(n)(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373), Syn.Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius, Saint Athanasius

athanor

(n)a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists

chaetognathan

(adj)of or relating to arrowworms, Syn.chaetognathous

jonathan

(n)red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

leviathan

(n)the largest or most massive thing of its kind

leviathan

(n)monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

pathan

(n)a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan, Syn.Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon

pathan

(n)an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan, Syn.Pashtun

bailey

(n)English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742), Syn.Nathaniel Bailey, Nathan Bailey

bowditch

(n)United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838), Syn.Nathaniel Bowditch

burns

(n)United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996), Syn.Nathan Birnbaum, George Burns

currier

(n)United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888), Syn.Nathaniel Currier

edwards

(n)American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758), Syn.Jonathan Edwards

hale

(n)a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776), Syn.Nathan Hale

hawthorne

(n)United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864), Syn.Nathaniel Hawthorne

jackson

(n)general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863), Syn.Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jackson

jawless vertebrate

(n)eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms, Syn.agnathan, jawless fish

larousse

(n)French lexicographer (1817-1875), Syn.Pierre Larousse, Pierre Athanase Larousse

swift

(n)an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745), Syn.Dean Swift, Jonathan Swift

trumbull

(n)American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785), Syn.Jonathan Trumbull

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agnathan

n. 1. an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages; a member of the Agnatha. The group includes the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.
Syn. -- jawless vertebrate, jawless fish [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Athanasian

a. Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

Athanasian creed, a formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Athanasy

{ ‖, n. [ NL. athanasia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death. ] The quality of being deathless; immortality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none? Lowell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Athanor

n. [ F., fr. Ar. at-tannūr, fr. Heb. tannūr an oven or furnace. ] A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

chaetognathan

adj. of or pertaining to the Chaetognatha. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Leviathan

n. [ Heb. livyāthān. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not certainly known what animal is intended, whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The whale, or a great whale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pathan

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
Syn. -- Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Sathanas

n. [ L. Satanas. See Satan ] Satan. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

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