(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
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Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.
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intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence.
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a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person.
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a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century.
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intellectual power or ability.
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reason, sanity, or sound mental condition: to lose one's mind.
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a way of thinking and feeling; disposition; temper: a liberal mind.
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a state of awareness or remembrance: The poem puts me in mind of experiences both new and forgotten.
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opinion, view, or sentiments: to change one's mind.
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inclination or desire: to be of a mind to listen.
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purpose, intention, or will: Let me know your mind in this matter before Tuesday.
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psychic or spiritual being, as opposed to matter.
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a conscious or intelligent agency or being: an awareness of a mind ordering the universe.
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remembrance or recollection; memory: Former days were called to mind.
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attention; thoughts: He can't keep his mind on his studies.
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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.notice; attention: When he's like that, just pay him no mind.
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Roman Catholic Church. a commemoration of a person's death, esp. by a Requiem Mass. Compare month's mind, year's mind.
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(initial capital letter) Also called Divine Mind.Christian Science. God; the incorporeal source of life, substance, and intelligence. Compare mortal mind.
–verb (used with object)
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to pay attention to.
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to heed or obey (a person, advice, instructions, etc.).
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to apply oneself or attend to: to mind one's own business.
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to look after; take care of; tend: to mind the baby.
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to be careful, cautious, or wary about: Mind what you say.
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to feel concern at; care about.
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to feel disturbed or inconvenienced by; object to (usually used in negative or interrogative constructions): Would you mind handing me that book?
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to regard as concerning oneself or as mattering: Don't mind his bluntness.
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Dialect.
a.
to perceive or notice.
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to remember.
c.
to remind.
–verb (used without object)
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to pay attention.
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to obey.
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to take notice, observe, or understand (used chiefly in the imperative): Mind now, I want you home by twelve.
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to be careful or wary.
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to care, feel concern, or object (often used in negative or interrogative constructions): Mind if I go? Don't mind if I do.
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to regard a thing as concerning oneself or as mattering: You mustn't mind about their gossiping.
—Idioms
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bear or keep in mind, to remember: Bear in mind that the newspaper account may be in error.
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blow one's mind. Slang.
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to change one's perceptions, awareness, etc., as through the use of drugs or narcotics.
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to overwhelm a person with intense excitement, pleasure, astonishment, or dismay: Cool jazz really blows my mind.
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cross one's mind, to occur suddenly to one: A disturbing thought crossed her mind.
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give someone a piece of one's mind, Informal. to rebuke, reprimand, or scold sharply: I'll give him a piece of my mind for telling such a lie!
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have a good mind to, to feel tempted or inclined to: I have a good mind to leave you here all alone.
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have half a mind to, to be almost decided to; be inclined to.
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know one's own mind, to be firm in one's intentions, opinions, or plans; have assurance: She may be only a child, but she knows her own mind.
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make up one's mind, to decide; form an opinion or decision; resolve: He couldn't make up his mind which course to follow.
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meeting of minds, complete agreement; accord: A meeting of minds between the union and the employer seemed impossible.
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never mind, don't worry or be troubled; it is of no concern: Never mind—the broken glass will be easy to replace.
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on one's mind, constantly in one's thoughts; of concern to one: The approaching trial was on his mind.
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out of one's mind,
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mad; insane: You must be out of your mind to say such a ridiculous thing.
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totally distracted: He's out of his mind with worry.
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emotionally overwhelmed: out of her mind with joy.
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presence of mind, ability to think and to remain in control of oneself during a crisis or under stress: She had enough presence of mind to remember the license plate of the speeding car.
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME mynd(e), aph. var. (see y-) of imynd, OE gemynd memory, remembrance, mind; c. Goth gamunds; akin to L méns mind, Gk manía madness; (v.) ME minden, deriv. of the n.]
—Synonyms 1. reason. Mind,intellect,intelligence refer to mental equipment or qualities. Mind is that part of a human being that thinks, feels, and wills, as contrasted with body: His mind was capable of grasping the significance of the problem. Intellect is reasoning power as distinguished from feeling; it is often used in a general sense to characterize high mental ability: to appeal to the intellect, rather than the emotions. Intelligence is ability to learn and to understand; it is also mental alertness or quickness of understanding: A dog has more intelligence than many other animals. 6.Mind,brain,brains may refer to mental capacity. Mind is the philosophical and general term for the center of mental activity, and is therefore used of intellectual powers: a brilliant mind. Brain is properly the physiological term for the organic structure that makes mental activity possible (The brain is the center of the nervous system.), but it is often applied, like mind, to intellectual capacity: a fertile brain. Brains is the anatomical word (the brains of an animal used for food), but, in popular usage, it is applied to intelligence (particularly of a shrewd, practical nature): To run a business takes brains. 10. bent, leaning, proclivity, penchant; wish, liking. 11. intent. 21. mark.
