) Same as Obi.

Obeah (a.) Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man.

Obedible (a.) Obedient.

Obedience (n.) The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

Obedience (n.) Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.

Obedience (n.) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.

Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.

Obedience (n.) One of the three monastic vows.

Obedience (n.) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.

Obedienciary (n.) One yielding obedience.

Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

Obediential (a.) According to the rule of obedience.

Obediently (adv.) In an obedient manner; with obedience.

Obeisance (n.) Obedience.

Obeisance (n.) A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.

Obeisancy (n.) See Obeisance.

Obeisant (a.) Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive.

Obelion (n.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

Obeliscal (a.) Formed like an obelisk.

Obelisk (n.) An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

Obelisk (n.) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.

Obelisked (imp. & p. p.) of Obelisk

Obelisking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obelisk

Obelisk (v. t.) To mark or designate with an obelisk.

Obelized (imp. & p. p.) of Obelize

Obelizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obelize

Obelize (v. t.) To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous.

Obeli (pl. ) of Obelus

Obelus (n.) A mark [thus /, or O ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.

Obequitate (v. i.) To ride about.

Oberon (n.) The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.

Oberration (n.) A wandering about.

Obese (a.) Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.

Obeseness (n.) Quality of being obese; obesity.

Obesity (n.) The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

Obeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Obey

Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obey

Obey (v. t.) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.

Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.

Obey (v. i.) To give obedience.

Obeyer (n.) One who yields obedience.

Obeyingly (adv.) Obediently; submissively.

Obfirm (v. t.) Alt. of Obfirmate

Obfirmate (v. t.) To make firm; to harden in resolution.

Obfirmation (n.) Hardness of heart; obduracy.

Obfuscate (a.) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

Obfuscated (imp. & p. p.) of Obfuscate

Obfuscating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obfuscate

Obfuscate (v. t.) To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.

Obfuscation (n.) The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.

Obi (n.) A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.

Obi (n.) A charm or fetich.

Obimbricate (a.) Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.

Obit (n.) Death; decease; the date of one's death.

Obit (n.) A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.

Obit (n.) A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.

Obiter (adv.) In passing; incidentally; by the way.

Obitual (a.) Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days.

Obituarily (adv.) In the manner of an obituary.

Obiyuary (a.) Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry.

Obituaries (pl. ) of Obituary

Obituary (n.) That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.

Obituary (n.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.

Objected (imp. & p. p.) of Object

Objecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Object

Object (v. t.) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

Object (v. t.) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

Object (v. i.) To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.

Object (v. t.) That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.

Object (v. t.) That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.

Object (v. t.) That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.

Object (v. t.) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

Object (v. t.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.

Object (a.) Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.

Objectable (a.) Such as can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an objection.

Objectify (v. t.) To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective.

Objection (n.) The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.

Objection (n.) That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.

Objection (n.) Cause of trouble; sorrow.

Objectionable (a.) Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.

Objectist (n.) One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy.

Objectivate (v. t.) To objectify.

Objectivation (n.) Converting into an object.

Objective (a.) Of or pertaining to an object.

Objective (a.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective.

Objective (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n.

Objective (n.) The objective case.

Objective (n.) An object glass. See under Object, n.

Objective (n.) Same as Objective point, under Objective, a.

Objectively (adv.) In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea objectively in the mind.

Objectiveness (n.) Objectivity.

Objectivity (n.) The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.

Obectize (v. t.) To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object.

Objectless (a.) Having no object; purposeless.

Objector (n.) One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure.

Objibways (n.pl.) See Chippeways.

Objicient (n.) One who makes objection; an objector.

Objuration (n.) A binding by oath.

Objurgated (imp. & p. p.) of Objurgate

Objurgating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Objurgate

Objurgate (v. t.) To chide; to reprove.

Objurgation (n.) The act of objurgating; reproof.

Objurgatory (a.) Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory.

Oblanceolate (a.) Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex.

Oblate (a.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.

Oblate (a.) Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.

Oblate (a.) One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.

Oblate (a.) One of the Oblati.

Oblateness (n.) The quality or state of being oblate.

Oblati (n. pl.) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.

Oblati (n. pl.) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.

Oblation (n.) The act of offering, or of making an offering.

Oblation (n.) Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.

Oblation (n.) A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.

Oblationer (n.) One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.

Oblatrate (v. i.) To bark or snarl, as a dog.

Oblatration (n.) The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling.

Oblata (pl. ) of Oblatum

Oblatum (n.) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.

Oblectate (v. t.) To delight; to please greatly.

Oblectation (n.) The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.

Obligable (a.) Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.

