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Ordeal :: Ordeal (n.) An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes..

Chelidonius :: Chelidonius (n.) A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.

Father :: Father (n.) A senator of ancient Rome.

Theatre :: Theatre (n.) An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed..

Quadragene :: Quadragene (n.) An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance..

Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..

Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable..

Didrachma :: Didrachma (n.) A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents..

Latin :: Latin (n.) The language of the ancient Romans.

Sacramentary :: Sacramentary (n.) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany..

Mode :: Mode (n.) The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian mode, the Ionic mode, etc., of ancient Greek music..

Syriacism :: Syriac (n.) The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country..

Methodist :: Methodist (n.) One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.

Tegulated :: Tegulated (a.) Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; -- said of a kind of ancient armor..

Vomitory :: Vomitory (n.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater..

Chant :: Chant (v. t.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music..

Hellene :: Hellene (n.) A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.

Cackerel :: Cackerel (n.) The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole.

Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..

Cuniform :: Cuniform (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded..

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