Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H

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Hieroglyphist (n.) 研究象形文字之人 One versed in hieroglyphics. -- Gliddon.

Compare: Hieroglyphic

Hieroglyphic (n.) (pl. Hieroglyphics) 象形文字；（常複數）用象形文字寫的文章；（常複數）潦草難懂的文章 Writing consisting of hieroglyphs.

‘Without the Rosetta Stone, it is likely that Egyptian hieroglyphics would still be a mystery.’

Hieroglyphic (n.) (pl. Hieroglyphics) Enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing.

‘Notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.’

Hieroglyphic (a.) 象形文字的；難解的 Of or written in hieroglyphs.

‘Hieroglyphic script.’

‘A hieroglyphic sign.’

Compare: Hieroglyph

Hieroglyph (n.) 象形符號；象形文字；圖畫文字；秘密文字 A stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems.

‘Hieroglyphs describing the Mayan calendar.’

Hieroglyph (n.) A secret or incomprehensible symbol.

‘The International Organisation for Standardization is introducing two new hieroglyphs to perplex washing-machine owners.’

Hierogram (n.) A form of sacred or hieratic writing.

Hierogrammatic (a.) Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing. -- Bp. Warburton.

Hierogrammatist (n.) A writer of hierograms; also, one skilled in hieroglyphics. -- Greenhill. Hierographic

Hierographic (a.) Alt. of Hierographical

Hierographical (a.) Of or pertaining to sacred writing.

Hierography (n.) Sacred writing. [R.] -- Bailey.

Hierolatry (n.) The worship of saints or sacred things. [R.] -- Coleridge.

Hierologic (a.) Alt. of Hierological

Hierological (a.) Pertaining to hierology.

Hierologist (n.) One versed in, or whostudies, hierology.

Hierology (n.) A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a treatise on that science.

Hieromancy (n.) Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.

Hiermartyr (n.) A priest who becomes a martyr.

Hieromnemon (n.) The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.

Hieromnemon (n.) A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.

Hieron (n.) A consecrated place; esp., a temple.

Hieronymite (n.) See Jeronymite.

Hierophant (n.) 導師；解說者；神職者；聖顯者；教皇 The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of a religion or an arcane discipline; an expositor; as, In his television series "Cosmos", Carl Sagan became the foremost hierophant of modern cosmology.. -- Abp. Potter.

Syn: mystagogue.

Hierophant (n.) An advocate or spokesperson.

Hierophantic (a.) Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings.

Hieroscopy (n.) Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice.

-cae (n. pl. ) of Hierotheca

Hierotheca (n.) A receptacle for sacred objects.

Hierourgy (n.) A sacred or holy work or worship.

Hifalutin (n.) See Highfaluting.

Higgled (imp. & p. p.) of Higgle

Higgling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Higgle

Higgle (v. i.) To hawk or peddle provisions.

Higgle (v. i.) To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle.

Higgledy-piggledy (adv.) In confusion; topsy-turvy.

Higgler (n.) One who higgles.

High (v. i.) To hie.

High (a.) 高的，高級的，主要的，高尚的，高原的，高音的，昂貴的，傲慢的 Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

High (a.) Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

High (a.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

High (a.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

High (a.) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

High (a.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

High (a.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

High (a.) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

High (a.) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.

High (a.) Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

High (a.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

High (a.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

High (a.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.

High (adv.) In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

High (n.) 高，高度，高處 An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

High (n.) People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

High (n.) The highest card dealt or drawn.

High (v. i.) To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Highbinder (n.) A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese.

High-blown (a.) Inflated, as with conceit.

Highborn (a.) Of noble birth.

High-bred (a.) Bred in high life; of pure blood.

High-built (a.) Of lofty structure; tall.

High-church (a.) Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a.

High-churchism (n.) The principles of the high-church party.

-men (n. pl. ) of High-churchman

High-churchman (n.) One who holds high-church principles.

High-churchman-ship (n.) The state of being a high-churchman.

High-colored (a.) Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed.

High-colored (a.) Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description.

High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.

Higher (a.) (High) 更高的 Comparative Of high adjective.

Higher (a.) (Education) [ Before noun ] 高等教育的 Used to refer to an advanced level of education.

// A greater proportion of people with first degrees are now going on to study for higher degrees.

Higher (n.) [ C ] （蘇格蘭）高等教育入學考試 In Scotland, an official exam that is taken in schools, usually by students aged 16 - 18 who want to study at college or university.

