Epistle to the Corinthians, chap. x. ver. 16. "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ ?" As the social affections are cherished and kept alive, by families assembling around the family table for the common participation of meals, so is brotherly love, the essence of Christian fellowship, cherished and warmed in the highest degree by Christians assembling round the table of their common Lord; hence this ordinance is very properly styled the communion.

LOSE, [losian, to separate, S.] to mislay; to part from.

Miss, missian, S.] to perceive the want of; to discover unexpectedly something to be wanting.

Be careful, or you may lose a thing without missing it, and then you perhaps may never find it again. A man loses his health, misses a good opportunity.

LOSS, privation; the contrary to gain.

DAMAGE, [domage, N.] anything that impairs.
DETRIMENT, [detritum, worn off, L.] diminution.

Persons sustain loss of property, reputation; things suffer damage or detriment.

LOUD, [hlud, S.] striking the ear with great force.

NOISY, [noyse, strife, N.] talking, complaining, or quarreling loudly.

CLAMOROUS, [clamor,] vociferous; repeating loud words. TURBULENT, [turbo, to disturb, L.] tumultuous; restless. STORMY, [from storm,] tempestuous; boisterous. VEHEMENT, [vehemens, violent, L.] forcible; furious. BLUSTERING, [blusser, to rage, D.] fitful; windy; roaring. Loud thunder; noisy mirth; clamorous tongues; turbulent waves; stormy weather, season; vehement passion, gestures; blustering winds, fellow.

LOVE, [lufian, to love, S.] deep and tender affection.

FRIENDSHIP, [freond, free, willing, S.] highest degree of intimacy; virtuous and permanent attachment.

Love is an ardent passion; friendship a calm and steady affection.

LOVER, one who entertains an ardent affection for another. SUITOR, [suivre, to follow, F.] one who courts a mistress. WOOER, [wogan, to court, S.] one who solicits the love of

another.

A sincere lover; a ceremonious suitor; a romantic wooer.

LUXURY, [luxuria, L.] any thing that delights the senses. SENSUALITY, [sensus, sense, L.] devotedness to sensual gratification.

VOLUPTUOUSNESS, [voluptas, pleasure, L.] addictedness to excess of pleasure.

DEBAUCH, debauche, F.] excess in eating and drinking.

Enervating luxury; brutal sensuality; effeminate voluptuousness; low debauch.

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MADNESS, [gemaad, mad, S.] wildness of passion.
PHRENSY, phren, the mind, Gr.] partial madness.

RAGE, [rage, F.] violent passion accompanied with vehement words, gestures, or agitation.

FURY, [furor, L.] a storm of anger.

A confirmed madness; a temporary phrensy. Madness and phrensy, in a moral sense, are the excess of rage and fury. The rage of the storm; the fury of the flames.

MAGISTERIAL, [magister, master, L.] authoritative; despotic.
MAJESTIC, [majestas, greatness, L.] princely; becoming majesty.
STATELY, [sto, to stand, L.] grand, lofty, elevated.
POMPOUS, pompeux, F.] ostentatious; splendid.

AUGUST, [augustus, L.] impressing awe; inspiring reverence.
DIGNIFIED, [dignus, worthy, L.] noble; exalted.

Magisterial air, tone; majestic form, deportment; stately tree, dome, palace; pompous appearance, display; august monarch, body, assembly; dignified aspect, countenance, reply.

MAGNIFICENCE, [magnificentia, L.] greatness of

appearance. SPLENDOR, [splendor, brightness, L.] great show of riches and elegance.

GRANDEUR, [grandis, great, L.] that combination of qualities in an object which elevates or expands the mind. POмP, [pompa, L.] parade; ostentation of splendor.

Magnificence of ancient Babylon; the entertainments were served up in a style of the greatest magnificence; splendor of dress, color, light, scenery; grandeur of a well-proportioned edifice, of a pyramid, of a range of lofty mountains; the pomp of a triumphal procession; military pomp.

MAIN, [magn, strength, S.] the great deep.

OCEAN, Loceanus, L.] the vast expanse of water which covers more than three-fifths of the surface of the globe.

