House - HOUSE, n. hous. [L. casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.]
1. In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appropriately, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, mansion or abode for any of the human species. It may be of any size and composed of any materials whatever, wood, stone, brick, &c.
2. An edifice or building appropriated to the worship of God; a temple; a church; as the house of God.
3. A monastery; a college; as a religious house.
4. The manner of living; the table.
He keeps a good house, or a miserable house.
5. In astrology, the station of a planet in the heavens, or the twelfth part of the heavens.
6. A family of ancestors; descendants and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe. It particularly denotes a noble family or an illustrious race; as the house of Austria; the house of Hanover. So in Scripture, the house of Israel,or of Judah.
Two of a house few ages can afford.
7. One of the estates of a kingdom assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in their legislative capacity, and holding their place by right or by election. Thus we say, the house of lords or peers of Great Britain; the house of commons; the house of representatives. In most of the United States, the legislatures consist of two houses, the senate, and the house of representatives or delegates.
8. The quorum of a legislative body; the number of representatives assembled who are constitutionally empowered to enact laws. Hence we say, there is a sufficient number of representatives present to form a house.
9. In Scripture, those who dwell in a house and compose a family; a household.
Cornelius was a devout man, and feared God with all his house. Acts 10.
10. Wealth; estate.
Ye devour widows' houses. Mat 23.
11. The grave; as the house appointed for all living. Job 30.
12. Household affairs; domestic concerns.
Set thy house in order. 2 Ki 20.
13. The body; the residence of the soul in this world; as our earthly house. 2 Cor 5.
14. The church among the Jews.
Moses was faithful in all his house. Heb 3.
15. A place of residence. Egypt is called the house of bondage. Exo 13.
16. A square, or division on a chess board.
HOUSE, v.t. houz. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
1. To admit to residence; to harbor.
Palladius wished him to house all the Helots.
2. To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
3. To drive to a shelter.
HOUSE, v.i. houz. To take shelter or lodgings; to keep abode; to reside.
To house with darkness and with death.
1. To have an astrological station in the heavens.
Where Saturn houses.
Householder - HOUSEHOLDER, n. hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Mat 13.
Hunger - HUN'GER, n.
1. An uneasy sensation occasioned by the want of food; a craving of food by the stomach; craving appetite. Hunger is not merely want of food, for persons when sick,may abstain long from eating without hunger, or an appetite for food. Hunger therefore is the pain or uneasiness of the stomach of a healthy person, when too long destitute of food.
2. Any strong or eager desire.
For hunger of my gold I die.
HUN'GER, v.i. To feel the pain or uneasiness which is occasioned by long abstinence from food; to crave food.
1. To desire with great eagerness; to long for.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness. Mat 5.
HUN'GER, v.t. To famish. [Not in use.]
Hymn - HYMN, n. hym. [L. hymnus; Eng. hum.]song or ode in honor of God, and among pagans, in honor of some deity. A hymn among Christians is a short poem, composed for religious service, or a song of joy and praise to God. The word primarily expresses the tune, but it is used for the ode or poem.
And when the had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. Mat 26.
HYMN, v.t. hym. To praise in song; to worship by singing hymns.
1. To sing; to celebrate in song. They hymn their maker's praise.
HYMN, v.i. hym. To sing in praise or adoration.