NE TEMERE Ne Te"me*re. [So named from L. ne not + temere rashly, the first two words in the decree.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid [so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are concerned] any marriage of a Roman Catholic, or of a person who has ever been a Roman Catholic, if not contracted before a duty qualified priest (or the bishop of the diocese) and at least two witnesses. The decree was issued Aug. 2, 1907, and took effect on Easter Apr. 19, 1908. The decree by its terms does not affect mixed marriages (those between Roman Catholics and persons of another faith) in Germany.
NETFISH
Net"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An astrophyton.
NETHER Neth"er, a. Etym: [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni, fr. the adv. ni downward; akin to neo below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. sq. root201. Cf. Beneath.]
Defn: Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;
having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under;
— opposed to upper.
'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. Milton.
This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and
deformity. Spenser.
All my nether shape thus grew transformed. Milton.
NETHERMORE
Neth"er*more`, a.
Defn: Lower, nether. [Obs.] Holland.
NETHERMOST
Neth"er*most`, a. Etym: [AS. ni(Nether, and cf. Aftermost.]
Defn: Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. Milton.