Part 5627

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.</def>

<blockquote>Reputation is an idle and most false <b>imposition</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See <er>Impose</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, 4.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See <er>Deception</er>.</syn>

<h1>Impossibility</h1> <Xpage=737>

<hw>Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Impossibilities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>impossibilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impossibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality of being impossible; impracticability.</def>

<blockquote>They confound difficulty with <b>impossibility</b>. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.</def>

<blockquote><b>Impossibilities</b>! O, no, there's none. <i>Cowley.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Inability; helplessness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Latimer.</i>

<cs><col>Logical impossibility</col>, <cd>a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See <cref>Principle of Contradiction</cref>, under <er>Contradiction</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Impossible</h1> <Xpage=737>

<hw>Im*pos"si*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>impossibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>possibilis</ets> possible. See <er>Possible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.</def>

<blockquote>With men this is <b>impossible</b>; but with God all things are possible. <i>Matt. xix. 26.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Without faith it is <b>impossible</b> to please him. <i>Heb. xi. 6.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Impossible quantity</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>an imagnary quantity. See <er>Imaginary</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Impracticable</er>.</syn>

<h1>Impossible</h1> <Xpage=737>

<hw>Im*pos"si*ble</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An impossibility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>"Madam," quoth he, "this were an <b>impossible</b>!" <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impossibly</h1> <Xpage=737>

<hw>Im*pos"si*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Not possibly.</def>

<i>Sir. T. North.</i>

<h1>Impost</h1> <Xpage=737>

<hw>Im"post</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>impost</ets>, F. <ets>impot</ets>, LL. <ets>impostus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>impostus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imponere</ets> to impose. See <er>Impone</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.</def>