Bignonia :: Bignonia (n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus..

Bignoniaceous :: Bignoniaceous (a.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example..

Bournonite :: Bournonite (n.) A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of antimony, lead, and copper..

Brunonian :: Brunonian (a.) Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was, that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body, and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation..

Cannonical :: Cannonical (a.) Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons..

Cannonier :: Cannonier (n.) A man who manages, or fires, cannon..

Canonic :: Canonic (a.) Alt. of Cannonica.

Canonically :: Canonically (adv.) In a canonical manner; according to the canons.

Canonicalness :: Canonicalness (n.) The quality of being canonical; canonicity.

Canonicals :: Canonicals (n. pl.) The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress..

Canonicate :: Canonicate (n.) The office of a canon; a canonry.

Canonicity :: Canonicity (n.) The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.

Canonist :: Canonist (n.) A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.

Canonistic :: Canonistic (a.) Of or pertaining to a canonist.

Canonization :: Canonization (n.) The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.

Canonization :: Canonization (n.) The state of being canonized or sainted.

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized..

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.

Canonized :: Canonized (imp. & p. p.) of Canoniz.

Canonizing :: Canonizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canoniz.

Deuterocanonical :: Deuterocanonical (a.) Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc..

Mennonist :: Mennonist (n.) Alt. of Mennonit.

Mennonite :: Mennonite (n.) One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service..

Nonillion :: Nonillion (n.) According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..

Nonimportation :: Nonimportation (n.) Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.

Nonimporting :: Nonimporting (a.) Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.

Noninflectional :: Noninflectional (a.) Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection..

Noninhabitant :: Noninhabitant (n.) One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.

Nonintervention :: Nonintervention (n.) The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another..

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