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Show Behs DL De‘crETAL. adj, [decretum, Latin.] Ap The king their father On juft and weighty reafons, has decree His fc('ptre to the younger Rove Dicrr':. n. [ [decretum, Latin, 1. An edi@; a law There is no force in the decrees of Venice Shak ' There went a decree from Ceefar Auguftus, tha Luke, ii. 1 Are we condemn'd by fate's unjuft decre No more our houfes and our homes to fee? Dryd The Supreme Being is fovereignly good; h rewards the juft, and punithes the unjuft : and th folly of man, and not the decree of heaven, is th caufe of human calamity Broome £. An eftablifhed rule When he made a decree for the rain, and a way fo the lightning of the thunder Fob, xxviii. 26 3. A determination of a fuit, or litigate caufe 4. [In canonlaw.] An ordinance, whic is enacte by the pope himfelf, by an with the advice of his cardinals in council affembled without bein by any one thereon confulte Ayliffe's Parergon Dx CREMENT. . /i fdecrementum, Latin. Decreafe ; the ftate of growing lefs ; th quantity loft by decreafing Upon the tropick, and firft defcenfion from ou folftice, we are fcarce fenfible of declination; bu declining farther, our decrement accelerates : we fe apace, and in our laft days precipitate into ou graves Brown's Vulgar Errours Rocks; monntains, and the other elevations o th earth fuffer a continua lower and lower decrement an gro Woodwyard DECREPIT. adj. [ decrepitus, Latin. Wafted and worn out with age ; in th -Jaft ftage of decay Decrepit mifer! bafe, ignoble wretch Shakefp Of men's lives, in this decrepit age of the world many exceed fourfcore, and fome an hundred years Raleigh ‘This pope is decrepiz, and the bell goeth for him takeorder that there be chofen a pope of frefh years Bacgon _ Decrepit {uperftitions, and fuch as had their nativity in times beyond all hiftory, are frefh in th obfervation of many heads Browa's Vulgar Err And from the north to cal Decrepit Winter, Milton Who this obferves, may in his body fin Decrepit age, but never in his mind Denbam Propp'd on his ftaff, and ftooping as he goes A painted mitre thades his furrow'd brows The god, in this dzerepit form array'd "Fhe gardens enter'd, and the fruits furvey'd. Pope The charge of witchcraft infpires people with malevelence towards thofe poor decrepit parts of ou tpecies, in whom human nature is defaced by infirmity and dotage Addifon %o DECRE'PITATE w. a. [decrepo, La tin.] To calcine falt till it has ceafe to crackle in the fire So will it come to pafs in a pot of falt, althoug decrepitated Brown' Vulgar Errours DecrerrTa'rion. #. [ [from decrepitate.] 'The crackling noife which fal makes, when put over the fire in a cru cible Quincy Decre'PITNESS. }n, /- [from decrepiz. Decre'pytune. § The laft flage of decay ; the laft effets of old age Mothe earth, in this her barrennefs and decre pitngfs of age, can procreate fuch fwarms of curious engines Bentley Decre'scent. adj. [from decrefeens, La tin.] Growing lefs; being in a fate o ‘decreafe pertaining to a decree ; containin decree Man's length, that is, 2 vernendlent breaft and the fpine, Brogyys Vilgar th ,in Sup ofi a. thou of bé't'w jefent: hold propoan rtionforl if thebe fam t{us ifland, ther either by himfelf, or elfe by the advice of his cardinals; and this muft be on his being confulte by fome particular perfon or perfons thereon Ayliffe's Parergon ee the infe€ts of England and of the worlg as plants domefti an exot cl tha i at s, near decur ple; the fpecies of infets will amoynt fand 7. /. [from the adjeétive. De'crETAL #: vertex unto the fole of thg fggzd!;"!fkfim,‘fi his profundity ;.that i3, a dire@ line betv{"e:n‘,mt A decretal epiftle is that which the pope decree If you deny me, fie upon your law all the world fhould be taxed DE 1. A book of decrees or edits ; a body of | DEcu'r10N. #. [ [decurio, Lat Ry mander over ten; an officer fi}b o laws rdinat The fecond room, whofe wall to the centurion Were painted fair with memorable geft Of magiftrates, of courts, of tribunals Of laws, of judgments, and of decretals Spenfer 2. The collection of the pope's decrees T'raditions and decretals were made of equal force He inftituted decurions through both thefe.q lonies, that is, one over every ten families, ‘]‘mfl Decu'rs1on.n. [ [decarfus, Latin.] Th ac&t of running down Wha and as authentical as the facred charter itfelf Howel's Vocal Foreft Dr"crRETIST. 