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Therapeutae :: Therapeutae (n. pl.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited..

Bohemian :: Bohemian (a.) Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2..

Trojan :: Trojan (a.) Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.

Leviratical :: Leviratical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother..

Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.

Goth :: Goth (n.) One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire..

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.

Botanomancy :: Botanomancy (n.) An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves..

Cutwork :: Cutwork (n.) An ancient term for embroidery, esp. applied to the earliest form of lace, or to that early embroidery on linen and the like, from which the manufacture of lace was developed..

Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..

Papyrus :: Papyrus (n.) The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed..

Proscription :: Proscription (n.) The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription..

Ancientry :: Ancientry (n.) Old age; also, old people..

Deipnosophist :: Deipnosophist (n.) One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals..

Palm :: Palm (n.) A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing..

Hellene :: Hellene (n.) A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.

Plunket :: Plunket (n.) A kind of blue color; also, anciently, a kind of cloth, generally blue..

Recension :: Recension (n.) Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment..

Sadducee :: Sadducee (n.) One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels..

Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days..

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