Chapter 801

If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly. Rogers.

3. (R. C. Ch.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.

Indulgence <Xpage=755>

In*dul"gence (?) , v. t. To grant an indulgence to.

Indulgency <Xpage=755>

In*dul"gen*cy (?) , n. Indulgence.

Dryden.

Indulgent <Xpage=755>

In*dul"gent (?) , a. [L. indulgens , -entis , p. pr. of indulgere : cf. F. indulgent . See Indulge .] Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent .

Shak.

The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller.

The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden.

Indulgential <Xpage=755>

In`dul*gen"tial (?) , a. Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.

Brevint.

Indulgently <Xpage=755>

In*dul"gent*ly (?) , adv. In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably.

Dryden.

Indulger <Xpage=755>

In*dul"ger , n. One who indulges.

W. Montagu.

Indulgiate <Xpage=755>

In*dul"gi*ate (?) , v. t. To indulge. [R.]

Sandys.

Induline <Xpage=755>

In"du*line (?) , n. [Perh. fr. ind igo.] (Chem.) (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet. (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; -- called also aniline black .

Indult, Indulto <Xpage=755>

In*dult" (?) , In*dul"to (?) , n. [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr. indultus , p. p. of indulgere : cf. It. indulto , F. indult . See Indulge .]

1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.

2. (Spain) A duty levied on all importations.

Indument <Xpage=755>

In"du*ment (?) , n. [L. indumentum a covering. See Indue , and cf. Induement .] (Zo\'94l.) Plumage; feathers.

Induplicate <Xpage=755>

In*du"pli*cate (?) , a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in \'91stivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

Induplicative <Xpage=755>

In*du"pli*ca*tive (?) , a. (Bot.) (a) Having induplicate sepals or petals in \'91stivation. (b) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.

Indurance <Xpage=755>

In*dur"ance (?) , n. [Obs.] See Endurance .

Indurate <Xpage=755>

In"du*rate (?) , a. [L. induratus , p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure .]

1. Hardened; not soft; indurated.

Tyndale.

2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.

Indurate <Xpage=755>

In"du*rate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Indurated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating (?) .]

1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.

2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.

Indurate <Xpage=755>

In"du*rate , v. i. To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat .

Indurated <Xpage=755>

In"du*ra`ted (?) , a. Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart.

Goldsmith.

Induration <Xpage=755>

In`du*ra"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. induration , L. induratio hardness of heart.]

1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.

2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

3. Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling.

A certain induration of character had arisen from long habits of business. Coleridge.

Indusial <Xpage=755>

In*du"sial (?) , a. [See Indusium .] Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larv\'91 of certain insects.

Indusial limestone (Geol.) , a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larv\'91 of caddice flies ( Phryganea ). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.

Indusiate, Indusiated <Xpage=755>

In*du"si*ate (?) , In*du"si*a`ted (?) , a. (Bot.) Furnished with an indusium.

Indusium <Xpage=755>

In*du"si*um (?) , n. ; pl. Indu<?/<?/<?/ (#) . [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

Industrial <Xpage=755>

In*dus"tri*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. industriel , LL. industrialis . See Industry .] Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights.

The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold.

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Industrial exhibition , a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries. -- Industrial school , a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry.

Industrialism <Xpage=756>

In*dus"tri*al*ism (?) , n. 1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry.

J. S. Mill.

2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor.

Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.

Industrially <Xpage=756>

In*dus"tri*al*ly , adv. With reference to industry.

Industrious <Xpage=756>

In*dus"tri*ous (?) , a. [L. industrius , industriosus : cf. F. industrieux . See Industry .]

1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor.

Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple.

2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.

Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. Spenser.

-- In*dus"tri*ous*ly , adv. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ness , n.

Industry <Xpage=756>

In"dus*try (?) , n. ; pl. Industries (#) . [L. industria , cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie .]

1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness ; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them .

We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. A. Smith.

2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry ; the iron industry ; the cotton industry .

3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.

Syn. -- Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity; laboriousness; attention. See Diligence .

Indutive <Xpage=756>

In*du"tive (?) , a. [L. indutus , p. p. of induere to put on. See Indue .] (Bot.) Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.

Induvi\'91 <Xpage=756>

In*du"vi*\'91 (?) , n. pl. [L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See Indue .] (Bot.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.

Induviate <Xpage=756>

In*du"vi*ate (?) , a. (Bot.) Covered with induvi\'91, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.

Indwell <Xpage=756>

In"dwell` (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Indwelt (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Indwelling .] To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.

The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form. Milman.

Indweller <Xpage=756>

In"dwell`er (?) n. An inhabitant.

Spenser.

Indwelling <Xpage=756>

In"dwell`ing , n. Residence within, as in the heart.

The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers. South.

-ine <Xpage=756>

-ine (?; 104) . 1. (Chem.) A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic , and alkaloidal in their nature.

