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CHR 47
Ohili-arch, s. Sec ARCHE, p. 5.
Chiliast, s.f,'om X'A,as, eldlias, a thousand. One who
believes that Christ will reign a thousaud years on
earth before the general judgment.
Chimera, $. from X'f'a,pa, chimaira, a goat. See ArrENDIX.
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Chiro-mancy, $. See ArPENIJIX.
Chiro-Iogy, $. 'See LOGos, p. IS.
Chiro-plast, s. frOln X£Lp, chfJ{r, hand) Rnd 7rAC!.r1'ff(J),
plassu, I form j is the name given to n machine elnployed
in order to form the hand for playing the
piano-forte. 0
Chir-urgy,s. The Engtish word surgery is a corruption
of this word. Chirurgy is formed of XElP, eheir, a
hand, and ffYYOV, ergon, a ,"ark, because surgical operations
arc performed by the hand.
Choler, s. from XOA.'I), cll~lii, bile. Passion. The ancients
supposed that °a superabundance of bile produccd a
disposition to anger. Sec lVIELANClIOLV.
Choro-graphy, $. See GRAPIIE, p. 10.
Christ, $. from XP'CTTOS, ehrist6s anointed. Hence used
as a title of Jesus.. The Anointed, The Christ. It
is of the same import as the Hebrew word :MeSsiah.
So St. John expressly informs us. John i. 20., and
iv. 25. ~II. The word Christ somctimes denotes the
Christian. church, or that society of which Christ is
the hcad, as 1 Cor. xii. 12. 27. - III. It denotes 17/C
doctri"e of CIlIist. Eph. iv. 20. - IV. The ben,!!its
ifChrist. Heb. iii. 14. - V. The Christian Spirit {met
Temper. Eph. iii. 17., Gal. iv. 10. Parkllllr.\t.,
Chromatics, s. from xpwl,a, chroma, colour. That part
of optics which explains the several properties of the
colonrs of light, and of natnral bodies. Chromatic is
* ThewonI"Jesus" means Saviour. Seel\Tatt. i. 21.