Chapter 771

Il`le*gal"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Illegalities (#) . [Cf. F. ill\'82galit\'82 .] The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment ; also, an illegal act.

Illegalize <Xpage=728>

Il*le"gal*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illegalized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illegalizing (?) .] To make or declare illegal or unlawful.

Illegally <Xpage=728>

Il*le"gal*ly , adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully.

Illegalness <Xpage=728>

Il*le"gal*ness , n. Illegality, unlawfulness.

Illegibility <Xpage=728>

Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being illegible.

Illegible <Xpage=728>

Il*leg"i*ble (?) , a. Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. -- Il*leg"i*ble*ness , n. -- Il*leg"i*bly , adv.

Illegitimacy <Xpage=728>

Il`le*git"i*ma*cy (?) , n. The state of being illegitimate.

Blackstone.

Illegitimate <Xpage=728>

Il`le*git"i*mate (?) , a. 1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child .

3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference .

4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word .

Illegitimate fertilization , &or; Illegitimate union (Bot.) , the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.

Darwin.

Illegitimate <Xpage=728>

Il`le*git"i*mate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illegitimated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illegitimating .] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.

The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. Bp. Burnet.

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Il`le*git"i*mate*ly (?) , adv. In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.

Illegitimation <Xpage=728>

Il`le*git`i*ma"tion (?) , n. 1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.

2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.]

Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off. Bp. Burnet.

Illegitimatize <Xpage=728>

Il`le*git"i*ma*tize (?) , v. t. To render illegitimate; to bastardize.

Illesive <Xpage=728>

Il*le"sive (?) , a. [Pref. il- not + L. laedere , laesum , to injure.] Not injurious; harmless. [R.]

Illeviable <Xpage=728>

Il*lev"i*a*ble (?) , a. Not leviable; incapable of being imposed, or collected. [R.]

Sir M. Hale.

Ill-favored <Xpage=728>

Ill`-fa"vored (?) , a. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; deformed; ugly; ill-looking.

Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.

-- Ill`-fa"vored*ly , adv. -- Ill`-fa"vored*ness , n.

Illiberal <Xpage=728>

Il*lib"er*al (?) , a. [L. illiberalis ; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal: cf. F. illib\'82ral .] 1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. "A thrifty and illiberal hand."

Mason.

2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.

3. Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin . [R.]

Chesterfield.

Illiberalism <Xpage=728>

Il*lib"er*al*ism (?) , n. Illiberality. [R.]

Illiberality <Xpage=728>

Il*lib`er*al"i*ty (?) , n. [L. illiberalitas : cf. F. illib\'82ralit\'82 .] The state or quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness.

Bacon.

Illiberalize <Xpage=728>

Il*lib"er*al*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illiberalized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illiberalizing (?) .] To make illiberal.

Illiberally <Xpage=728>

Il*lib"er*al*ly , adv. In a illiberal manner, ungenerously; uncharitably; parsimoniously.

Illiberalness <Xpage=728>

Il*lib"er*al*ness , n. The state of being illiberal; illiberality.

Illicit <Xpage=728>

Il*lic"it (?) , a. [L. illicitus ; pref. il- not + licitus , p.p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite . See In- not, and License .] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.

One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. Burke.

-- Il*lic"it*ly , adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness , n.

Illicitous <Xpage=728>

Il*lic"it*ous (?) , a. Illicit. [R.]

Cotgrave.

Illicium <Xpage=728>

Il*li"ci*um (?) , n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.

Illighten <Xpage=728>

Il*light"en (?) , v. t. To enlighten. [Obs.]

Illimitable <Xpage=728>

Il*lim"it*a*ble (?) , a. [Pref. il- not + limitable : cf. F. illimitable .] Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space .

The wild, the irregular, the illimitable , and the luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. De Quincey.

Syn. -- Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded; immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast.

-- Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness , n. -- Il*lim"it*a*bly , adv.

Illimitation <Xpage=728>

Il*lim`it*a"tion (?) , n. [Pref. il- not + limitation : cf. F. illimitation .] State of being illimitable; want of, or freedom from, limitation.

Bp. Hall.

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Il*lim"it*ed (?) , a. Not limited; interminable. Bp. Hall . -- Il*lim"it*ed*ness , n.

The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally much spoken of. Clarendon.

Illinition <Xpage=728>

Il`li*ni"tion (?) , n. [L. illinire , illinere , to besmear; pref. il- in, on + linire , linere , to smear.] 1. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.

2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [R.]

A thin crust or illinition of black manganese. Kirwan.

Illinois <Xpage=728>

Il`li*nois" (?) , n.sing. & pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.

Illiquation <Xpage=728>

Il`li*qua"tion (?) , n. [Pref. il- in + L. liquare to melt.] The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.

Illish <Xpage=728>

Ill"ish (?) , a. Somewhat ill. [Obs.]

Howell.

Illision <Xpage=728>

Il*li"sion (?) , n. [L. illisio , fr. illidere , illisum , to strike against; pref. il- in + laedere to strike.] The act of dashing or striking against.

Sir T. Browne.

Illiteracy <Xpage=728>

Il*lit"er*a*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Illiteracies (#) . [From Illiterate .] 1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census .

2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.

The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. Pope.

Illiteral <Xpage=728>

Il*lit"er*al (?) , a. Not literal. [R.]

B. Dawson.

Illiterate <Xpage=728>

Il*lit"er*ate (?) , a. [L. illiteratus : pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal .] Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people .

