1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.
2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition." Cawthorn.
ELEMENTALISM
El`e*men"tal*ism, a.
Defn: The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers.
ELEMENTALITY
E`le*men*tal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.
ELEMENTALLY
El`e*men"tal*ly, adv.
Defn: According to elements; literally; as, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.
ELEMENTAR
El`e*men"tar, a.
Defn: Elementary. [Obs.] Skelton.