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Erastian
- - One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State.
Erectile
- adjective - capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"
- filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ"
Erecting
- verb - cause to rise up
- construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
- the act of building or putting up
Erection
- noun - a structure that has been erected
- an erect penis
- the act of building or putting up
Erective
- - Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect.
Ergative
- unknown - Causative in grammar
Ergotine
- - A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
Ergotism
- noun - poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
Eristics
- noun - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)