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papality (iou)

papality noun.LME.
[Old & mod. French papalite (mod. papaute) from medieval Latin papalitas, from papalis: see PAPAL, -ITY.]
Papal authority or office. LME-M17.
A papal doctrine. rare. Only in E19.

non- prefix.
[Anglo-Norman noun- = Old French non-, nom- (mod. non-) or their source Latin non- use as prefix of non not.]
Used in words adopted from Anglo-Norman, Old & mod. French, and Latin, in English words modelled on these, and as a freely productive prefix to form words with the sense 'not' (usu. hyphenated but sometimes also written solid).
Forming nouns from nouns with the sense 'not doing, failure to do, exemption from doing', as non-acceptance, non-attendance, non-observance, non-payment, non-recognition, etc.; nouns from nouns with the sense 'failure to be, not being', as non-belligerence, non-violence, etc.
Forming nouns from nouns with the sense 'a person or thing not of the kind designated', as non-abstainer, non-Indian, non-joiner, etc.; nouns from nouns with the sense 'a person or thing not wholly, adequately, or genuinely of the kind designated', as non-answer, non-issue, non-novel, etc.
Forming attrib. adjectives from nouns with the sense 'not connected with or involving the thing designated', as non-party, non-profit, non-union, etc.
Forming adjectives from adjectives with the sense 'failing to be, not being', as non-alcoholic, non-British, non-commutative, non-corrosive, non-episcopal, non-indigenous, non-Indo-European, non-Muslim, non-perishable, non-Semitic, non-venomous, non-visual, etc.; adjectives from adjectives with the sense 'neither such nor its (esp. blameworthy) opposite', as non-moral etc.
Forming adjectives from ppl adjectives with the sense 'that does not, that has not been', as non-aspirated, non-fattening, non-naturalized, etc.
Forming adjectives from verbs with the sense 'not doing, not functioning or requiring to be treated in a specified way', as non-crush, non-iron, non-shrink, etc.
Forming adverbs from adverbs with the sense 'not thus, not in the manner specified', as non-inferentially, non-spatially, non-uniformly, etc.
non-a'belian adjective M20.
non-a'bility noun (long rare) inability, incapacity L15.
non-ab'stainer noun a person who does not abstain, esp. from alcohol L19.
non-ac'ceptance noun failure or refusal to accept L17.
non-'access noun (Law) impossibility of access for sexual intercourse (in questions of paternity etc.) L18.
non-act noun a thing which is not an act; a failure or refusal to act: M17.
non-'action noun a failure or refusal to act M19.
non-a'ddictive adjective (esp. of a drug) not tending to cause Addiction or dependence M20.
non-ad'mission noun failure or refusal to admit L17.
non-ad'vertence noun lack of advertence or attention (to) M16.
non-a'ggression noun & adjective (a) noun lack of or restraint from aggression; (b) attrib. adjective involving lack of or restraint from aggression (freq. in
non-aggression pact): E20.
non-alco'holic adjective (of a drink etc.) not containing alcohol E20.
non-a'ligned adjective that is not aligned; Politics (of a State etc.) not aligned with another (esp. major) power: M20.
non-a'lignment noun lack or absence of alignment; Politics the condition of being non-aligned: M20.
non-aller'genic adjective not causing an allergic reaction M20.
non-a'llergic adjective not allergic; spec. non-allergenic: M20.
non-am'biguous adjective unambiguous, free from ambiguity M20.
non-A'merican adjective & noun (a) adjective not American, of a nationality Other than American; (b) noun a non-American person: E20.
non-a'pparent adjective not apparent, not clear or manifest M18.
non-a'ppearance noun failure or refusal to appear or be present, esp. as a witness etc. in a court of law L15.
non-'Art noun (a) gen. something that is not Art; (b) a form of Art avoiding artifice or rejecting conventional modes and methods: M20.
non-'Aryan adjective & noun (a) adjective not Aryan or of Aryan descent; spec. (esp. in Nazi Germany) Jewish; (b) a person who is not an Aryan; spec. (esp. in Nazi Germany) a Jew: M19.
non-a'ssociative adjective (a) not characterized by association (esp. of ideas); (b) Math. not associative; characterized by or designating operations in which the result is dependent on the grouping of quantities or elements: M20.
non-a'ttached adjective that is not attached; fig. unconcerned or uninvolved, esp. with material things: M19.
non-a'ttachment noun the state of being non-attached M20.
non-a'ttendance noun failure or refusal to attend L17.
