Molest, mō-lest′, v.t. to trouble.—ns. Molestā′tion, state of being molested: annoyance; Molest′er.—adj. Molest′ful. [Fr. molester—L. molestāre—molestus—moles, mass, difficulty.]
Molimen, mō-lī′men, n. great effort, esp. of any periodic effort to discharge a natural function.—adj. Molim′inous. [L.,—molīri, to toil—moles.]
Moline, mō′lin, n. and adj. the crossed iron in the upper millstone for receiving the spindle in the lower stone, a millstone rynd: (her.) a moline cross. [L. mola, a mill.]
Molinism, mō′li-nizm, n. the doctrine of the Spanish Jesuit Luis Molina (1535-1600), that predestination is consequent on God's fore-knowledge of the free determination of man's will, that God gives to all men sufficient grace whereby to live virtuously and merit happiness, its efficaciousness depending on the voluntary co-operation of the will with it.—n. Mō′linist, one who holds the foregoing views.
Molinist, mō′li-nist, n. a Quietist, or follower of Miguel de Molinos (1640-97). [See Quietism.]
Moll, mol, n. a familiar form of Mary: a concubine.
Mollah, Molla, mol′a, n. a Mohammedan title of respect for a learned or religious person: a judge of Moslem law. [Turk. and Pers., from Ar. maulā.]
Mollie, mol′i, n. a meeting and carousal on board one ship of the sailors belonging to several whaling-ships ice-bound in company—an abbreviation of Mallemaroking, [Mallemuck, the fulmar petrel.]
Mollify, mol′i-fī, v.t. to make soft or tender: to assuage: to calm or pacify:—pa.p. moll′ified.—adjs. Moll′ient, serving to soften: assuaging; Moll′ifiable.—ns. Mollificā′tion, act of mollifying: state of being mollified: mitigation; Moll′ifier; Moll′ine, a base for ointments used in skin diseases, a soft soap mixed with excess of fat and glycerine.—adj. Mollipī′lose, having soft plumage.—n. Mollipilos′ity, fleecines, fluffiness.—adj. Mollit′ious, luxurious.—n. Moll′itude. [Fr.,—L. mollificāre—mollis, soft, facĕre, to make.]
Mollusc, Mollusk, mol′usk, n. one of the Mollusca, a large division of invertebrate animals—bivalves or Lamellibranchs, snails or Gasteropods, and cuttlefish or Cephalopods:—pl. Moll′uscs, Moll′usks, or Mollus′ca.—n. Mollus′can, a mollusc.—adjs. Mollus′can, Mollus′coid, Mollus′cous. [Fr.,—L. molluscus, softish—mollis, soft.]