That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.
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Opposition; contrariety.
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That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.
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The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist.
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Fixed foundation; established basis.
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A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.
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The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
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That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; -- opposed to nadir.
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That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; -- opposed to nadir.
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