non-a'ttributable adjective that cannot or may not be attributed to a particular source etc. L20.
non-a'ttributably adverb L20.
non-availa'bility noun L20.
non-bank adjective not connected with or transacted by a banking house; (of an institution) not a bank: M20.
non-bar'biturate noun (Pharmacology) a drug that is not a barbiturate M20.
non-'being noun (a) the state of not being; non-existence; (b) a non-existent person or thing: LME.
non-be'liever noun a person who does not believe in something, a person with no (esp. religious) faith L19.
non-be'lligerence noun the state of being non-belligerent; the position or status of a non-belligerent nation, State, etc.: M20.
non-be'lligerency noun = non-belligerence M20.
non-be'lligerent adjective & noun (a) adjective (esp. of a nation, State, etc.) not actively engaged in hostilities; not aggressive; abstaining from active involvement in a war etc. but tending to favour one side (as distinct from
neutral); (b) noun a non-belligerent nation, State, etc.: E20.
nonbiode'gradable adjective M20.
non-bio'logical adjective not belonging to biology or forming part of its subject matter; not of biological origin; not occurring in, involving, or pertaining to living organisms: M20.
non-'black adjective & noun (a) adjective not black; (b) noun (
non-black) (a person who is) not black: E20.
non-'breakable adjective that is not breakable L20.
non-'capital adjective (of a crime etc.) not punishable by death L19.
non-'Catholic noun & adjective (a) noun a person who is not a Roman Catholic; (b) adjective (of a person, institution, etc.) not Roman Catholic; not Catholic: L18.
non-'Christian noun & adjective (a) noun a person who is not a Christian, esp. an adherent of another Religion; (b) adjective of or pertaining to a non-Christian or non-Christians: L17.
non-chrono'logical adjective = UNCHRONOLOGICAL 1 M20.
non-'citizen noun a person who is not a citizen, esp. of a particular State etc. (freq. attrib.) L19.
non-'classified adjective (esp. of information) that is not officially secret or classified M20.
non-'clerical adjective not clerical, not doing or involving clerical work M19.
non-'clinical adjective not clinical; esp. not accompanied by directly observable symptoms: M20.
non-coding adjective (Genetics) that does not direct the production of a peptide sequence L20.
non-co'llegiate noun & adjective (a) noun a person not educated in or attached to a college; a member of a non-collegiate body; (b) adjective (of a person) not educated in or attached to a college; (of a university etc.) not consisting of or having colleges: L17.
non-com noun (colloq.) [abbreviation] a non-commissioned officer L19.
non-'combatant noun & adjective (a) noun a person who is not a combatant; esp. a person not participating in active fighting during a war, as a civilian, army chaplain, etc.; (b) adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a non-combatant or non-combatants: E19.
non-commission adjective non-commissioned L17-M18.
non-co'mmissioned adjective (esp. of an officer) not holding a commission E18.
non-co'mmittal adjective & noun (orig. US) (a) adjective avoiding committing oneself to a definite course of action or side of a question; (b) noun a non-committal response; non-committal behaviour: E19.
non-co'mmittalism noun (orig. US) non-committal action, practice, state of mind, etc. M19.
non-co'mmittally adverb (orig. US) in a non-committal manner; without committing oneself: L19.
non-co'mmunicant noun a person who is not a communicant, esp. one who does not receive Holy Communion M16.
non-co'mmunicating adjective L17.
non-'communist, non-Communist adjective & noun (a) adjective not communist; not adhering to communism; (b) noun a non-communist person: E20.
non-com'pearance noun (Scots Law) failure or refusal to appear in a court of law M16.
non-com'petitive adjective not competitive, not involving competition M20.
non-com'pliance noun failure or refusal to comply L17.
non-com'pounder noun a person who is not a compounder; (obsolete exc. Hist.) a supporter of the unconditional restoration of James II: M17.
non-con'cur verb (US) (a) verb trans. (now rare or obsolete) fail or refuse to concur in or agree to; (b) verb intrans. fail or refuse to concur, disagree, (usu. foll. by in, with): E18.
non-con'densing adjective designating a kind of steam engine in which steam leaving the cylinder is not condensed in a condenser but discharged into the atmosphere M19.
non-con'ducting adjective that does not conduct heat or electricity; that is a non-conductor: L18.
non-con'ductor noun a substance or medium that does not permit the passage of some form of energy (as heat or electricity) M18.
non-confi'dential adjective L20.
non-confi'dentially adverb L20.
