Of things: pertaining to God or the Divine Persons; having their origin or sanction from God, or partaking of a Divine quality or character. the Holy…

A great warrior: a cognomen or title of respect borne by several of the warrior castes of northern India, or a surname adopted by male Sikhs.

Specific definition or description; description by specific or peculiar characters; †a specific name or appellation.

An appellation or title by which a deity was (in local or special connection) known and invoked: see also quot. 1675.

An explicative term or expression.

Originally and chiefly Ancient Greek History. A word that denotes nationality or place of origin.

a well-known person or thing (cf. household word n.).

a general name for a set or category of things; cf. class name n.

(a) (in imperial China) a name given to a child on starting school (now rare); (b) a name of a plant or animal (other than the Latin scientific…

A name composed of two words.

= class name n.; cf. class term n.

A given name traditionally used by a particular family.

the name of a logical class, a general name; (Grammar) = class noun n.

A word (esp. a name) derived from reversing the spelling of another word or name.

A personal or family name derived from that of a grandfather. Also as adj.

Cultural Anthropology. A name by which a people or ethnic group refers to itself; a self-designation. Cf. ethnonym, n.

a name assumed by a ruler on ascending the throne; a regnal name.

A personal name derived from that of the deme (deme, n.2 1) to which a citizen of ancient Attica belonged.

A proper name by which a people or ethnic group is known; spec. the name a people or ethnic group uses for itself.

intransitive or absol. in same sense. a name to conjure with: a name of importance.

among certain African peoples, a name or title used in ceremonial contexts; a name applied to the subject of a praise poem.

Reference to oneself using a particular pronoun, name, etc. Also: a pronoun, name, etc., applied to oneself.

A name for something, esp. a place, a group of people, or a language, that is only used outside of that place, group, or language community; such as…

A specific word, name, etc., spec. in taxonomy or toponymy.

A name for something, esp. a place, a group of people, or a language, that is used internally in that place, or by that people or language community…

A proper name by which a native or resident of a specific place is known.