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prefix
noun
- a local church community
- the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- (US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
- (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
- The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
- An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
- A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish; a similar subdivision in Ireland.
verb
adj
- Characteristic of a church; churchy.
- resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church
- Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
- In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
- Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
noun
- (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- a web that resembles a tent or carpet
verb
- (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
- (intransitive) To go camping.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- Synonym of fumigate.
- live in or as if in a tent
noun
- (Christianity) An altar server.
- (Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- An attendant, assistant, or follower.
- someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
adj
noun
noun
- a shallow receptacle for collection in church
- the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
- the thin under portion of the forequarter
- any flat platelike body structure or part
- a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
- a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
- structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
- a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
- the quantity contained in a plate
- a main course served on a plate
- (geology) A tectonic plate.
- (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
- (music) A record, usually vinyl.
- (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
- A prize given to the winner in a contest.
- (printing, photography) An image or copy.
- Precious metal, especially silver.
- A material covered with such a layer.
- (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
- The contents of such a dish.
- (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
- (historical) Plate armor.
- (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
- A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
- (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
- (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
- (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
- (baseball) Home plate.
- (military) trauma plate.
- (heraldry) A roundel of silver or argent.
- (especially Australia; metonymic, plural only) Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
- One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
- (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
- A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's foot.
- (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
- (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
- (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
- A flat object of uniform thickness.
- (slang, seduction community) Any of the potential romantic or sexual partners with whom a person keeps in touch as part of plate spinning.
- A course at a meal.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is thin, 1/3 the height of a brick, and has studs on top.
- (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
- A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
- A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
verb
- coat with a layer of metal
- (baseball) To score a run.
- (transitive) To beat into thin plates.
- (philately, particularly with early British stamps) To identify the printing plate used.
- (cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- (transitive) To arm or defend with metal plates.
- (philately) to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
noun
noun
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
verb
noun
- (Christianity) A religious congregation.
- Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
- A lock of wool or hair.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
- A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
- A large number of people.
- A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- a group of sheep or goats
- a group of birds
- a church congregation guided by a pastor
- an orderly crowd
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- (transitive) To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
- (transitive) To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
- (intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
- (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
- move as a crowd or in a group
- come together as in a cluster or flock
noun
- The deconsecration of a church.
- The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
- The act of becoming secular.
- transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
- the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
name
noun
noun
- (especially Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
- (UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant; for example, of Nonconformist or Dissenter congregations.
- A printing office.
- A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer.
- (UK) A trade union branch in printing or journalism.
- A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services.
- A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court of a prince or nobleman.
- a place of worship that has its own altar
- a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
adj
verb
noun
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- an administrative unit of government
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
verb
noun
- (loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
- A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
- (figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
- The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
- the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- any large and important church
adj
verb
- set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- inscribe or address by way of compliment
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use.
noun
noun
- (ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
- (countable) A state of being numerous.
- (psychology) Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
- (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
- (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
- (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
- (of spouses) Polygamy.
- (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
- (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
- (uncountable) The state of being plural.
- the state of being plural
- a large indefinite quantity
- (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)
noun
- a local church community
- the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- (US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
- (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
- The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
- An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
- A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish; a similar subdivision in Ireland.
verb
noun
- (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- a web that resembles a tent or carpet
verb
- (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
- (intransitive) To go camping.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- Synonym of fumigate.
- live in or as if in a tent
noun
- (Christianity) An altar server.
- (Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- An attendant, assistant, or follower.
- someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
noun
- a shallow receptacle for collection in church
- the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
- the thin under portion of the forequarter
- any flat platelike body structure or part
- a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
- a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
- structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
- a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
- the quantity contained in a plate
- a main course served on a plate
- (geology) A tectonic plate.
- (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
- (music) A record, usually vinyl.
- (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
- A prize given to the winner in a contest.
- (printing, photography) An image or copy.
- Precious metal, especially silver.
- A material covered with such a layer.
- (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
- The contents of such a dish.
- (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
- (historical) Plate armor.
- (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
- A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
- (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
- (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
- (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
- (baseball) Home plate.
- (military) trauma plate.
- (heraldry) A roundel of silver or argent.
- (especially Australia; metonymic, plural only) Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
- One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
- (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
- A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's foot.
- (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
- (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
- (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
- A flat object of uniform thickness.
- (slang, seduction community) Any of the potential romantic or sexual partners with whom a person keeps in touch as part of plate spinning.
- A course at a meal.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is thin, 1/3 the height of a brick, and has studs on top.
- (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
- A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
- A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
verb
- coat with a layer of metal
- (baseball) To score a run.
- (transitive) To beat into thin plates.
- (philately, particularly with early British stamps) To identify the printing plate used.
- (cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- (transitive) To arm or defend with metal plates.
- (philately) to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
noun
noun
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
verb
noun
- (Christianity) A religious congregation.
- Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
- A lock of wool or hair.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
- A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
- A large number of people.
- A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- a group of sheep or goats
- a group of birds
- a church congregation guided by a pastor
- an orderly crowd
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- (transitive) To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
- (transitive) To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
- (intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
- (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
- move as a crowd or in a group
- come together as in a cluster or flock
noun
- The deconsecration of a church.
- The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
- The act of becoming secular.
- transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
- the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
noun
- (especially Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
- (UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant; for example, of Nonconformist or Dissenter congregations.
- A printing office.
- A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer.
- (UK) A trade union branch in printing or journalism.
- A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services.
- A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court of a prince or nobleman.
- a place of worship that has its own altar
- a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
adj
verb
noun
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- an administrative unit of government
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
verb
noun
- (loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
- A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
- (figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
- The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
- the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- any large and important church
adj
noun
- (ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
- (countable) A state of being numerous.
- (psychology) Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
- (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
- (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
- (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
- (of spouses) Polygamy.
- (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
- (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
- (uncountable) The state of being plural.
- the state of being plural
- a large indefinite quantity
- (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)
verb
- set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- inscribe or address by way of compliment
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use.
noun
adj
- Characteristic of a church; churchy.
- resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church
- Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
- In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
- Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.