non-con'junction noun (a) Genetics (rare) the failure of homologous chromosomes to pair at meiosis; (b) Logic the relation of the terms in a proposition asserting the negative of a conjunctive proposition: E20.
non-'consequence noun lack of consequence in reasoning; an instance of this, a non sequitur: M17.
non-con'sumption noun failure or refusal to consume a specified article of Food L18.
non-content noun (a) a negative voter in the House of Lords, a person who votes 'not content' (see CONTENT adjective & noun3); (b) a person who is not content: L18.
non-con'tentious adjective M19.
non-con'tingent adjective L19.
non-contra'diction noun lack or absence of contradiction M19.
non-con'tributory adjective (of a pension, a pension scheme, etc.) not involving contributions E20.
non-contro'versial adjective L19.
non-co'operate verb intrans. fail or refuse to cooperate E20.
non-coope'ration noun failure or refusal to cooperate, esp. as part of a programme of civil disobedience L18.
non-co'operator noun a person who practises or advocates non-cooperation E20.
non-count adjective (Grammar) not countable L20.
non-'crossover noun & adjective (Genetics) (designating) a gamete or individual which does not exhibit the results of crossing over between two genetic loci E20.
non-cu'stodial adjective (Law) (a) (of a sentence) not involving imprisonment; (b) (of a divorced parent) not granted custody of a child or children: L20.
non-de'livery noun failure or refusal to deliver M18.
non-denomi'national adjective not restricted as regards religious denomination E20.
non-de'structive adjective that does not involve destruction, esp. of an object or material being tested; Computing that does not involve erasure of data: E20.
non-de'structively adverb M20.
non-di'mensional adjective (of a quantity) dimensionless; (of an equation) composed of dimensionless terms: L19.
non-di'rectional adjective lacking directional properties; esp. equally sensitive, intense, etc., in every direction: E20.
non-dis'closure noun failure or refusal to disclose something E20.
non-dis'junction noun (a) Genetics the failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate normally during nuclear division, usu. resulting in an abnormal distribution of chromosomes in the daughter nuclei; (b) Logic the relation of the terms in a proposition asserting the negative of a disjunctive proposition: E20.
non-dis'junctional adjective pertaining to or involving non-disjunction E20.
non-di'stinctive adjective (Linguistics) (esp. of speech sounds) not distinctive E20.
non-'drinker noun a person who does not drink (esp. alcoholic liquor) E20.
non-drip adjective that does not drip M20.
non-'driver noun a person who does not or cannot drive (esp. a motor vehicle) M20.
non-'earning adjective not earning (esp. a regular wage or salary) L20.
non-e'ffective adjective & noun (a) adjective (of a soldier etc.) not available for active service; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such a soldier etc.; gen. producing no effect; (b) noun a non-effective soldier etc.: M18.
non-e'fficient noun & adjective (now rare or obsolete) (a) noun a soldier, esp. a volunteer, who has failed to meet a Training standard; (b) adjective (of a soldier, esp. a volunteer) non-efficient: M19.
non-'ego noun (Philosophy) all that is not the ego or conscious self; the object as opp. to the subject: E19.
non-'elastic adjective not elastic, lacking in elasticity M18.
non-e'lect adjective not elect or chosen; spec. (Theology) not chosen for salvation: L17.
non-e'lection noun the state of not being elect or (Theology) chosen for salvation; failure to elect or to be elected: M17.
non-e'lective adjective not appointed or filled by election E20.
non-e'lectric adjective & noun (a) adjective not electric; not generating or powered by electricity; (b) noun a non-electric thing or substance; spec. a substance which does not generate static electricity when rubbed: M18.
non-e'lectrified adjective M18.
non-'emptiness noun (Math. & Logic) the property of being non-empty M20.
non-'empty adjective (Math. & Logic) (of a class or set) not empty, having at least one member or element: M20.
non-'entry noun (a) Scots Law (now Hist.) failure of the heir of a deceased vassal to renew investiture; the feudal casualty due to the immediate superior upon such failure; (b) the act or fact of not entering; no entrance: L15.
non-'essence noun (rare) non-existence E17.
non-e'ssential adjective & noun (a) adjective not essential; (b) noun a non-essential thing: M18.
non-Euro'pean adjective & noun (a) adjective not European; (b) noun a non-European person; esp. (in South Africa) a non-white: L19.
non-e'valuative adjective M20.
non-e'vent noun an unimportant or unexciting event; an anticlimatic occurrence; occas., something that did not happen: M20.
non-exe'cution noun omission or failure to execute or carry out something M17.