The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.
The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.
The principle of intelligence; the spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality.
The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge: Follow your mind, not your heart.
A person of great mental ability: the great minds of the century.
Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection: I'll bear the problem in mind.
A person or group that embodies certain mental qualities: the medical mind; the public mind.
The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup: the criminal mind.
Opinion or sentiment: He changed his mind when he heard all the facts.
Desire or inclination: She had a mind to spend her vacation in the desert.
Focus of thought; attention: I can't keep my mind on work.
A healthy mental state; sanity: losing one's mind.
v.
mind·ed, mind·ing, minds
v.
tr.
To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
To become aware of; notice.
Upper Southern U.S. To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
To care about; be concerned about.
To object to; dislike: doesn't mind doing the chores.
To heed in order to obey: The children minded their babysitter.
To attend to: Mind closely what I tell you.
To be careful about: Mind the icy sidewalk!
To care about; be concerned about.
To object to; dislike: doesn't mind doing the chores.
To take care or charge of; look after.
v.
intr.
To take notice; give heed.
To behave obediently.
To be concerned or troubled; care: "Not minding about bad food has become a national obsession"(Times Literary Supplement).
To be cautious or careful.
[Middle English minde, from Old English gemynd; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
mind'er n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote the capacity of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. Mind refers broadly to the capacities for thought, perception, memory, and decision: "No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear" (Edmund Burke).
Intellect stresses knowing, thinking, and understanding: "Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect" (Herbert Spencer).
Intelligence implies solving problems, learning from experience, and reasoning abstractly: "The world of the future will be an ever more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence" (Norbert Wiener).
Brain suggests strength of intellect: We racked our brains to find a solution. Wit stresses quickness of intelligence or facility of comprehension: "There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise" (Roger Ascham).
Reason, the capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought, embraces comprehending, evaluating, and drawing conclusions: "Since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh" (Earl of Chesterfield). See Also Synonyms at tend2.
O.E. gemynd "memory, thinking, intention," P.Gmc. *ga-menthijan (cf. Goth. muns "thought," munan "to think;" O.N. minni "mind;" Ger. minne, originally "memory, loving memory"), from PIE base *men- "think, remember, have one's mind aroused" (cf. Skt. matih "thought," munih "sage, seer;" Gk. memona "I yearn," mania "madness," mantis "one who divines, prophet, seer;" L. mens "mind, understanding, reason," memini "I remember," mentio "remembrance;" Lith. mintis "thought, idea," O.C.S. mineti "to believe, think," Rus. pamjat "memory"). "Memory" is one of the oldest senses, now almost obsolete except in old expressions such as bear in mind, call to mind. Phrase time out of mind is attested from 1414. To pay no mind "disregard" is recorded from 1916, Amer.Eng. dialect. To have half a mind to "to have one's mind half made up to (do something)" is recorded from 1726. Mind-reading is from 1882. Mind-boggling is from 1964.
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
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recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"
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an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: judgment]
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an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century" [syn: thinker]
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attention; "don't pay him any mind"
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your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
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knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
verb
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be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; "I don't mind your behavior"
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be concerned with or about something or somebody
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be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" [syn: take care]
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pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: heed]
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be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: beware]
Main Entry: mind Pronunciation: 'mInd Function: noun 1: the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills,
and especially reasons 2: the conscious mental events and capabilities in an organism 3: the organized conscious and unconscious adaptive mental activity of
an organism
At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See Tend.]1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.] The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over. 3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve. The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. --Spenser. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. --Macaulay. 4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects. What cares must then attend the toiling swain. --Dryden. 5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting. 6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [Obs.] The state that attends all men after this. --Locke. Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden. Syn: To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice. Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. --Crabb. See Accompany.
Com"ment\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commented; p. pr. & vb. n. Commenting.] [F. commenter, L. commentari to meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus, to reflect upon, invent; com- + the root of meminisse to remember, mens mind. See Mind.] To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon. A physician to comment on your malady. --Shak. Critics . . . proceed to comment on him. --Dryden. I must translate and comment. --Pope.
Ma"ni*a\, n. [L. mania, Gr. ?, fr. ? to rage; cf. OE. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium. 2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. Mania a potu [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens. Syn: Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.