SEA, [se, a basin, S.] the water opposed to land.

He went to sea; he crossed the ocean; he regarded not the terrors of the main.

MAKE, [macian, to contrive, S.] to form by art; to effect.
Do, [don, S.] to perform; to achieve; to act.

Make something new; make peace; do your work diligently; do unto others as you would that others should do unto you.

MALEVOLENT, [malevolens, wishing evil, L.] ill-disposed towards others.

MALICIOUS, [malus, evil, L.] disposed to injure another.
MALIGNANT, malignans, L.] harboring extreme enmity.

A malevolent heart rejoices in the misfortunes of others; malicious disposition, report; malignant design, traducer.

MALICE, [malitia, L.] a disposition to injure others.

RANCOR, [rancœur, O. F.] inveterate malignity; deep-seated hatred.

SPITE, [spyt, Du.] a sudden fit of ill-will, exciting a desire to vex the object of it.

GRUDGE, [grwgacu, to grumble, W.] sullen malice; secret enmity.

PIQUE, piquer, to prick, F.] slight anger; temporary offence. Having malice in his heart, he was soon provoked to rancor. an old grudge; he owed him a grudge; out of personal pique.

MANFUL, having the spirit of a man; noble; dignified.

Petty spite;

MANLY, manlike; becoming a man; firm, brave, undaunted. A manful opposition, courage; a manly voice, disposition, freedom, grace. MANNERS, [manière, F.] habits; behavior with respect to others. MORALS, [moralis, L.] the practice of the duties of life.

Politeness of manners, united with purity of morals, renders a person at once the ornament, and the grace of society.

MARITIME, [maritimus, L.] relating to or bordering on the sea. MARINE, [marinus, L.] belonging to the sea.

NAVAL, [navis, a ship, L.] consisting of, or pertaining to ships. NAUTICAL, [nauta, a seaman, L.] pertaining to seamen or navigation.

Maritime town, country, laws; marine stores; naval officer, uniform, force, tactics; nautical almanack, tables, calculations, skill.

MARK, [mearc, S.] a visible line drawn.

PRINT, [imprimo, to press, L.] form made by pressure.

IMPRESSION, [impressio, stamp, L.] indentation; sensible effect. STAMP, [estampe, F.] a mark fixed on any thing; character. A mark with ink, chalk; print on paper; print of the feet; "print of the nails;" impression of a seal on the wax; stamp on a newspaper, on coins. Things make impressions on the mind; a man of the same stamp; it carries with it the stamp of truth; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.

MARK, a token by which any thing is known.

SIGN, [signum, L.] any thing which indicates the existence or approach of something else.

NOTE, [nota, L.] a visible sign.

SYMPTOM, [Sumptoma, a falling, Gr.] a perceptible indication ; a concurrent sign.

TOKEN, [tacn, S.] something intended to represent another thing

or event.

INDICATION, [indico, to point out, L.] whatever serves to discover what is not before known or obvious.

Marks on sheep; the tradesman has private marks on his goods; signs of shopkeepers, innkeepers; signs of the zodiac; a sign of weakness; signs of life, of death; algebraic signs; note of interrogation, exclamation; symptoms of decay, of a fever; a gift is a token of friendship; it is extremely gratifying to behold in young persons the early indications of wisdom and goodness.

MARK-MARTIAL.

MARK, any visible effect of agency or force.

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TRACE, [tractus, L.] visible appearance of any thing left, when the thing itself no longer exists.

VESTIGE, [vestigium, L.] remains; mark left behind in passing. FOOTSTEP, [fot, and stæp, S.] impression left by the foot; visible sign of a course pursued.

TRACK, [tractus, L.] mark left by any thing being drawn over. Marks of blood, of haste, levity; the arrow flies through the air and leaves no trace behind; traces of ancient customs; vestiges of ancient barbarism; some of the vestiges of Druidism are yet remaining in this kingdom; follow the footsteps of the wise, and pursue the track of the experienced.

MARK, a note or sign of distinction.

BADGE, [bajulo, to carry a burden, L.] a cognizance worn.
STIGMA, [stigma, Gr.] a brand; a mark of infamy.

