He*ge"li*an (?; 106), a. Pertaining to Hegelianism. -- n. A follower of
Hegel.
{ He*ge"li*an*ism (?), He"gel*ism (?), } n. The system of logic and
philosophy set forth by Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831).
{ Heg`e*mon"ic (?), Heg`e*mon"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;. See Hegemony.]
Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant. "Princelike and
hegemonical." Fotherby.
He*gem`o*ny (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; guide, leader, fr. &?; to go
before.] Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually
applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or
confederates. Lieber.
Heg"ge (?), n. A hedge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
He*gi"ra (?; 277), n. [Written also hejira.] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The
flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently
established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or
exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not from the date of
the flight, but from the first day of the Arabic year, which
corresponds to July 16, A. D. 622.
Heif"er (?), n. [OE. hayfare, AS. he·hfore, he·fore; the second part of
this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull, ox; akin to OHG. farro, G.
farre, D. vaars, heifer, G. f‰rse, and perh. to Gr. &?;, &?;, calf,
heifer.] (Zoˆl.) A young cow.
Heigh"-ho (h"-h), interj. An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection,
uneasiness, weariness, etc. Shak.
Height (ht), n. [Written also hight.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe,
AS. he·hu, hhu fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. hˆjd, Dan.
hˆide, Icel. hÊ, Goth. hauhi˛a. See High.] 1. The condition of being
high; elevated position.
Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job xxii. 12.
2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on
which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea;
altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the
ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature. Bacon.
[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span.