Part 544

<h1>Apoplexed</h1> <Xpage=69>

<hw>Ap`o*plexed</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Affected with apoplexy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<h1>Apoplexy</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap"o*plex`y</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>poplexye</ets>, LL. <ets>poplexia</ets>, <ets>apoplexia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to cripple by a stroke; <?/ from + <?/ to strike: cf. F. <ets>apoplexie</ets>. See <er>Plague</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.</def>

<note>&hand; The term is now usually limited to <i>cerebral apoplexy</i>, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, <i>apoplexy</i> of the lung.</note>

<h1>Aporetical</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <def>Doubting; skeptical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cudworth.</i>

<h1>Aporia</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>A*po"ri*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Aporias</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., doubt, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ without passage, at a loss; <?/ priv. + <?/ passage.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.</def>

<h1>Aporosa</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap`o*ro"sa</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to <spn>Perforata</spn>.</def>

<h1>Aporose</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap`o*rose"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Without pores.</def>

<h1>Aport</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>A*port"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>port</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.</def>

<h1>Aposiopesis</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/ to be quite silent.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; <as>as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of <ex>that</ex>, here</as>."</def>

<h1>Apositic</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>Ap`o*sit"ic</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ from + <?/ food.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.</def>

<h1>Apostasy</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>A*pos"ta*sy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Apostasies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>apostasie</ets>, F. <ets>apostasie</ets>, L. <ets>apostasia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a standing off from, a defection, fr. <?/ to stand off, revolt; <?/ from + <?/ to stand. See <er>Off</er> and <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; <as>as, Julian's <ex>apostasy</ex> from Christianity</as>.</def>

<h1>Apostate</h1> <Xpage=70>

<hw>A*pos"tate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>apostata</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/. See <er>Apostasy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.</def>

<h1>Apostate</h1> <Xpage=70>