Math`e*mat"ic\, a. [F. math['e]matique, L. mathematicus, Gr. ? disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. ? that which is learned, learning, pl. ? things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. ?, ?, to learn; akin to E. mind. See Mind.] See Mathematical.
Mean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant; p. pr. & vb. n. Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. ?. See Mind, and cf. Moan.]1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ? What mean ye by this service ? --Ex. xii. 26. Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good. --Gen. 1. 20. I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not to mean it. --Longfellow. 2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote. What mean these seven ewe lambs ? --Gen. xxi. 29. Go ye, and learn what that me?neth. --Matt. ix. 13.
Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. What a mental power This eye shoots forth! --Shak. Mental alienation, insanity. Mental arithmetic, the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.
Men"tion\, n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See Mind.] A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. I will make mention of thy righteousness. --Ps. lxxi. 16. And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of. --Shak.
Mind\, n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG. minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni, Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. ?, Skr. manas mind, man to think. ????, ???. Cf. Comment, Man, Mean, v., 3d Mental, Mignonette, Minion, Mnemonic, Money.]1. The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body. By the mind of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills. --Reid. What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires. --Sir W. Hamilton. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. --Rom. xiv. 5. The mind shall banquet, though the body pine. --Shak. 2. The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief. A fool uttereth all his mind. --Prov. xxix. 11. Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind. --Shak. (b) Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will. If it be your minds, then let none go forth. --2 Kings ix. 15. (c) Courage; spirit. --Chapman. 3. Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc. To have a mind or great mind, to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive. "Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he had a great mind to see the new tragedy with me." --Addison. To lose one's mind, to become insane, or imbecile. To make up one's mind, to come to an opinion or decision; to determine. To put in mind, to remind. "Regard us simply as putting you in mind of what you already know to be good policy." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Mind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minded; p. pr. & vb. n. Minding.] [AS. myndian, gemynd[=i]an to remember. See Mind, n.]1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note. "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate." --Rom. xii. 16. My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play. --Shak. 2. To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business. Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book. --Addison. 3. To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master. 4. To have in mind; to purpose. --Beaconsfield. I mind to tell him plainly what I think. --Shak. 5. To put in mind; to remind. [Archaic] --M. Arnold. He minded them of the mutability of all earthly things. --Fuller. I do thee wrong to mind thee of it. --Shak. Never mind, do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter. Syn: To notice; mark; regard; obey. See Attend.
Mind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minded; p. pr. & vb. n. Minding.] [AS. myndian, gemynd[=i]an to remember. See Mind, n.]1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note. "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate." --Rom. xii. 16. My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play. --Shak. 2. To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business. Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book. --Addison. 3. To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master. 4. To have in mind; to purpose. --Beaconsfield. I mind to tell him plainly what I think. --Shak. 5. To put in mind; to remind. [Archaic] --M. Arnold. He minded them of the mutability of all earthly things. --Fuller. I do thee wrong to mind thee of it. --Shak. Never mind, do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter. Syn: To notice; mark; regard; obey. See Attend.
Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Mignonette.]1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense. [Obs.] God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester. Is this the Athenian minion whom the world Voiced so regardfully? --Shak. 2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies. Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak. 3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil. [hand] This line is printed in minion type. 4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
Mint\, n. [AS. mynet money, coin, fr. L. moneta the mint, coined money, fr. Moneta, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to monere to warn, admonish, AS. manian, and to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Money, Monition.]1. A place where money is coined by public authority. 2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself. A mint of phrases in his brain. --Shak.
Mon"ey\, n.; pl. Moneys. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made, Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary.]1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin. To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints. --A. Smith. 2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling. Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their money. 3. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. --1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ). Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. Money broker, a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also money changer. Money cowrie (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Cypr[ae]a (esp. C. moneta) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See Cowrie. Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. Money order, an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also postal money order. Money scrivener, a person who produces the loan of money to others. [Eng.] Money spider, Money spinner (Zo["o]l.), a small spider; -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. A piece of money, a single coin. Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. To make money, to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings.
Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Admonish, Money, Monster.]1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution. Sage monitions from his friends. --Swift. 2. Information; indication; notice; advice. We have no visible monition of . . . other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness. --Holder. 3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer. 4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley.
Rem`i*nis"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. reminiscens, -entis, p. pr. of reminisci to recall to mind, to recollect; pref. re- re + a word akin to mens mind, memini I remember. See Mind.] Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something. Some other of existence of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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