LOW-CHURCHMAN
Low"-church`man, n.; pl. -men (.
Defn: One who holds low-church principles.
LOW-CHURCHMANSHIP
Low"-church`man*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a low-churchman.
LOWER
Low"er, a.
Defn: Compar. of Low, a.
LOWER
Low"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering.] Etym:
[From Low, a.]
1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave. Tennyson.
2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.