&hand; All organic bases, and basic substances (especially nitrogenous substances), are systematically written with the termination -ine ; as, quin ine , morph ine , guanid ine , etc. All indifferent and neutral substances, as proteids, glycerides, glucosides, etc., should commonly be spelled with -in ; as, gelat in , amygdal in , etc. This rue has no application to those numerous commercial or popular names with the termination -ine ; as, gasol ine , vasel ine , etc.

2. (Organ. Chem.) A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation ; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine , heptine , etc. <-- now "-yne" -->

Inearth <Xpage=756>

In*earth" (?) , v. t. To inter. [R.]

Southey.

Inebriant <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ant (?) , a. [L. inebrians , p. pr. of inebriare . See Inebriate .] Intoxicating.

Inebriant <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ant , n. Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.

Smart.

Inebriate <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inebriated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating (?) .] [L. inebriatus , p. p. of inebriare ; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety .]

1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.

The cups That cheer but not inebriate . Cowper.

2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy.

The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay.

Inebriate <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ate , v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Inebriate <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ate (?) , a. [L. inebriatus , p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.

Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall.

Inebriate <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ate , n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates .

Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin.

Inebriation <Xpage=756>

In*e`bri*a"tion (?) , n. [L. inebriatio .] The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success.

Sir T. Browne.

Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. Macaulay.

Syn. -- See Drunkenness .

Inebriety <Xpage=756>

In`e*bri"e*ty (?) , n. [See Inebriate , Ebriety .] Drunkenness; inebriation.

E. Darwin.

Inebrious <Xpage=756>

In*e"bri*ous (?) , a. Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating. [R.]

T. Brown.

Inedited <Xpage=756>

In*ed"it*ed (?) , a. Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript .

T. Warton.

In\'82e <Xpage=756>

I`n\'82e" (?) , n. [F.] An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant ( Strophanthus hispidus ) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye .

Ineffability <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [L. ineffabilitas : cf. F. ineffabilit\'82 .] The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness; unspeakableness.

Ineffable <Xpage=756>

In*ef"fa*ble (?) , a. [L. ineffabilis : cf. F. ineffable . See In- not, and Effable , Fame .] Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven .

Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable conten<?/ment over the soul. Beattie.

Ineffableness <Xpage=756>

In*ef"fa*ble*ness , n. The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.

Ineffably <Xpage=756>

In*ef"fa*bly , adv. In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably.

Milton.

Ineffaceable <Xpage=756>

In`ef*face"a*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + effaceable : cf. F. ineffa<?/able .] Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.

Ineffaceably <Xpage=756>

In`ef*face"a*bly , adv. So as not to be effaceable.

Ineffectible <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fect"i*ble (?) , a. Ineffectual; impracticable. [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Ineffective <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fect"ive (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + effective : cf. F. ineffectif .] Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal .

The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective letter. Jer. Taylor.

Ineffectively <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fect"ive*ly , adv. In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.

Ineffectiveness <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fect"ive*ness , n. Quality of being ineffective.

Ineffectual <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fec"tu*al (?; 135) , a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

Pope.

The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual . Boyle.

Syn. -- Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See Uselesss , Inefficacious .

Ineffectuality <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fec`tu*al"i*ty (?) , n. Ineffectualness. [R.]

Ineffectually <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly , adv. Without effect; in vain.

Hereford . . . had been besieged for abou<?/ two months ineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.

Ineffectualness <Xpage=756>

In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness , n. Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.

The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake.

Ineffervescence <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fer*ves"cence (?) , n. Want of effervescence.

Kirwan.

Ineffervescent <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fer*ves"cent (?) , a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.

Ineffervescibility <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality of being ineffervescible.

Ineffervescible <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble (?) , a. Not capable or susceptible of effervescence.

Inefficacious <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fi*ca"cious (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + efficacious : cf. F. inefficace , L. inefficax .] Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.

Boyle.

The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to restrain the growth of disorders. Burke.

&hand; Ineffectual , says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and inefficacious and habitual impotence to any effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor can it be; for we can not always know whether means are inefficacious till experiment has proved them ineffectual . Inefficacious is therefore sometimes synonymous with ineffectual .

Inefficaciously <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly , adv. without efficacy or effect.

Inefficaciousness <Xpage=756>

In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness , n. Want of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.

Inefficacy <Xpage=756>

In*ef"fi*ca*cy (?) , n. [L. inefficacia . See In- not, and Efficacy .] Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means .

The seeming inefficacy of censures. Bp. Hall.

The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines. James Gregory.

Inenficiency <Xpage=756>

In`en*fi"cien*cy (?) , n. The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency .

Inenficient <Xpage=756>

In`en*fi"cient (?) , a. 1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures .

2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.

Inenficiently <Xpage=756>

In`en*fi"cient*ly , adv. In an inefficient manner.

Inelaborate <Xpage=756>

In`e*lab"o*rate (?) , a. [L. inelaboratus . See In- not, and Elaborate .] Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.

Inelastic <Xpage=756>

In`e*las"tic (?) , a. Not elastic.

Inelasticity <Xpage=756>

In`e*las*tic"i*ty (?) , n. Want of elasticity.

Inelegance, Inelegancy <Xpage=756>