Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HY-LO-ZO'IC, n. [Gr. υλη, matter, and ζωη, life.]

One who holds matter to be animated. Clarke.

HY'LO-ZO-ISM, n. [Gr. υλη, matter, and ζωη, life.]

The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life. Cudworth.

HY'LO-ZO-IST, n.

One who holds that matter and every particle of it has a species of life or animation.

HYM, n.

A species of dog. Qu. Shak.

HY'MEN, n. [L. from Gr. υμην, membrana, pellicula, hymen.]

1. In ancient mythology, a fabulous deity, the son of Bacchus and Venus, supposed to preside over marriages.
2. In anatomy, the virginal membrane.
3. In botany, the fine pellicle which incloses a flower in the bud.

HY-MEN-E'AL, or HY-MEN-E'AN, a.

Pertaining to marriage. Pope.

HY-MEN-E'AL, or HY-MEN-E'AN, n.

A marriage song. Milton.

HY-MEN-OP'TER, or HY-MEN-OP'TE-RA, n. [Gr. υμην, a membrane, and πτερον, a wing.]

In entomology, the hymenopters are an order of insects, having four membranous wings, and the tail of the female mostly armed with a sting.

HY-MEN-OP'TE-RAL, a.

Having four membranous wings.

HY-MEN-OP'TER-OUS, a.

1. [1844] Having four membranous wings.
2. [1841] Hymenopteral.

HYMN, n. [hym; L. hymnus; Gr. υμνος; Eng. hum.]

A song or ode in honor of God, and among pagans, in honor of some deity. A hymn among Christians is a short poem, composed for religious service, or a song of joy and praise to God. The word primarily expresses the tune, but it is used for the ode or poem. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. Matth. xxvi. Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii.

HYMN, v.i. [hym.]

To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.

HYMN, v.t. [hym.]

1. To praise in song; to worship by singing hymns. Milton.
2. To sing; to celebrate in song. They hymn their Maker's praise.

HYM'NED, pp.

Sung; praised; celebrated in song.

HYM'NIC, a.

Relating to hymns. Donne.

HYMN'ING, n.

The singing of hymns.

HYM'NING, ppr.

Praising in song; singing.

HYM-NOL'O-GIST, n.

A composer of hymns. Busby.

HYM-NOL'O-GY, n. [Gr. ὑμνος and λογος.]

A collection of hymns. Mede.

HY'OID, a.

Denoting a bone of the tongue.

HY-OS-CY-AM'I-NA, or HY-OS-CY'A-MA, n.

An alkaloid obtained from Hyoscyamus niger, and considered to be new and peculiar. Thomson supposes that it is identical with Atropina or Daturina; but the effects of Hyoscyamus differ too much from Atropa and Datura, to allow any probability to Thomson's hypothesis.

HYP, n. [a contraction of hypochondrias.]

A disease; depression of spirits.

HYP, v.t.

To make melancholy; to depress the spirits. Spectator.

HY-PAL'LA-GE, n. [hypal'lagy; Gr. υπαλλαγη, change, from υπαλλασσω; υπο and αλλασσω, to change.]

In grammar, a figure consisting of a mutual change of cases. Thus in Virgil, dare classibus austros, for dare classes austris. Hypallage is a species of hyperbaton.

HY-PAS'PIST, n. [Gr. υπασπιστης; υπο and ασπις, a shield.]

A soldier in the armies of Greece, armed in a particular manner. Mitford.