Word Meanings - CHRISTIANERA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late.

• Counterstand
  Resistance; opposition; a stand against.
• Thoughtless
  Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act.
• Countervote
  To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
• COUNTERGLOW
  An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also Gegenschein.
• Counterbalance
  To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
• Countretaille
  A counter tally; correspondence (in sound).
• COUNTRYDANCE
  See Contradance. He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. Macualay.
• Countercheck
  To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
• December
  The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.
• Counterfesance
  The act of forging; forgery.
• Intending
  of Intend
• Countermand
  To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods.
• Placate
  Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
• Counterpane
  A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures.
• Placental
  Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.
• Christcross
  The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12 o'clock on a dial.
• Counter-roll
  A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll.
• Placita
  of Placitum
• Christianness
  Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity.

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