| abiologic | = abiological adj. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| antisocialism | = antisociality n. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| evolutionistic | Characterized by evolutionism; in accordance with a scientific or (more commonly)… | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| Marianite | Designating a Catholic missionary and nursing congregation of women (the Marianite Sisters of the… | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Marist | Of, relating to, or associated with any of various Roman Catholic missionary and… | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| mazet | In southern France: a small building used for shelter on a farm; a farm cottage, esp. one used as a holiday home. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| meat ticket | = meal ticket n. (lit. and fig.). | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| melodeon | orig. and chiefly U.S. A kind of simple reed organ with a single keyboard, usually… | 1844 | Go To Quotation |
| metapsychology | The study of questions concerning the ultimate nature of the mind and its functions… | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| meteorically | Like a meteor; with the suddenness and speed of a meteor. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| minimizing | That minimizes something. | 1844 | Go To Quotation |
| misologist | A person who hates reason or discussion. | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| morne | A round hill or small mountain. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Msgr. | As a prefixed title: Monsignor. Cf. monsignor n., Mgr n. | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| Muggletonianism | The doctrines or practice of the Muggletonians. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| mummers' play | A traditional play of a type performed by mummers esp. at the major holidays and popular in England from the 18th cent. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| mythologization | The action or result of mythologizing a person or thing; interpretation as a myth. | 1878 | Go To Quotation |
| natural selectionist | A supporter or advocate of the theory of natural selection. Also in extended use. | 1869 | Go To Quotation |
| non-reading | Disinclination or inability to read; an instance of not reading. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| obsede | trans. To obsess, haunt, besiege. Cf. obsess v. | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| octopoid | Esp. in figurative contexts: resembling or suggestive of an octopus, or the tentacles of an octopus; octopus-like. | 1878 | Go To Quotation |
| oleography | The art or process of making oleographs. | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| opportunist | An advocate or practitioner of opportunism; spec. (a) (R.C. Church) a person who, at the… | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| Oromo | A member of a people of eastern Africa, forming one of the two largest ethnic groups… | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| overstocking | A stocking worn as an outer layer. Usu. in pl. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| Palesman | An inhabitant of the English Pale in Ireland. Cf. paleman n. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| palimpsest | trans. To make into a palimpsest; to write again on (parchment, etc.) after the… | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| papabile | R.C. Church. A prelate likely or worthy to be elected as pope. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| pap-fed | Fed with pap or semi-liquid food suitable for babies or invalids. Freq. fig. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| paso | In Spain: an image or group of images representing scenes from the Passion in… | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| peakless | Without a peak. | 1844 | Go To Quotation |
| Pecksniffism | = Pecksniffery n. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| petit déjeuner | In France or (by extension) elsewhere: breakfast. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| phyletism | An excessive emphasis on the principle of nationalism in the organization of church… | 1875 | Go To Quotation |
| physiqued | Having a physique of a specified character. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| pithecian | An ape (of a grade considered lower than the anthropoids); a pithecoid. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| plotty | Of a novel, play, film, etc.: having an (esp. excessively) elaborate or complicated plot. Also: connected with plot or intrigue. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| polychrome | trans. To paint or decorate (a drawing, sculpture, etc.) with many colours. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| protological | Concerned with or relating to origins or beginnings. | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudo-rationalism | Pseudo-rational arguments or assumptions; a theory or system based on these. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| psychicist | A person who studies psychical phenomena; a psychical researcher; (also) a psychic. | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| public school boy | Chiefly in the sense of public school n. 1. A boy who attends a public school; a man… | 1844 | Go To Quotation |
| supernaturalization | The action of making or becoming supernatural. | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
