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Apostolical successionSuccession Suc*ces"sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession.
See Succeed.]
1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of
things in order of time or place, or a series of things so
following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a
succession of disasters.
2. A series of persons or things according to some
established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings,
or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
He was in the succession to an earldom. --Macaulay.
3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.
``A long succession must ensue.' --Milton.
4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title
of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon
the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also,
the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a
predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of
succeeding, to a throne.
You have the voice of the king himself for your
succession in Denmark. --Shak.
The animosity of these factions did not really arise
from the dispute about the succession. --Macaulay.
5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of
an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an
established order.
6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or
heir. [R.] --Milton.
Apostolical succession. (Theol.) See under Apostolical.
Succession duty, a tax imposed on every succession to
property, according to its value and the relation of the
person who succeeds to the previous owner. Apostolical successionApostolic Ap`os*tol"ic, Apostolical Ap`os*tol"ic*al, a. [L.
apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]
1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,
or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the
apostolic age.
2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or
taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
Apostolical brief. See under Brief.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts
relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to
the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second
and third centuries.
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on
account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
were called apostolic churches.
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to
the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same
authors or author.
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born
in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the
apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and
Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope
to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive
propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of
the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of
Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle;
specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in
the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of
St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only
apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted
transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of
bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.
--Hook. Insuccess
Insuccess In`suc*cess", n.
Want of success. [R.] --Feltham.
Missuccess
Missuccess Mis`suc*cess", n.
Failure. [Obs.]
Succedane
Succedane Suc"ce*dane, n.
A succedaneum. [Obs.]
SuccedaneaSuccedaneum Suc`ce*da"ne*um, n.; pl. Succedanea. [NL. See
Succedaneous.]
One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another;
that which is used for something else; a substitute;
specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for
another.
In lieu of me, you will have a very charming
succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. --Walpole. SuccedaneousSuccedaneous Suc`ce*da"ne*ous, a. [L. succedaneus. See
Succeed.]
Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the
place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute
for another. --Sir T. Browne. SuccedaneumSuccedaneum Suc`ce*da"ne*um, n.; pl. Succedanea. [NL. See
Succedaneous.]
One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another;
that which is used for something else; a substitute;
specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for
another.
In lieu of me, you will have a very charming
succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. --Walpole. Succeedant
Succeedant Suc*ceed"ant, a. (Her.)
Succeeding one another; following.
Succeeder
Succeeder Suc*ceed"er, n.
A successor. --Shak. Tennyson.
Succeeding
Succeeding Suc*ceed"ing, n.
The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which
succeeds, or follows after; consequence. --Shak.
Succentor
Succentor Suc"cen*tor, n. [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr.
succinere to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to
sing.] (Eccl.)
A subchanter.
SuccessSuccess Suc*cess", n. [L. successus: cf. F. succ[`e]s. See
Succeed.]
1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]
Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By
due success. --Spenser.
2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or
result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or
bad; the outcome of effort.
Men . . . that are like to do that, that is
committed to them, and to report back again
faithfully the success. --Bacon.
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The
tempter stood. --Milton.
3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything
attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous
issue.
Dream of success and happy victory! --Shak.
Or teach with more success her son The vices of the
time to shun. --Waller.
Military successes, above all others, elevate the
minds of a people. --Atterbury.
4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable
results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.] Successary
Successary Suc"ces*sa*ry, n.
Succession. [Obs.]
My peculiar honors, not derived From successary, but
purchased with my blood. --Beau. & Fl.
SuccessfulSuccessful Suc*cess"ful, a.
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success;
accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;
hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of
medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.
Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. --Shak.
Syn: Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See
Fortunate. -- Suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. --
Suc*cess"ful*ness, n. SuccessfullySuccessful Suc*cess"ful, a.
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success;
accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;
hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of
medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.
Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. --Shak.
Syn: Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See
Fortunate. -- Suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. --
Suc*cess"ful*ness, n. SuccessfulnessSuccessful Suc*cess"ful, a.
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success;
accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;
hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of
medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.
Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. --Shak.
Syn: Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See
Fortunate. -- Suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. --
Suc*cess"ful*ness, n. SuccessionSuccession Suc*ces"sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession.
See Succeed.]
1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of
things in order of time or place, or a series of things so
following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a
succession of disasters.
2. A series of persons or things according to some
established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings,
or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
He was in the succession to an earldom. --Macaulay.
3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.
``A long succession must ensue.' --Milton.
4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title
of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon
the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also,
the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a
predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of
succeeding, to a throne.
You have the voice of the king himself for your
succession in Denmark. --Shak.
The animosity of these factions did not really arise
from the dispute about the succession. --Macaulay.
5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of
an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an
established order.
6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or
heir. [R.] --Milton.
Apostolical succession. (Theol.) See under Apostolical.
Succession duty, a tax imposed on every succession to
property, according to its value and the relation of the
person who succeeds to the previous owner. Succession dutySuccession Suc*ces"sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession.
See Succeed.]
1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of
things in order of time or place, or a series of things so
following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a
succession of disasters.
2. A series of persons or things according to some
established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings,
or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
He was in the succession to an earldom. --Macaulay.
3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.
``A long succession must ensue.' --Milton.
4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title
of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon
the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also,
the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a
predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of
succeeding, to a throne.
You have the voice of the king himself for your
succession in Denmark. --Shak.
The animosity of these factions did not really arise
from the dispute about the succession. --Macaulay.
5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of
an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an
established order.
6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or
heir. [R.] --Milton.
Apostolical succession. (Theol.) See under Apostolical.
Succession duty, a tax imposed on every succession to
property, according to its value and the relation of the
person who succeeds to the previous owner. SuccessionalSuccessional Suc*ces"sion*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular
order; consecutive. ``Successional teeth.' --Flower. --
Suc*ces"sion*al*ly, adv. SuccessionallySuccessional Suc*ces"sion*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular
order; consecutive. ``Successional teeth.' --Flower. --
Suc*ces"sion*al*ly, adv. Successionist
Successionist Suc*ces"sion*ist, n.
A person who insists on the importance of a regular
succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one
who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.
SuccessiveSuccessive Suc*ces"sive, a. [Cf. F. successif. See Succeed.]
1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming
after without interruption or interval; following one
after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the
successive revolution of years; the successive kings of
Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.
Send the successive ills through ages down. --Prior.
2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an
inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a
successive title; a successive empire. [Obs.] --Shak.
Successive induction. (Math.) See Induction, 5. Successive inductionSuccessive Suc*ces"sive, a. [Cf. F. successif. See Succeed.]
1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming
after without interruption or interval; following one
after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the
successive revolution of years; the successive kings of
Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.
Send the successive ills through ages down. --Prior.
2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an
inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a
successive title; a successive empire. [Obs.] --Shak.
Successive induction. (Math.) See Induction, 5. Successively
Successively Suc*ces"sive*ly, adv.
In a successive manner.
The whiteness, at length, changed successively into
blue, indigo, and violet. --Sir I.
Newton.
Successiveness
Successiveness Suc*ces"sive*ness, n.
The quality or state of being successive.
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