Part 517

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The repetition of words in an inverse order; <as>as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.</def>

<h1>Antistrophic</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*stroph"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.</def>

<h1>Antistrophon</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An*tis"tro*phon</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ turned opposite ways.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An argument retorted on an opponent.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Antistrumatic</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*stru"mat"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antistrumous.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A medicine for scrofula.</def></def2>

<h1>Antistrumous</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*stru"mous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against scrofulous disorders.</def>

<i>Johnson. Wiseman.</i>

<h1>Antisyphilitic</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious against syphilis.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A medicine for syphilis.</def></def2>

<h1>Antitheism</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*the"ism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrine of antitheists.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*the*is"tic</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Antitheist</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*the"ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A disbeliever in the existence of God.</def>

<h1>Antithesis</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An*tith"e*sis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Antitheses</plw>. <tt>(#)</tt></plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to set against, to oppose; <?/ against + <?/ to set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal <i>robs his heir</i>; the miser <i>robs himself</i>." "He had <i>covertly shot</i> at Cromwell; he how <i>openly aimed</i> at the Queen."</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Opposition; contrast.</def>

<h1>Antithet</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An"ti*thet</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>antitheton</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, antithetic.]</ety> <def>An antithetic or contrasted statement.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Antithetic, Antithetical</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw><hw>An`ti*thet"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.</def>

<h1>Antithetically</h1> <Xpage=66>

<hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By way antithesis.</def>