Definition of popular

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Popular (a.) Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.

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Romantic :: Romantic (a.) Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets..
Socialism :: Socialism (n.) A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See Communism, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, forms of socialism..
Gleek :: Gleek (n.) A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons..
Pea :: Pea (n.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod..
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
Redcap :: Redcap (n.) A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland..
Ad Captandum :: Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Slang :: Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc..
Booming :: Booming (a.) Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity..
Volkslied :: Volkslied (n.) A popular song, or national air..
Helminthite :: Helminthite (n.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails..
Mikado :: Mikado (n.) The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.
Hornpipe :: Hornpipe (n.) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn..
Mica :: Mica (n.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer..
Lazarite :: Lazarite (n.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792..
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship..
Popular :: Popular (a.) Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease..
Saltarello :: Saltarello (n.) A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella..
Autumn :: Autumn (n.) The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called the fall. Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November..
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