1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
2. A preëminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceæ, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); — named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
ADONIST
A*do"nist, n. Etym: [Heb. my Lords.]
Defn: One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated
"Jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word "Adonai." See
Jehovist.
ADONIZE
Ad"o*nize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. adoniser, fr. Adonis.]
Defn: To beautify; to dandify. I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and adonozing myself. Smollett.
ADOOR; ADOORS
A*door, A*doors,