Compare:

AS level (n.) [ C ] (Formal Advanced Subsidiary level) （英格蘭和威爾士地區的）高級補充程度會考 An exam of a standard between GCSE and A level taken in England and Wales, which allows more subjects to be studied than is possible at A level because less information needs to be learned for it. Students then take A2 exams, usually a year later, which together make a full A level qualification.

// I'm doing (= studying) five AS levels.

// AS level French.

See also:

A level (n.) [ C or U ] (Formal Advanced level) （英格蘭和威爾士的中學生在十七八歲時參加的）高級程度考試，高級考試 A public exam taken in England and Wales by children aged 17 or 18. Students take AS level exams then A2s, usually a year later, which together make a full A level qualification.

// You usually need three A levels to get into university.

// I failed my History A level.

// Do you have an A level in maths?

// This problem should be easy enough for someone who's done physics at A level.

Compare: GCSE

GCSE (n.) [ C or U ] （英國學生從16歲左右開始參加的）普通中等教育證書考試；普通中等教育證書 General Certificate of Secondary Education: a system of public exams taken in various subjects from the age of about 16, or one of these exams, or a qualification from this system.

// I'm taking six subjects for GCSE.

// Owen is retaking two of his GCSEs.

// She's got nine GCSEs, all at grade A.

Highering (a.) Rising higher; ascending.

Highfalutin (a.) (informal US also hifalutin) 浮誇的；裝模作樣的 Trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result.

Highfaluting (n.) High-flown, bombastic language.

High-fed (a.) Pampered; fed luxuriously.

High-finished (a.) Finished with great care; polished.

Highflier (n.) One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or manners.

High-flown (a.) 頗有野心的；誇張的 Elevated; proud. "High-flown hopes." -- Denham.

High-flown (a.) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. -- M. Arnold.

High-flown (a.) Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-flown}, {high- sounding}, {inflated}].

High-flown (a.) Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated}, {sublime}, {grand}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}].

High-flushed (a.) Elated.

Highflying (a.) Extravagant in opinions or ambition.

High-go (n.) A spree; a revel.

High-handed (a.) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.

High-hearted (a.) Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled.

High-hoe (n.) The European green woodpecker or yaffle.

High-holder (n.) The flicker; -- called also high-hole.

Highjack (v. t.) (Also Hijack) 搶奪（運輸中的貨物）；劫（行駛中的車、船、飛機）(v. i.) 劫持 Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.

‘A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday’

Highjack (v. t.) Steal (goods) by seizing them in transit.

‘The UN convoys have been tamely allowing gunmen to hijack relief supplies’

Highjack (v. t.) Take over (something) and use it for a different purpose.

‘He argues that pressure groups have hijacked the environmental debate.’

Highjack (n.) 劫持事件An incident or act of hijacking.

[As modifier] ‘An unsuccessful hijack attempt.’

Highland (n.) 高地 [P]；（大寫）蘇格蘭高地 [the P] Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

{Highland fling}, A dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.

Highland (a.) Of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to {lowland}. [prenominal] [Narrower terms: {alpestrine}, {subalpine}; {alpine}; {mountain (prenominal)} ; {mountainous} ].

Syn: upland.

Highland (a.) Used of high or hilly country [syn: {upland}, {highland(a)}] [ant: {lowland}].

Highland (n.) Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: {highland}, {upland}] [ant: {lowland}].

Highlander (n.) 高地人；（H-）蘇格蘭高地的人；蘇格蘭高地聯隊士兵 A soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment.

Highlander (n.) An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland.

Highlander (n.) A soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands.

Highlander (n.) A native of the Highlands of Scotland [syn: {Highlander}, {Scottish Highlander}, {Highland Scot}].

Highlandry (n.) Highlanders, collectively.

High-low (n.) A laced boot, ankle high.

Highly (adv.) In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.

Highmen (n. pl.) Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers.

High-mettled (a.) Having abundance of mettle; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.

High-minded (a.) Proud; arrogant.

High-minded (a.) Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; -- opposed to mean.

High-mindedness (n.) The quality of being highminded; nobleness; magnanimity.

Highmost (a.) Highest.

Highness (n.) （地位、程度等）高；高度；高尚；[U] 高貴；[C]（大寫）殿下 The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.

Highness (n.) A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness.

Highness (n.) (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) Title used to address a royal person.

Highness (n.) The quality of being high or lofty [syn: {highness}, {loftiness}] [ant: {lowness}].

Highness (n.) A high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates".

High-palmed (a.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.

High-pitched

High-pitched (a.) High in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: adenoidal, pinched, nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor].

