Defn: The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
AWAKENMENT
A*wak"en*ment, n.
Defn: An awakening. [R.]
AWANTING
A*want"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. a- + wanting.]
Defn: Missing; wanting. [Prov. Scot. & Eng.] Sir W. Hamilton.
AWARD A*ward", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Awarding.] Etym: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wart to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Defn: To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.
AWARD
A*ward", v. i.
Defn: To determine; to make an ~.
AWARD
A*ward", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See Award, v. t.]