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Impertinence
IMPER’TINENCE
IMPER’TINENCY, noun [Latin impertinens; in and pertinens, pertineo, to pertain; per and teneo, to hold.]
1. That which is not pertinent; that which does not belong to the subject in hand; that which is of no weight.
2. The state of not being pertinent.
3. Folly; rambling thought. [Little Used.]
4. Rudeness; improper intrusion; interference by word or conduct which is not consistent with the age or station of the person. [This is the most usual sense.]
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants.
5. A trifle, a thing of little or no value.
There are many subtile impertinencies learnt in schools-
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INCARNATION
INCARNA’TION, noun The act of clothing with flesh.
1. The act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as the incarnation of the Son of God.
2. In surgery, the process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh.
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Incorruptible
INCORRUPT’IBLE, adjective
1. That cannot corrupt or decay; not admitting of corruption. Thus gold, glass, mercury, etc., are incorruptible Spirits are supposed to be incorruptible
Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
2. That cannot be bribed; inflexibly just and upright.
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Immortal
IMMOR’TAL, adjective [Latin immortalis. See Mortal.]
1. Having no principle of alteration or corruption; exempt from death; having life or being that shall never end; as an immortal soul.
To the King eternal, immortal invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever. 1 Timothy 1:17.
2. Never ending; everlasting; continual.
I have
Immortal longings in me.
3. Perpetual; having unlimited existence.
A corporation is called an immortal being.
4. Destined to live in all the ages of this world; imperishable; as immortal fame.
So Homer is called the immortal bard.
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Intercede
INTERCE’DE, verb intransitive [Latin intercedo; inter and cedo; literally, to move or pass between.]
1. To pass between.
He supposes that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age in which he lived.
2. To mediate; to interpose; to make intercession; to act between parties with a view to reconcile those who differ or contend; usually followed by with.
3. To please in favor of one.
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ENTRE’ATED, participle passive Earnestly supplicated, besought or solicited; importuned; urgently requested.
1. Prevailed on by urgent solicitation; consenting to grant what is desired.
2. Used; managed.
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INTERMENT
INTER’MENT, noun [from inter.] The act of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture.
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Impute
IMPU’TE, verb transitive [Latin imputo; in and puto, to think, to reckon; properly, to set, to put, to throw to or on.]
1. To charge; to attribute; to set to the account of; generally ill, sometimes good. We impute crimes, sins, trespasses, faults, blame, etc., to the guilty persons. We impute wrong actions to bad motives, or to ignorance, or to folly and rashness. We impute misfortunes and miscarriages to imprudence.
And therefore it was imputed to him for
righteousness. Romans 4:8.
2. To attribute; to ascribe.
I have read a book imputed to lord Bathurst.
3. To reckon to one what does not belong to him.
It has been held that Adam’s sin is imputed to all his
posterity.
Thy merit
Imputed shall absolve them who renounce
Their own both righteous and unrighteous deeds.
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Inestimable
INES’TIMABLE, adjective [Latin inoestimabilis. See Estimate.]
1. That cannot be estimated or computed; as an inestimable sum of money.
2. Too valuable or excellent to be rated; being above all price; as inestimable rights. The privileges of American citizens, civil and religious, are inestimable
Inestimable
INES’TIMABLE, adjective [Latin inoestimabilis. See Estimate.]
1. That cannot be estimated or computed; as an inestimable sum of money.
2. Too valuable or excellent to be rated; being above all price; as inestimable rights. The privileges of American citizens, civil and religious, are inestimable
Iniquity
INIQ’UITY, noun [Latin iniquitas; in and oequitas, equity.]
1. Injustice; unrighteousness; a deviation from rectitude; as the iniquity of war; the iniquity of the slave trade.
2. Want of rectitude in principle; as a malicious prosecution originating in the iniquity of the author.
3. A particular deviation from rectitude; a sin or crime; wickedness; any act of injustice.
Your iniquities have separated between you and your God. Isaiah 59:3.
4. Original want of holiness or depravity.
I was shapen in iniquity Psalms 51:2.
Intercede
INTERCE’DE, verb intransitive [Latin intercedo; inter and cedo; literally, to move or pass between.]
1. To pass between.
He supposes that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age in which he lived.
2. To mediate; to interpose; to make intercession; to act between parties with a view to reconcile those who differ or contend; usually followed by with.
3. To please in favor of one.
Intercession
INTERCES’SION, noun [Latin intercessio, from intercedo. See Intercede.]
The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconciliation; prayer or solicitation to one party in favor of another, sometimes against another.
Your intercession now is needless grown;
Retire and let me speak with her alone.
He bore the sin of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12.
Invisible
INVIS’IBLE, adjective s as z. [Latin invisibilis; in and visibilis, viso, to see.] That cannot be seen; imperceptible by the sight. Millions of stars, invisible to the naked eye, may be seen by the telescope.
He endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Hebrews 11:1.