Obligated (imp. & p. p.) of Obligate

Obligating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obligate

Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

Obligate (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.

Obligation (n.) The act of obligating.

Obligation (n.) That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.

Obligation (n.) Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.

Obligation (n.) The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one.

Obligation (n.) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.

Obligato (a.) See Obbligato.

Obligatorily (adv.) In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.

Obligatoriness (n.) The quality or state of being obligatory.

Obligatory (a.) Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.

Obliged (imp. & p. p.) of Oblige

Obliging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oblige

Oblige (v. t.) To attach, as by a bond.

Oblige (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.

Oblige (v. t.) To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.

Obligee (n.) The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given.

Obligement (n.) Obligation.

Obliger (n.) One who, or that which, obliges.

Obliging (a.) Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.

Obligor (n.) The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.

Obliquation (n.) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes.

Obliquation (n.) Deviation from moral rectitude.

Oblique (a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

Oblique (a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

Oblique (n.) An oblique line.

Obliqued (imp. & p. p.) of Oblique

Obliquing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oblique

Oblique (v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

Oblique (v. i.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.

Oblique-angled (a.) Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle.

Obliquely (adv.) In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.

Obliqueness (n.) Quality or state of being oblique.

Obliquities (pl. ) of Obliquity

Obliquity (n.) The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator.

Obliquity (n.) Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.

Oblite (a.) Indistinct; slurred over.

Obliterated (imp. & p. p.) of Obliterate

Obliterating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obliterate

Obliterate (v. t.) To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.

Obliterate (v. t.) To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.

Obliterate (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.

Obliteration (n.) The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

Obliterative (a.) Tending or serving to obliterate.

Oblivion (n.) The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.

Oblivion (n.) Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion.

Oblivious (a.) Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.

Oblivious (a.) Evincing oblivion; forgetful.

Oblocutor (n.) A disputer; a gainsayer.

Oblong (a.) Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

Oblong (n.) A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.

Oblongata (n.) The medulla oblongata.

Oblongatal (a.) Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.

Oblongish (a.) Somewhat oblong.

Oblongly (adv.) In an oblong form.

Oblongness (n.) State or quality of being oblong.

Oblong-ovate (a.) Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.

Oblonga (pl. ) of Oblongum

Oblongum (n.) A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.

Obloquious (a.) Containing obloquy; reproachful

Obloquy (n.) Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

Obloquy (n.) Cause of reproach; disgrace.

Obluctation (n.) A struggle against; resistance; opposition.

Obmutescence (n.) A becoming dumb; loss of speech.

Obmutescence (n.) A keeping silent or mute.

Obnoxious (a.) Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.

Obnoxious (a.) Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.

Obnoxious (a.) Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.

Obnubilate (v. t.) To cloud; to obscure.

Oboe (n.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.

Oboist (n.) A performer on the oboe.

Obolary (a.) Possessing only small coins; impoverished.

Obole (n.) A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.

Obolize (v. t.) See Obelize.

Obolo (n.) A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.

Oboli (pl. ) of Obolus

Obolus (n.) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value.

Obolus (n.) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.

Obomegoid (a.) Obversely omegoid.

Oboval (a.) Obovate.

Obovate (a.) Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.

Obreption (n.) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.

Obreption (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.

Obreptitious (a.) Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.

Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.

Obrok (n.) A rent.

Obrok (n.) A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.

Obscene (a/) Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.

Obscene (a/) Foul; fifthy; disgusting.

Obscene (a/) Inauspicious; ill-omened.

Obscenities (pl. ) of Obscenity

Obscenity (n.) That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture.

Obscurant (n.) One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.

Obscurantism (n.) The system or the principles of the obscurants.

Obscurantist (n.) Same as Obscurant.

Obscuration (v. t.) The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.

Obscure (superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.

Obscure (superl.) Not noticeable; humble; mean.

Obscure (superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.

Obscure (superl.) Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.

Obscured (imp. & p. p.) of Obscure

Obscuring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obscure

Obscure (a.) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.

Obscure (v. i.) To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.

Obscure (n.) Obscurity.

Obscurely (adv.) In an obscure manner.

Obscurement (n.) The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.

Obscureness (n.) Obscurity.

Obscurer (n.) One who, or that which, obscures.

Obscurity (n.) The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

Obsecrated (imp. & p. p.) of Obsecrate

Obsecrating (p. pr. & vb, n.) of Obsecrate

Obsecrate (v. t.) To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.

Obsecration (n.) The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."

Obsecration (n.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.

Obsecratory (a.) Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.

Obsequent (a.) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.

Obsequience (n.) Obsequiousness.

Obsequies (n.pl.) See Obsequy.

Obsequious (a.) Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.

