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Pay :: Pay (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon..

Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly..

Critic :: Critic (n.) One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer..

Meedful :: Meedful (a.) Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious..

Detur :: Detur (n.) A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.

Emerited :: Emerited (a.) Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged..

Meritot :: Meritot (n.) A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy..

Intrinsic :: Intrinsic (a.) Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person..

Semi-pelagian :: Semi-Pelagian (n.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints..

Merit :: Merit (n.) Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.

Medalist :: Medalist (n.) One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.

Criticise :: Criticise (v. i.) To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault..

Meedfully :: Meedfully (adv.) According to merit; suitably.

Meed :: Meed (n.) That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.

Purgatory :: Purgatory (n.) A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven..

Gratuitous :: Gratuitous (a.) Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice..

Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert..

Meriting :: Meriting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Meri.

Blameful :: Blameful (a.) Faulty; meriting blame.

Condignity :: Condignity (n.) Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence..

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