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idiotism

ID'IOTISM, n. [Gr. a form of speech taken from the vulgar.]

1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to a language; a peculiarity in the structure of words and phrases.

Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms suitable to their native language, to words newly invented.

2. Idiocy.

But it would be well to restrain this word to its proper signification, and keep idiocy and idiotism distinct.


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ID'IOTISM, n. [Gr. a form of speech taken from the vulgar.]

1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to a language; a peculiarity in the structure of words and phrases.

Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms suitable to their native language, to words newly invented.

2. Idiocy.

But it would be well to restrain this word to its proper signification, and keep idiocy and idiotism distinct.

ID'I-OT-ISM, n. [Fr. idiotisme; It. and Sp. idiotismo; Gr. ιδιωτισμος, a form of speech taken from the vulgar, from ιδιος.]

  1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to a language; a peculiarity in the structure of words and phrases. Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, to words newly invented. Hale.
  2. Idiocy. Beddoes, Hygeia. But it would be well to restrain this word to its proper signification, and keep idiocy and idiotism distinct.

Id"i*ot*ism
  1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to a language.

    Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, unto words newly invented. M. Hale.

  2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness.

    Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism. Shaftesbury.

    The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism. Hammond.

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Idiotism

ID'IOTISM, noun [Gr. a form of speech taken from the vulgar.]

1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to a language; a peculiarity in the structure of words and phrases.

Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms suitable to their native language, to words newly invented.

2. Idiocy.

But it would be well to restrain this word to its proper signification, and keep idiocy and idiotism distinct.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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just

JUST, a. [L. justus. The primary sense is probably straight or close, from the sense of setting, erecting, or extending.]

1. Regular; orderly; due; suitable.

When all

The war shall stand ranged in its just array.

2. Exactly proportioned; proper.

Pleaseth your lordship

To meet his grace,just distance 'tween our armies?

3. Full; complete to the common standard.

He was a comely personage, a little above just stature.

4. Full; true; a sense allied to the preceding, or the same.

--So that once the skirmish was like to have come to a just battle.

5. In a moral sense, upright; honest; having principles of rectitude; or conforming exactly to the laws, and to principles of rectitude in social conduct; equitable in the distribution of justice; as a just judge.

6. In an evangelical sense, righteous; religious; influenced by a regard to the laws of God; or living in exact conformity to the divine will.

There is not a just man on earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Eccles.7.

7. Conformed to rules of justice; doing equal justice.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah and a just him shall ye have. Lev.19.

8. Conformed to truth; exact; proper; accurate; as just thoughts; just expressions; just images or representations; a just description; a just inference.

9. True; founded in truth and fact; as a just charge or accusation.

10. Innocent; blameless; without guilt.

How should man be just with God? Job.9.

11. Equitable; due; merited; as a just recompense or reward.

--Whose damnation is just. Rom.3.

12. True to promises; faithful; as just to one's word or engagements.

13. Impartial; allowing what is due; giving fair representation of character, merit or demerit.

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