In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e., one of after or final accomplishment.
M. Stuart.
A*poth"e*ca*ry (&?;), n.; pl. Apothecaries. [OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. &?; to put away; &?; from + &?; to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis.] One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.
Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight.
||Apo`*the"ci*um, n.; pl. Apothecia (&?;). [NL.] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
{ Ap"o*thegm, Ap"oph*thegm } (&?;), n. [Gr. 'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim. [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]
{ Ap`o*theg*mat"ic (&?;), Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s.] Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
Ap`o*theg"ma*tist (&?;), n. A collector or maker of apothegms. Pope.
Ap`o*theg"ma*tize (&?;), v. i. To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
Ap"o*them (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + &?; that which is placed, &?; to place.] 1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.
2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.
Ap`o*the"o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. Apotheoses (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to deify; &?; from + &?; to deify, &?; a god.] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.
2. Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry." Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery." F. Harrison.
Ap`o*the"o*size (&?;), v. t. To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.
||A*poth"e*sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; a putting back or away, fr. &?;. See Apothecary.] (Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale. (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.
||A*pot"o*me (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; a cutting off, fr. &?; to cut off; &?; from + &?; to cut.] 1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [Obs.]
Ap"o*zem (&?;), n. [L. apozema, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to extract by boiling; &?; from + &?; boil.] (Med.) A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Ap`o*zem"ic*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] J. Whitaker.
Ap*pair" (&?;), v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See Impair.] To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.]
Ap`pa*la"chi*an (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.
The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians. Am. Cyc.
Ap*pall" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance.
Wyatt.