Vocabulary : Proostracum to Propagandist
Proostracum : The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone.
Prootic : In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule. ;; A prootic bone.
Prop : A shell, used as a die. See Props. ;; To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state. ;; That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.
Propaedeutic : Alt. of Propaedeutical
Propaedeutical : Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.
Propaedeutics : The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.
Propagable : Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production. ;; Capable of being spread or extended by any means; -- said of tenets, doctrines, or principles.
Propaganda : A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions. ;; The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world. ;; Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.
Propagandism : The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.
Propagandist : A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles.
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