Hypercritic, hī-per-krit′ik, n. one who is over-critical.—adjs. Hypercrit′ic, -al, over-critical.—adv. Hypercrit′ically.—v.t. Hypercrit′icise, to criticise with too much nicety.—n. Hypercrit′icism.
Hyperdulia, hī-per-dū-lī′a, n. the special kind of worship paid by Roman Catholics to the Virgin Mary, being higher than that paid to other saints (dulia), and distinct from that paid to God alone (latria). [Gr. hyper, beyond, douleia, service.]
Hyperemesis, hī-per-em′e-sis, n. excessive vomiting.—adj. Hyperemet′ic. [Gr. hyper, over, emesis, vomiting.]
Hyperemia, Hyperæmia, hī-per-ē′mi-a, n. an excessive accumulation of blood in any part of the body.—adjs. Hyperem′ic, Hyperæ′mic. [Gr. hyper, over, haima, blood.]
Hyperesthetic, hī-per-es-thet′ik, adj. morbidly sensitive.—Also Hyperesthē′sic.
Hypericum, hī-per′i-kum, n. a large genus of plants, of which St John's wort is a typical species. [Gr. hypo, under, ereikē, heath.]
Hyperinosis, hī-per-i-nō′sis, n. excess of fibrin in the blood:—opp. to Hypinosis.—adj. Hyperinot′ic.
Hyperion, hī-pēr′i-on, n. a Titan, son of Uranus and Ge, and father of Helios, Selene, and Eos: Helios himself, the incarnation of light and beauty.
Hypermetrical, hī-per-met′rik-al, adj. beyond or exceeding the ordinary metre of a line: having a syllable too much.—n. Hyper′meter.
Hypermetropia, hī-per-me-trō′pi-a, n. long-sightedness, the opposite of Myopia—-also Hyperop′ia.—adj. Hypermetrop′ic. [Gr. hyper, beyond, metron, measure, ōps, eye.]