Syn. -- Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary. See Ignorant .

-- Il*lit"er*ate*ly , adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness , n.

Illiterature <Xpage=728>

Il*lit"er*a*ture (?) , n. Want of learning; illiteracy. [R.]

Ayliffe. Southey.

Ill-judged <Xpage=728>

Ill"-judged` (?) , a. Not well judged; unwise.

Ill-lived <Xpage=728>

Ill"-lived` (?) , a. Leading a wicked life. [Obs.]

Ill-looking <Xpage=728>

Ill"-look`ing (?) , a. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill , adv.

Ill-mannered <Xpage=728>

Ill`-man"nered (?) , a. Impolite; rude.

Ill-minded <Xpage=728>

Ill"-mind`ed (?) , a. Ill-disposed.

Byron.

Ill-natured <Xpage=728>

Ill`-na"tured (?) , a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person .

2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The ill-natured task refuse."

Addison.

3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] " Ill-natured land."

J. Philips.

-- Ill`-na"tured*ly , adv. -- Ill`-na"tured*ness , n.

Illness <Xpage=728>

Ill"ness (?) , n. [From Ill .] 1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness. [Obs.] "The illness of the weather."

Locke.

2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness .

3. Wrong moral conduct; wickedness.

Shak.

Syn. -- Malady; disease; indisposition; ailment. -- Illness , Sickness . Within the present century, there has been a tendency in England to use illness in the sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness, and to confine sickness more especially to a sense of nausea, or "sickness of the stomach."

Ill-nurtured <Xpage=728>

Ill"-nur`tured (?) , a. Ill-bred.

Shak.

Illocality <Xpage=728>

Il`lo*cal"i*ty (?) , n. Want of locality or place. [R.]

Cudworth.

Illogical <Xpage=728>

Il*log"ic*al (?) , a. Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant ; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference . -- Il*log"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Il*log"ic*al*ness , n.

Ill-omened <Xpage=728>

Ill`-o"mened (?) , a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill , adv.

Ill-starred <Xpage=728>

Ill"-starred` (?) , a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day .

Ill-tempered <Xpage=728>

Ill`-tem"pered (?) , a. 1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.

2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.]

So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys.

Ill-timed <Xpage=728>

Ill"-timed` (?) , a. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.

Illtreat <Xpage=728>

Ill`treat" (?) , v. t. To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.

Illude <Xpage=728>

Il*lude" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding .] [L. illudere , illusum ; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder . See Ludicrous .] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.

Illume <Xpage=728>

Il*lume" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illumed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuming .] [Cf. F. illuminer . See Illuminate .] To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.

Shak.

The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.

Illuminable <Xpage=728>

Il*lu"mi*na*ble (?) , a. Capable of being illuminated.

Illuminant <Xpage=728>

Il*lu"mi*nant (?) , n. [L. illuminans , -antis , p.pr. of illuminare .] That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants .

Boyle.

Illuminary <Xpage=728>

Il*lu"mi*na*ry (?) , a. Illuminative.

Illuminate <Xpage=728>

Il*lu"mi*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuminated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating (?) .] [L. illuminatus , p.p. of illuminare ; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous , and cf. Illume , Illumine , Enlimn , Limn .] 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.

2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.

3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.

4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty .

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Illuminate <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nate (?) , v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing.

Illuminate <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nate (?) , a. [L. illuminatus , p.p.] Enlightened.

Bp. Hall.

Illuminate <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nate , n. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

Illuminati <Xpage=729>

Il*lu`mi*na"ti (?) , n. pl. [L. illuminatus . See Illuminate , v. t. , and cf. Illuminee .] Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as follows: -

1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.

2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados , Perfectibilists , etc.

3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years.

4. Also applied to: (a) An obscure sect of French Familists. (b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists; (c) The Rosicrucians.

5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

Illuminating <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*na`ting (?) , a. Giving or producing light; used for illumination.

Illuminating gas . See Gas , n. , 2 (a) .

Illumination <Xpage=729>

Il*lu`mi*na"tion (?) , n. [L. illuminatio : cf. F. illumination .] 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.

3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate , v. t. , 3.

4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.

5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.

The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton.

6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.

Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker.

Illuminatism <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*na*tism (?) , n. Illuminism. [R.]

Illuminative <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*na*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. illuminatif .] Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. " Illuminative reading."

Carlyle.

Illuminator <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*na`tor (?) , n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator of books.] 1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate , v. t. , 3.

2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant.

Illumine <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mine (?) , v. t. [Cf. F. illuminer . See Illuminate .] To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.

Illuminee <Xpage=729>

Il*lu`mi*nee" (?) , n. [F. illumin\'82 . Cf. Illuminati .] One of the Illuminati.

Illuminer <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*ner (?) , n. One who, or that which, illuminates.

Illuminism <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nism (?) , n. [Cf. F. illuminisme .] The principles of the Illuminati.

Illuministic <Xpage=729>

Il*lu`mi*nis"tic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.

Illuminize <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuminized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminizing (?) .] To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.

Illuminous <Xpage=729>

Il*lu"mi*nous (?) , a. Bright; clear. [R.]

H. Taylor.

Illure <Xpage=729>

Il*lure" (?) , v. t. [Pref. il- in + lure .] To deceive; to entice; to lure. [Obs.]

The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world. Fuller.

Ill-used <Xpage=729>

Ill`-used" (?) , a. Misapplied; treated badly.

Illusion <Xpage=729>