Now the works of the flesh are manifest, . . . emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies.
Gal. v. 19, 20.
Syn. -- Insurrection; tumult; uproar; riot; rebellion; revolt. See
Insurrection.
Se*di"tion*a*ry (?), n. An inciter or promoter of sedition. Bp. Hall.
Se*di"tious (?), a.[L. seditiosus: cf. F. séditieux.] 1. Of or
pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of, or tending to
excite, sedition; as, seditious behavior; seditious strife; seditious
words.
2. Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful
authority; turbulent; factious; guilty of sedition; as, seditious
citizens.
-- Se*di"tious*ly, adv. -- Se*di"tious*ness, n.
Sed"litz (?), a. Same as Seidlitz.
Se*duce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Seducing
(?).] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside + ducere to lead. See
Duke.] 1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any
manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to
iniquity; to corrupt.
For me, the gold of France did not seduce.
Shak.
2. Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means
of solicitation.
Syn. -- To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy; inveigle.
See Allure.
Se*duce"ment (?), n. 1. The act of seducing.
2. The means employed to seduce, as flattery, promises, deception,
etc.; arts of enticing or corrupting. Pope.
Se*du"cer (?), n. One who, or that which, seduces; specifically, one
who prevails over the chastity of a woman by enticements and
persuasions.
He whose firm faith no reason could remove, Will melt before that
soft seducer, love.
Dryden.
Se*du"ci*ble (?), a. Capable of being seduced; corruptible.
Se*du"cing (?), a. Seductive. "Thy sweet seducing charms." Cowper. --
Se*du"cing*ly, adv.
Se*duc*tion (?), n. [L. seductio: cf. F. séduction. See Seduce.] 1. The
act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; specifically, the offense
of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful sexual intercourse, by
enticements which overcome her scruples; the wrong or crime of
persuading a woman to surrender her chastity.
2. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading
astray; as, the seductions of wealth.
Se*duc"tive (?), a. Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by
flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer.
This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of
example.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Se*duc"tive*ly, adv. In a seductive manner.
Se*duc"tress (?), n. A woman who seduces.
Se*du"li*ty (?), n. [L. sedulitas. See Sedulous.] The quality or state
of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant
attention; unremitting industry; sedulousness.
The industrious bee, by his sedulity in summer, lives in honey all
the winter.
Feltham.
Sed"u*lous (?; 135), a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to sit, and so
akin to E. sit.] Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady,
and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;
steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.
What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without the affection
of the heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that
may naturally lead us to such an end?
L'Estrange.
Syn. -- Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious; unremitting;
untiring; unwearied; persevering.
-- Sed"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Sed"u*lous*ness, n.
||Se"dum (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called in allusion to
||the manner in which the plants attach themselves to rocks and walls.]
||(Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves
||and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. Gray.
See (?), n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or
the kindred sedere to sit. See Sit, and cf. Siege.] 1. A seat; a site;
a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
Spenser.
2. Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the
jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an
archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as, an
archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or
Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome;
as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.
See (s), v. t. [imp. Saw (s); p. p. Seen (sn); p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.]
[OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. seón; akin to OFries. sa, D. zien, OS. & OHG.
sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj, Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. saíhwan, and
probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow
with the eyes). Gr. "e`pesqai, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue to follow.] 1.
To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent
qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.