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Genius :: Genius (n.) A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee..

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..

Horn :: Horn (n.) A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids..

Pharaoh :: Pharaoh (n.) A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.

Frank-fee :: Frank-fee (n.) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold..

Duumvirate :: Duumvirate (n.) The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome..

Dogmatic :: Dogmatic (n.) One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

Pharaonic :: Pharaonic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt..

Daric :: Daric (n.) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer..

Alogian :: Alogian (n.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos..

Adrogation :: Adrogation (n.) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation.

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..

Satrap :: Satrap (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot..

Tiara :: Tiara (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over..

Penates :: Penates (n. pl.) The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar.

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

Antique :: Antique (a.) In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases..

Philippian :: Philippian (a.) Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia..

Lotus :: Lotus (n.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it..

Synonyms :: Synomocy (n.) Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.

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