Mark of honor; mark of disgrace; "the Lord set a mark upon Cain;" badge of distinction, of authority; stigma of reproach, disgrace.

MARK, anything to which a missile weapon may be directed. BUTT, [botte, a thrust, F.] a person at whom ridicule, jests, or contempt are directed.

Mark to be shot at with a gun or bow; a silly, foolish person is a mark at which men direct their ridicule; a man sometimes becomes the butt of an ill-bred assembly, that is worthy of better treatment.

MARK, [mearcian, S.] to impress; to take particular observation of. NOTE, [noto, L.] to observe; to set down.

NOTICE, to remark; to treat with attention.

"Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest." "Mark the perfect man." Note it in your memory; notice well every thing you wish to remember.

MARRIAGE, [mariage, F.] the act of uniting a man and a woman for life.

WEDDING, [weddian, to covenant, S.] the marriage ceremony. NUPTIALS, [nuptiæ, L.] marriage rites and festivities.

Marriage is a Divine institution; the wedding involves a solemn promise, and supposes the existence of a deep and lasting affection between the parties; nuptials are frequently celebrated with too much outward pomp and gaiety for a religious rite.

MARRIAGE, state of legal union between a man and woman. MATRIMONY, [matrimonium, L.] the contract of man and wife. WEDLOCK, [wed, and loc, a gift, S.] the state of being joined in marriage.

After marriage has taken place, the happy pair are said to be in a state of holy matrimony, and united in the bonds of wedlock.

MARTIAL, [Mars, the god of war, L.] suited to war or battle. WARLIKE, [war, strife, S.] fit for war, disposed to war.

MILITARY, [miles, a soldier, L.] suiting or becoming a soldier.

SOLDIER-LIKE, [soudeyer, N.] like a soldier; brave; heroic. Martial troops, equipage, music, law; warlike spirit, nation, appearance; military expedition, order, discipline; a soldier-like person; soldier-like conduct.

MATTER, [materia, L.] that which is visible or tangible.

MATERIALS, the substance of which any thing is made.

SUBJECT, [sujectus, placed under, L.] that on which any mental operation is performed.

Matter as distinct from spirit: matter in the abstract; materials, when various parts of matter are brought together by the art of man, as materials for building: a matter of curiosity; a subject of inquiry, of discussion, of negotiation.

MAXIM, [maximum, the greatest, L.] a generally received and admitted truth.

PRECEPT, [præceptum, L.] a rule of action; a commandment. RULE, [regula, L.] principle by which the thoughts, conduct, manners, or opinions are guided.

LAW, [laga, rule, S.] a permanent or established rule.

Maxims of wisdom; precepts of religion; rules of conduct; rule of life; rules of prudence; divine laws; laws of our country; laws of society.

MEAN, [moyen, F.] mediocrity; middle rate, place, or degree. MEDIUM, [medium, L.] the just temperature between extremes. Strive to keep the golden mean; preserve a just medium in all things.

MEETING, [metan, to come together, S.] an interview.

INTERVIEW, [entrevue, F.] mutual sight or conference.

The term meeting is used on all common occasions; as a meeting of friends, &c.; an interview is generally fixed and formal, and is for the transaction of business, and the settling of affairs of importance.

MELODY, [melos, a verse, ode, a song or singing, Gr.] agreeable succession of musical sounds.

HARMONY, [harmonia, L. & Gr.] concord; correspondent sentiment.

ACCORDANCE, [from accord,] conformity to something; agree

ment.

Melody of song, voice; accordance of sounds; harmony in a concert. Melody in the heart; accordance of opinions; harmony of affection.

MEMBER, [membrum, L.] a subordinate part of the main body. LIMB, [lim, S.] a jointed or articulated part of animals.

The body consists of various members; the legs and arms are denominated limbs. A limb is a member, but members are not always limbs; as the ears, eyes, &c. are members, but it is not proper to call them limbs.

MEMORY, [memoria, L.] that faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of past events or ideas.

REMEMBRANCE, [remembrance, O. F.] the recurrence of an idea to the memory.