CLERGYMAN, n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of better his temporal ones.

Uncommon extension of the fear of death.

A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.

IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary.

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can't catch it.

HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old- fashioned sea-captains.

MONSIGNOR- A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of our religion overlooked the advantages.