Defn: Rushing in or upon.
IRVINGITE
Ir"ving*ite, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: The common designation of one a sect founded by the Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ.
IS-
Is-
Defn: . See Iso-.
IS
Is, v. i. Etym: [AS. is; akin to G. & Goth. ist, L. est, Gr. asti. .
Cf. Am, Entity, Essence, Absent.]
Defn: The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.
Note: In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old English, is
was used for all persons of the singular.
For thy is I come, and eke Alain. Chaucer.
Aye is thou merry. Chaucer.
Note: The idiom of using the present for future events sure to happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future had the same form; as, this year Christmas is on Friday. To-morrow is the new moon. 1 Sam. xx. 5.
ISABEL; ISABEL COLOR
Is"a*bel, n., Is"a*bel col"or.Etym: [F. isabelle.]