Obsequious (a.) Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess; cringing; fawning; as, obsequious flatterer, parasite.

Obsequious (a.) Of or pertaining to obsequies; funereal.

Obsequiously (adv.) In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.

Obsequiously (adv.) In a manner appropriate to obsequies.

Obsequiousness (n.) The quality or state of being obsequious.

Obsequies (pl. ) of Obsequy

Obsequy (n.) The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.

Obsequy (n.) Obsequiousness.

Observable (a.) Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.

Observance (n.) The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.

Observance (n.) An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.

Observance (n.) Servile attention; sycophancy.

Observancy (n.) Observance.

Observanda (pl. ) of Observandum

Observandum (n.) A thing to be observed.

Observant (a.) Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.

Observant (a.) Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); -- with of, as, to be observant of rules.

Observant (n.) One who observes forms and rules.

Observant (n.) A sycophantic servant.

Observant (n.) An Observantine.

Observantine (n.) One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.

Observantly (adv.) In an observant manner.

Observation (n.) The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

Observation (n.) The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.

Observation (n.) Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.

Observation (n.) Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.

Observation (n.) The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.

Observation (n.) Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc.

Observation (n.) The information so acquired.

Observational (a.) Of a pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, observations.

Observative (a.) Observing; watchful.

Observator (n.) One who observes or takes notice.

Observator (n.) One who makes a remark.

Observatories (pl. ) of Observatory

Observatory (n.) A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.

Observatory (n.) A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.

Observatory (n.) A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.

Observatory (n.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire.

Observed (imp. & p. p.) of Observe

Observing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Observe

Observe (v. t.) To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility.

Observe (v. t.) To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.

Observe (v. t.) To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.

Observe (v. i.) To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.

Observe (v. i.) To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.

Observer (n.) One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.

Observer (n.) One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.

Observer (n.) One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.

Observer (n.) A sycophantic follower.

Observership (n.) The office or work of an observer.

Observing (a.) Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.

Obsess (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.

Obsession (n.) The act of besieging.

Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.

Obsidian (n.) A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.

Obsidional (a.) Of or pertaining to a siege.

Obsigillation (n.) A sealing up.

Obsign (v. t.) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.

Obsignate (v. t.) To seal; to ratify.

Obsignation (n.) The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.

Obsignatory (a.) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.

Obsolesce (v. i.) To become obsolescent.

Obsolescence (n.) The state of becoming obsolete.

Obsolescent (a.) Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.

Obsolete (a.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.

Obsolete (a.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.

Obsolete (v. i.) To become obsolete; to go out of use.

Obsoletely (adv.) In an obsolete manner.

Obsoleteness (n.) The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.

Obsoleteness (n.) Indistinctness; want of development.

Obsoletism (n.) A disused word or phrase; an archaism.

Obstacle (v.) That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.

Obstancy (n.) Opposition; impediment; obstruction.

Obstetric (a.) Alt. of Obstetrical

Obstetrical (a.) Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art.

Obstetricate (v. i.) To perform the office of midwife.

Obstetricate (v. t.) To assist as a midwife.

Obstetrication (n.) The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery.

Obstetrician (n.) One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

Obstetricious (a.) Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.

Obstetrics (n.) The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

Obstetricy (n.) Obstetrics.

Obstinacy (n.) A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.

Obstinacy (n.) The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

Obstinate (a.) Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.

Obstinate (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

Obstination (n.) Obstinacy; stubbornness.

Obstipation (n.) The act of stopping up, as a passage.

Obstipation (n.) Extreme constipation.

Obstreperous (a.) Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.

Obstriction (n.) The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.

Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.

Obstructed (imp. & p. p.) of Obstruct

Obstructing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obstruct

Obstruct (v. t.) To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.

Obstruct (v. t.) To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation.

Obstructer (n.) One who obstructs or hinders.

Obstruction (n.) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

Obstruction (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.

Obstruction (n.) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Obstructionism (n.) The act or the policy of obstructing progress.

Obstructionist (n.) One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body.

Obstructionist (a.) Of or pertaining to obstructionists.

Obstructive (a.) Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment.

Obstructive (n.) An obstructive person or thing.

Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.

Obstruent (n.) Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.

Obstupefaction (n.) See Stupefaction.

Obstupefactive (a.) Stupefactive.

Obstupefy (v. t.) See Stupefy.

Obtained (imp. & p. p.) of Obtain

Obtaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obtain

Obtain (v. t.) To hold; to keep; to possess.

Obtain (v. t.) To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.

Obtain (v. i.) To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

Obtain (v. i.) To prevail; to succeed.

Obtainable (a.) Capable of being obtained.