Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 69

Monotheism (n.) The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

Monotheist (n.) One who believes that there is but one God.

Monotheistic (a.) Of or pertaining to monotheism.

Monothelism (n.) Alt. of Monothelitism

Monothelitism (n.) The doctrine of the Monothelites.

Monothelite (n.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite.

Monothelitic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.

Monotocous (a.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.

Monotocous (a.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.

Monotomous (a.) Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

Monotone (n.) A single unvaried tone or sound.

Monotone (n.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.

Monotonic (a.) Alt. of Monotonical

Monotonical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.

Monotonist (n.) One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.

Monotonous (a.) Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.

Monotony (n.) A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.

Monotony (n.) Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.

Monotremata (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.

Monotrematous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.

Monotreme (n.) One of the Monotremata.

Monotriglyph (n.) A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.

Monotropa (n.) A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.

Monotype (a.) Alt. of Monotypic

Monotypic (a.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

Monovalent (a.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.

Monoxide (n.) An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.

Monoxylon (n.) A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.

Monoxylous (a.) Made of one piece of wood.

Monozoa (n. pl.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria.

Monroe doctrine () See under Doctrine.

Messeigneurs (pl. ) of Monseigneur

Monseigneur (n.) My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Monsel's salt () A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.

Monsel's solution () An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.

Messieurs (pl. ) of Monsieur

Monsieur (n.) The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.

MM. (pl. ) of Monsieur

Messrs. (pl. ) of Monsieur

Monsieur (n.) The oldest brother of the king of France.

Monsieur (n.) A Frenchman.

Monsignors (pl. ) of Monsignore

Monsignore (n.) My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Monsoon (n.) A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.

Monster (n.) Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.

Monster (n.) Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.

Monster (n.) Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.

Monster (a.) Monstrous in size.

Monster (v. t.) To make monstrous.

Monstrance (n.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

Monstration (n.) The act of demonstrating; proof.

Monstrosities (pl. ) of Monstrosity

Monstrosity (n.) The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.

Monstrous (a.) Marvelous; strange.

Monstrous (a.) Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.

Monstrous (a.) Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.

Monstrous (a.) Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.

Monstrous (a.) Abounding in monsters.

Monstrous (adv.) Exceedingly; very; very much.

Monstrously (adv.) In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked.

Monstrousness (n.) The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.

Monstruosity (n.) Monstrosity.

Monstruous (a.) Monstrous.

Mont (n.) Mountain.

Montaigne (n.) A mountain.

Montanic (n.) Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.

Montanist (n.) A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life.

Montant (n.) An upward thrust or blow.

Montant (n.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile.

Mont de piete () One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house.

Monte (n.) A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Monte-acid (n.) An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.

Monteith (n.) See Monteth.

Montem (n.) A custom, formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school, England, of going every third year, on Whittuesday, to a hillock near the Bath road, and exacting money from all passers-by, to support at the university the senior scholar of the school.

Montero (n.) An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.

Monteth (n.) Alt. of Monteith

Monteith (n.) A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the inventor.

Montgolfier (n.) A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.

Month (n.) One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the name. In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called a month.

Monthling (n.) That which is a month old, or which lives for a month.

Monthly (a.) Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon.

Monthly (a.) Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a monthly installment; a monthly magazine.

Monthlies (pl. ) of Monthly

Monthly (n.) A publication which appears regularly once a month.

Monthly (adv.) Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly.

Monthly (adv.) As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic.

Monticle (n.) A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.

Monticulate (a.) Furnished with monticles or little elevations.

Monticule (n.) See Monticle.

Monticulous (a.) Monticulate.

Montiform (a.) Resembling a mountain in form.

Montigenous (a.) Produced on a mountain.

Montoir (n.) A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.

Monton (n.) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.

Montross (n.) See Matross.

Montrue (n.) That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse.

Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

Monument (n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.

Monument (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.

Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

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