312, by which entire freedom was given to Christianity, the council of Nice, for the honour of Constantine, ordained that the years should be no longer kept by Olympiads, which till that time had been done; but that instead thereof the indiction should be made use of, by which to reckon and date their years, which hath its epocha A. D. 313, Jan. 1. Indigenous. Induce and induction. See IN. Induction, is when from several particular propositions we infer one general, as, every terrestrial animal lives, every aerial animal lives, and every reptile animal lives; therefore every animal lives."" Mathematical things only are capable of clear demonstration; conclusions in natural philosophy are proved by induction of experiments, things moral by moral arguments, and matters of fact by credible testimony." Tillotson. Inert.-Inexorable.-Infant.-Infallible. See IN. Infanticide. See CADO.

Infatuate, from infatuare, to make one a fool. To deprive of understanding.

Infer. See IN. "To infer, is by virtue of one proposition laid down as true, to draw in another as true."

"Great,

“Or bright, infers not excellence; the earth,
Though in comparison of heaven so small,

"Nor glistering, may of solid good contain
"More plenty than the sun, that barren shines."

Milton.

Inferior, from inferior, lower, correlative to superior. Infinite. See IN. That which has no limits, in which sense God alone is infinite. "A million is full as far from infinite as one." Denham.-Infinitive, in grammar, the name of one of the moods which serve for the conjugating of verbs. The infinitive does not donote any precise time, nor does it determine the number or person, but expresses things in a loose manner, as, "to teach."

Inflection.--Inflexible.--Inflict.--Influence.

"

See IN. Religion hath so great an influence upon the felicity of men, that it ought to be upheld, not only out of dread of divine vengeance in the other world, but out of regard to temporal prosperity." Tillotson.

Infringe. Infuse.-Ingress. See IN. Ingress is the opposite to egress.

Inhale. See IN. Inhale is the opposite to exhale. Inhabit. See IN. The French use inhabitable in the same sense as we use uninhabitable.

Inherent.-Inject.-Initial and initiate.--Injunction.Innate. See IN. Innate is used for persons, and inherent, for things.

Innocent.-Innovate.-Inquire. See IN.

Innuendo, from innuo, I nod, or make signs with the head. An oblique hint.

Insane and insanity.-Inscribe and inscription.--Inscrutable. See IN. "We should contemplate reverently the works of nature, the inscrutable ways of providence, and all the wonderful methods of God's dealings with men." Atterbury.

Insect.

See IN.

Insects may be considered as one great tribe of animals: they are called insects from a separation in the middle of their bodies, whereby they are cut into two parts, which are joined together by a small ligature, as we see in wasps and common flies.

Insert.-Insinuate.-Insipid.-Insolent.-Insoluble and insolvent. See IN. Insolvent, a term applied to such persons as have not wherewithal to pay their debts. A person dying, and not leaving estate sufficient to discharge these, is said to die insolvent.

Inspect.-Inspire and inspiration. See IN. Inspiration, among divines, is "when an overpowering impression of any proposition is made upon the mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and indubitable evidence of the truth and divinity of it. So were the prophets and the apostles inspired." Watts.

Instalment.

A placing a person in a dignity, as that of a chancellor in one of our universities, &c. The word is derived from in and stallum, a term used for a seat in a church, or a bench in a court of justice. Instalment is likewise used for the ceremony, whereby the Knights of the Garter are placed in their rank in the chapel of St. George, at Windsor; and on many other like occasions. This is sometimes also called installa

tion. Instance and instant. See IN. "We find in history in

stances of persons who, after their prisons have been flung open, have chosen rather to languish in their dungeons, than stake their miserable lives and fortunes upon the success of a revolution." Addism.-Instant, is such a part of duration, wherein we perceive no succession; or it is that which takes up the time of only one idea in our minds.

Instigate.

Instil.-Instinct. See IN. Instinct. A natural disposition or sagacity wherewith animals are endued, and by virtue whereof they are enabled to, provide for themselves, and know what is good for them, and are led to preserve and propagate their species.

Institute and institution. See IN. Institution, in a general sense, the act of ordaining, founding, or establishing any thing. Thus we say, Moses instituted the ceremonies of the old law; and Jesus Christ instituted the sacraments of the new.

Instruct. See IN. Instrument. From the same origin as INSTRUCT. That by means whereof something is furnished or done.

Insult.-Integer. See IN. Integers, in arithmetic, denote whole numbers, in contradistinction to fractions. -Integral, or integrant, is applied to distinct parts of a whole, which may subsist apart. Division is into integrant parts; but chemical decomposition into constituent parts, or elementary substances.-Integrity. The state of being whole and free from corruption.

Intellect and intellectual. See In.

"Logic is to teach us the right use of our reason or intellectual powers.' Waits.

Intend.-Intense.-Intent and intention have the same origin. See In. "Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on every side, and will not be called off by the ordinary solicitation of other ideas." Locke. Intercalary. See INTER. The twenty-ninth of February in leap year, is called an intercalary day, it being inserted out of the common order to preserve the equation of time. Intercede. Interception and intercept.-Intercourse.— Interdict. See IN. Interdict. A censure inflicted by a pope or bishop, suspending the priests from their functions, and depriving the people of the use of sacraments, divine service, and Christian burial. Iu the year 1169, Pope Alexander III. put all England under an interdict, forbidding the clergy to perform any part of divine service, except the baptizing of infants, taking confession, and giving absolution to dying penitents. In the reign of King John, the kingdom of England lay under a papal interdict for above six years; it began A. D. 1208.

Interest. See IN. "To love our native country, and to study its benefit and its glory, to be interested in its concerns, is natural to all men." Dryden.

Interfere. See INTER. "So cautions were our ancestors in conversation, as never to interfere with party disputes in the state." Swift.

Interjection. See INTER. In grammar, an expression used to denote some sudden motion or passion of the mind: as Oh! Oh! These exclamations, uttered in a strong and passionate manner, are considered by some writers as the first elements or beginnings of speech. As the greatest part of the expressions used on these occasions are taken from nature alone, the real interjections in most languages are mo

nosyllables: and as all nations agree in those natural passions, so do they agree in the signs and indications of them. Some deny that interjections are words, or any part of speech; and make them mere natural signs of the motions or passions of the mind, expressed by inarticulate sounds; but as these passions must be represented in discourse, the interjection has a good foundation in nature, and is a necessary part of speech. Interlude.

See INTER. Interlude. An entertainment exhibited on the theatre between the acts of a play, to amuse the spectators while the actors take breath and shift their dress; or to give time for changing the scenes and decorations. Interludes usually consist of songs, dances, feats of activity, concerts of music, &c.

Intermit and intermission.-Internal. See IN. Internal is opposed to external.

Interpose.

Interpreter. See INTER.

Interpreter. A person who explains the thoughts, words, or writings, of some other, which before were unintelligible. Interregnum. See INTIR,

Interrment, interment, or enterment. See IN. Interment. The act of laying a deceased person in the ground. The ancients did not inter their dead; they burnt them, as the Indians do at this day. The Abyssinians, in lieu of interring their dead, shut them up in the bodies of trees, made hollow for this purpose. Interrogate.-Interrupt.-Intersect.-Intersperse.--InSee INTER.

terstice.-Interval.

Interval is now used to express the distance or space between two extremes, either in time or place. Intestate. See IN. A person who dies without making a will. Heretofore, those who died intestate were held accursed; as every person was enjoined to bequeath a part of his estate to the church, for the safety of his soul; which a person who neglected to make a will, and to leave a legacy to the church, was judged to have abandoned.