Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: E-VAC'U-A-TIVE – E-VAN'GEL-IZE
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E-VAC'U-A-TIVE, a.
That evacuates.
E-VAC'U-A-TOR, n.
One that makes void. Hammond.
E-VADE', v.i.
- To escape; to slip away; formerly and properly with from; as, to evade from perils. But from is now seldom used.
- To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry for the purpose of eluding. The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge in any such ways. South.
E-VADE', v.t.
To escape from; as, the thief evaded his pursuers.
E-VADE', v.t. [L. evado; e and vado, to go; Sp. evadir; Fr. evader.]
- To avoid by dexterity. The man evaded the blow aimed at his head.
- To avoid or escape by artifice or stratagem; to slip away; to elude. The thief evaded his pursuers.
- To elude by subterfuge, sophistry, address, or ingenuity. The advocate evades an argument or the force of an argument.
- To escape as imperceptible or not to be reached or seized. South.
E-VAD'ED, pp.
Avoided; eluded.
E-VAD'ING, ppr.
Escaping; avoiding; eluding; slipping away from danger, pursuit, or attack.
EV-A-GA'TION, n. [L. evagatio, evagor; e and vagor, to wander.]
The act of wandering; excursion; a roving or rambling. Ray.
E-VAG-IN-A'TION, n. [e and vagina.]
The act of unsheathing.
E'VAL, a. [L. ævum.]
Relating to time or duration. [Not in use.]
E-VAL-U-A'TION, n. [Fr.]
Valuation; apprizement. [Useless.]
EV-A-NES'CENCE, n. [L. evanescens, from evanesco; e and vanesco, to vanish, from vanus, vain, empty. See Vain.]
- A vanishing; a gradual departure from sight or possession, either by removal to a distance, or by dissipation, as vapor.
- The state of being liable to vanish and escape possession.
EV-A-NES'CENT, a.
Vanishing; subject to vanishing; fleeting; passing away; liable to dissipation, like vapor, or to become imperceptible. The pleasures and joys of life are evanescent.
EV-AN-ES'CENT-LY, adv.
In a vanishing manner.
E-VAN'GEL, n. [L. evangelium.]
The Gospel. [Not in use.] Chaucer.
E-VAN-GE'LI-AN, a.
Rendering thanks for favors. Mitford.
E-VAN-GEL'IC, or E-VAN-GEL'IC-AL, a. [Low L. evangelicus, from evangelium, the Gospel; Gr. ευαγγελικος, from ευαγγελιον; ευ, well, good, and αγγελλω, to announce, Ir. agalla, to tell, to speak, Ar. قَالَ kaula, to tell, Class Gl, No. 49, or Ch. בלא, אבלי, to call, No. 35.]
- According to the Gospel; consonant to the doctrines and precepts of the Gospel, published by Christ and his apostles; as, evangelical righteousness, obedience, or piety.
- Contained in the Gospel; as, an evangelical doctrine.
- Sound in the doctrines of the Gospel; orthodox; as, an evangelical preacher.
Adherence to evangelical doctrines.
E-VAN-GEL'IC-AL-LY, adv.
In a manner according to the Gospel.
E-VAN'GEL-ISM, n.
The promulgation of the Gospel. Bacon.
E-VAN'GEL-IST, n.
- A writer of the history, or doctrines, precepts, actions, life and death of our blessed Savior, Jesus Christ; as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
- A preacher or publisher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, licensed to preach, but not having charge of a particular church.
A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. Gregory.
The act of evangelizing.
E-VAN'GEL-IZE, v.i.
To preach the Gospel.
E-VAN'GEL-IZE, v.t. [Low L. evangelizo.]
To instruct in the Gospel; to preach the Gospel to, and convert to a belief of the Gospel; as, to evangelize heathen nations; to evangelize the world. Milner. Buchanan.