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

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it.

JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.

Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.