| apostolic succession |
a doctrine of certain Christian faiths that their bishops are the successors in an unbroken line to the apostles of Jesus Christ. |
| apostrophe1 |
a mark (') used to show the omission of one or more letters or numbers from a word or figure, as in "wouldn't" for "would not" and "'87" for "1987". [3 definitions] |
| apostrophe2 |
esp. in drama, an address to someone absent or imaginary, or to an object or idea. |
| apostrophize |
to address (a person, usu. absent, or a personified object or idea). [2 definitions] |
| apothecaries' measure |
a system of fluid measure used to dispense liquid drugs. |
| apothecaries' weight |
a system of weights used to dispense drugs. |
| apothecary |
a person who prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; pharmacist. |
| apothegm |
a short instructive saying; maxim; aphorism. |
| apotheosis |
elevation to the status of a god. [2 definitions] |
| apotheosize |
to raise to the status of god; deify; glorify. |
| app |
(informal) in computing, a shortened form of "application program." [2 definitions] |
| appal |
variant of appall. |
| Appalachia |
a region in the United States extending from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and including the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
| Appalachian |
of or pertaining to Appalachia. |
| Appalachian Mountains |
mountain system in eastern North America extending from southeastern Canada to central Alabama in the United States; Appalachians. |
| appall |
to cause to feel horror, shock, dismay, or the like. |
| appalling |
causing shock, dismay, or consternation; frightful. |
| appaloosa |
a hardy saddle horse of a breed developed in western North America, usu. having a spotted black and white hide. |
| appanage |
a grant of land or revenue made by a king or queen to a dependent member of the royal family. [2 definitions] |
| apparatus |
a machine or group of machines designed to accomplish a specific task. [2 definitions] |
| apparel |
clothing, such as shirts, dresses, coats, and the like, esp. of a fine or decorative sort. [4 definitions] |