7. /. [from decree.] One tha ftudies or profefles the knowledge of th decretal The decretifts had their rife and beginning unde the reign of the emperor Frederick Barbaroffa Ayliffe's Parergon before it will be brought to the decretory rigours o a condemning fentence South's Sermons 2, Critical ; in which there is fome defi DecurTa'TI0N. 7. /. [decurtatio, Lafin The a& of cutting fhort, or fhortening 7o DECU'SSATE. w.a. [decysps, Latin, Tointerfeét at acute angles This it performs by the a&ion of anotable mof cle on each fide, having the form of the lester . Thoug there be dectJation of the raysin th the retina, or bottom of the eye, be inverted; ye doth not the object appear inverted, butin its righ Ray or natural pofture Brown's Vulgar Errours . a. [decrier, French.] T Ray pupil of the eye, and fo the image of the object i The motions of the moon, fuppofed to be mea{ured by fevens, and the critical or decretory days Decrr'ar. » /. [from decry. Clamorous cenfure; hafty or noify condemnation ; concurrence in cenfuring an thing longways Decussa'rion. z [ [ from decuflase The a&t of crofling ; ftate of being crofi ed at unequal angles nitive event 7o DECRY" Hi made up of many fibres, decuffating one anothe are lenitives that friendfhip will apply depend on that number {upplied by the terren De'crETORY. adj. [from decree. 1. Judicial ; definitive Ther is decayed by that decurfion of wa fece which water ;rei::ésh 7 DEDE'CORATE Latin, «. a [dedecoro To difgrace; to bring are proach upon Depecora'rion Dig # f. [from dedecorate. The a& of difgracing; difgrace Dig cenfure ; to blame clamorouily ; to clamour againft Depe'corous Malice in criticks reigns fo high That for fmall errours they whole plays decry Dryden Depenti'TioN. #. /i [de and dentitio Latin.] ~ Lofs or fhedding of the teeth Thofe meafures, which are extolled by one hal of the kingdom, are naturally decried by the other Addifon They applied themfelves to leffen their authority, decried them as hard and unneceflary reftraints Rogers Quacks and impoftors are ftill cautioning us t beware of counterfeits, and decry others cheatsonl to mak more way for their own Sawift Decu'mBENCE )2 /i [decumbo, Lat. Decu'meency, § Thealtoflying down the pofture of lying down This muft come to pafs, if we hold opinio they lie not down, and enjoy no decumbence at all for {tatio is properl n ref bu one kin o motion Browi's Vulgar Errours Not confidering the ancient manner of decum bency, he imputed this gefture of the beloved difciple unto rufticity, or an ac of incivility Brown's Vulgar Errours Decu'mMBITURE 2 [fro decumbo Latin. 1. The time at which a man takes to hi bed in a difeafe 2. [In aftrology.] A {cheme of the heaven ereted for that time, by which the pro gnofticks of recovery or death are difcovered If but a mile fhe travel out of town The planetary hour muft firft be known And lucky moment: if her eye but akes O'r itches, its decumbiture the takes « Dryden De'cuprLE adj [decuplus, Latin. Ten fold ; the fagpenumber ten times repeated adj. [dedecus, Lat.] Dif graceful ; reproachful ; fthameful. Dig Solon divided life into ten feptenaries, becaufei every one thereof a man received fome fenfible my tation : in the firft is dedentition, or falling of teeth Brown's Vulgar Errours 70 DE'DICATE w. a. [dedico, Latin. 1. To devote to fome divine power; t confecrate and fet apart to facred ufes A pleafant grov Was thot up high, full of the ftately tre That dedicated is to Olympick- Jove And to his fon Alcides Sperfec The princes offered for dedicating. the altar, i Nupm, viie 10 the day that it was anointed. _Warn'd by the feer, to her offended nam We rais'd, and dedicate, this wond'rous frame Dryden 2. To appropriate folemnly to any‘perfo or purpofe There cannot b That vultute in you, to devour fo man As will to greatnefs dedicate themfelves Shakeff Ladies, a gen'ral welcome fr?in:{ his grac Salutes you all : this night he dedicate Sbak'_f?""': To fair content and you , foldxer o fio profe th lear t wen H which he had dedicated himfelf Bid her inftant wed And quiet dedicate her remnant lif To the juft duties of an humble wife 3. To infcribe to a patron Clatendart Pritr ;i :‘ I; an ks bo ga el te e i m c H them to the lord Burghley n C . r v t o f j a DE'DICATE fecrate ; devote ; dedicated ; appto priate li'ray' |