Syn: high.

High-pitched (a.) Set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof.

Syn: steeply pitched, steep. High-power

High-pitched (a.) Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: high, high-pitched] [ant: low, low-pitched].

High-pitched (a.) Set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof".

High-pressure (a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.

High-pressure (a.) Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life.

High-pressure (a.) Using intense psychological pressure or other incentives to convince others to do things; aggressively persistent; as, high-pressure salesmen; high-pressure tactics.

High-pressure engine, An engine in which steam at high pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of the latter. See Steam engine.

High-pressure (a.) Aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn: hard-hitting, high-pressure].

High priest (ph.) (Eccl.) 主教；大祭司；領導人；執牛耳的人 A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.

High priest (n.) A preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz".

High priest (n.) A senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate].

High priest, () Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore in common with all priests, there were four that were peculiar to himself as high priest:

High priest, () (1.) The "robe" of the ephod, all of blue, of "woven work," worn immediately under the ephod. It was without seam or sleeves. The hem or skirt was ornamented with pomegranates and golden bells, seventy-two of each in alternate order. The sounding of the bells intimated to the people in the outer court the time when the high priest entered into the holy place to burn incense before the Lord (Ex. 28).

High priest, () (2.) The "ephod" consisted of two parts, one of which covered the back and the other the breast, which were united by the "curious girdle." It was made of fine twined linen, and ornamented with gold and purple. Each of the shoulder-straps was adorned with a precious stone, on which the names of the twelve tribes were engraved. This was the high priest's distinctive vestment (1 Sam. 2:28; 14:3; 21:9; 23:6, 9; 30:7).

High priest, () (3.) The "breastplate of judgment" (Ex. 28:6-12, 25-28; 39:2-7) of "cunning work." It was a piece of cloth doubled, of one span square. It bore twelve precious stones, set in four rows of three in a row, which constituted the Urim and Thummim (q.v.). These stones had the names of the twelve tribes engraved on them. When the high priest, clothed with the ephod and the breastplate, inquired of the Lord, answers were given in some mysterious way by the Urim and Thummim (1 Sam. 14:3, 18, 19; 23:2, 4, 9, 11,12; 28:6; 2 Sam. 5:23).

High priest, () (4.) The "mitre," or upper turban, a twisted band of eight yards of fine linen coiled into a cap, with a gold plate in front, engraved with "Holiness to the Lord," fastened to it by a ribbon of blue.

To the high priest alone it was permitted to enter the holy of holies, which he did only once a year, on the great Day of Atonement, for "the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest" (Heb. 9; 10). Wearing his gorgeous priestly vestments, he entered the temple before all the people, and then, laying them aside and assuming only his linen garments in secret, he entered the holy of holies alone, and made expiation, sprinkling the blood of the sin offering on the mercy seat, and offering up incense. Then resuming his splendid robes, he reappeared before the people (Lev. 16). Thus the wearing of these robes came to be identified with the Day of Atonement.

The office, dress, and ministration of the high priest were typical of the priesthood of our Lord (Heb. 4:14; 7:25; 9:12, etc.).

It is supposed that there were in all eighty-three high priests, beginning with Aaron (B.C. 1657) and ending with Phannias (A.D. 70). At its first institution the office of high priest was held for life (but comp. 1 Kings 2:27), and was hereditary in the family of Aaron (Num. 3:10). The office continued in the line of Eleazar, Aaron's eldest son, for two hundred and ninety-six years, when it passed to Eli, the first of the line of Ithamar, who was the fourth son of Aaron. In this line it continued to Abiathar, whom Solomon deposed, and appointed Zadok, of the family of Eleazar, in his stead (1 Kings 2:35), in which it remained till the time of the Captivity. After the Return, Joshua, the son of Josedek, of the family of Eleazar, was appointed to this office. After him the succession was changed from time to time under priestly or political influences.

Compare: Priesthood

Priesthood (n.) [Mass noun] (Often The priesthood) 教士（或祭司等的）職位（或身分）；（教會的）全體教士（或牧師、僧侶等）[G] The office or position of a priest.

‘The ordination of women to the priesthood.’

Priesthood (n.) [Mass noun] Priests in general.

‘There was relief among the Anglican priesthood.’

High-priesthood (n.) The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.

High-priestship (n.) High-priesthood.

High-principled (a.) Possessed of noble or honorable principles.

High-proof (a.) Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.

High-proof (a.) So as to stand any test. "We are high-proof melancholy." -- Shak.

High-raised (a.) Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.

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