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n. [ F. chasuble, LL. casubula, cassibula, casula, a hooded garment, covering the person like a little house; cf. It. casupola, casipola, cottage, dim of L. casa cottage. ] (Eccl.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle. [ Written also chasible, and chesible. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. consubstantialis; con- + substantialis: cf. F. consubstantiel. See Substantial. ] Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential. [ 1913 Webster ]

Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial with the Father and with the Holy Ghost. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of consubstantiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in consubstantiation. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. consubstantialité. ] Participation of the same nature; coexistence in the same substance. “His [ the Son's ] . . . consubstantiality with the Father.” Hammend. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Consubstantiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consubstantiating. ] To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His soul must be consubstantiated with reason. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To profess or belive the doctrine of consubstantion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consubstantiating church and priest. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Partaking of the same substance; united; consubstantial. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must love her [ the wife ] that is thus consubstantiate with us. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An identity or union of substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; impanation; -- opposed to transubstantiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This view, held by Luther himself, was called consubstantiation by non Lutheran writers in contradistinction to transsubstantiation, the Catholic view. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities.
Syn. -- countersubversion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Lack of subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as to government. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not capable of being submerged; buoyant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of submission; disobedience; noncompliance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. insubordination. ] The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. “Insubstantial pageant.” [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unsubstantiality; unreality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; objective. Opposite of subjective. [ Narrower terms: clinical, detached, unemotional; impersonal, neutral; verifiable ]
Syn. -- objective. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not submersible or submergible. Opposite of submersible. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not submissive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A submarine for which the motive power comes from the energy generated by a nuclear reactor. Same as nuclear submarine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excessively subtle. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ Plano- + subulate. ] Smooth and awl-shaped. See Subulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The inorganic orthophoshate ion; -- a symbol used in biochemistry. [ acronym ] [ PJC ]

n. A second subjection. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To sublime again. Newton. -- Re*sub`li*ma"tion n. [1913 Webster]

(Anat.) The substance of the medullary sheath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat. [ PJC ]

3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder. [ PJC ]

[ L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. upa to, on, under, over. Cf. Hypo-, Super-. ] 1. A prefix signifying under, below, beneath, and hence often, in an inferior position or degree, in an imperfect or partial state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve, subject, subordinate, subacid, subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf-, sug-, and sup- before c, f, g, and p respectively. Before c, p, and t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b from a collateral form, subs-). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed, is present in only a small proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. subacidus. See Sub-, Acid. ] Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices. -- n. A substance moderately acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Moderalely acrid or harsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. subactus, p. p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring. ] To reduce; to subdue. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline. ] The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Moderalely acute. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Somewhat hooked or curved. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An under or subordinate advocate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A subordinate agency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. subagitatio, fr. subagitare to lie with illicity. ] Unlawful sexual intercourse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. & Hind. sūbah. ] A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Per. & Hind. sūbah-dār, Per. sūbah a province + dār holding, keeping. ] A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar. [ 1913 Webster ]