non-e'xecutive adjective & noun (a) adjective not having an executive function; (b) noun a non-executive director of a company etc.: M20.
non-ex'plosive adjective (of a substance) not explosive, that does not explode M20.
non-expor'tation noun failure or refusal to export goods etc. L18.
non-fat noun a substance, esp. in Food, that is not a fat M20.
non-'fattening adjective (of Food etc.) not fattening, that does not fatten E20.
non'feasance noun (Law) failure to perform an act required by law E17.
non-'ferrous adjective designating, of, or pertaining to metals Other than iron and its alloys; not containing a significant amount of iron: L19.
non-'Fiction noun (the genre comprising) prose writings Other than Fiction, esp. including biography and Reference books (freq. attrib.) M19.
non-'fictional adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of non-Fiction L19.
non-'figurative adjective not figurative; Art abstract: E20.
non-'finite adjective not finite; esp. (Grammar) (of a verb part or form) not limited by person or number L19.
non-'flam adjective = non-flammable E20.
non-'flammable adjective not flammable, not likely to catch fire M20.
non-ful'filment noun failure to fulfil something, esp. an obligation E19.
non-'functional adjective not functional, not having a function E20.
non-'genital adjective L20.
non-govern'mental adjective not belonging to or associated with a government E20.
non-'greasy adjective E20.
non-hero noun an anti-hero, esp. in a novel; a person who is not genuinely a hero: M20.
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma noun phr. (Medicine) a form of malignant lymphoma distinguished from Hodgkin's disease only by the absence of binucleate giant cells L20.
non-ho'mologous adjective (esp. of a chromosome pair) not homologous E20.
non-'human adjective (a) not of the human race, not a human being; (b) not characteristic of or appropriate to the human race: M19.
non-impor'tation noun failure or refusal to import goods etc. L18.
non-in'fectious adjective (esp. of a disease) not infectious E20.
non-in'flammable adjective = non-flammable above M19.
non-in'flected adjective not inflected; (of a language) not having inflections: M19.
non-in'telligence noun (rare) (a) failure to understand; (b) lack of intelligence: L17.
non-in'telligent noun & adjective (a) noun a person who is not intelligent; (b) adjective not intelligent: E17.
non-'intercourse noun lack or prohibition of intercourse or esp. social communication;
non-intercourse act (US History), an act of 1809 prohibiting ships from France and Great Britain from entering American ports: E19.
non-inter'ference noun failure or refusal to interfere, esp. in a political dispute M19.
non-inter'vene verb intrans. practise non-intervention E20.
non-inter'vener noun a person who does not intervene; a non-interventionist: M20.
non-inter'vention noun lack of intervention; the principles or practice of not becoming involved in others' affairs, esp. as adopted by one State with regard to another: M19.
non-inter'ventionism noun the principle or policy of non-intervention M20.
non-inter'ventionist noun & adjective (a) noun a person who favours or advocates non-intervention; (b) adjective of or pertaining to non-interventionists or non-intervention: M19.
non-in'toxicating adjective not intoxicating; (of drink) not causing intoxication: L19.
non-in'trusion noun failure or refusal to intrude, lack of intrusion; in the Church of Scotland, the principle of resisting the intrusion of an unacceptable minister on a congregation: M19.
non-invasive adjective not invasive; spec. in Medicine (a) (of a medical procedure) not requiring incision into the body or removal of tissue; (b) (of a pathogen, infection, etc.) not tending to spread to new sites: L20.
non-i'onic adjective & noun (a) adjective not ionic; spec. (esp. of a detergent) not dissociating into ions in aqueous solution; (b) noun a non-ionic substance: M20.
non-'iron adjective (of a fabric etc.) that needs no ironing M20.
non-'Jewish adjective not Jewish; not of Jewish descent: M20.
non'joinder noun (Law) the omission of a person who ought to be made a party to an action M19.
non-judge'mental adjective not judgemental, avoiding moral judgements M20.
non'jurancy noun (chiefly Hist.) the condition of being a nonjuror; the principles or practice of nonjurors: E18.
non'jurant adjective & noun (chiefly Hist.) (a) adjective that is a nonjuror; belonging to or characteristic of nonjurors; (b) noun a nonjuror: L17.
non'juring ppl adjective refusing to become a juror; spec. (Hist.), refusing to take the oath of allegiance of 1689 to William and Mary or their successors: L17.
non'juror noun a person who is not a juror; spec. (Hist.) a beneficed clergyman refusing to take the oath of allegiance of 1689 to William and Mary or their successors: L17.
non-'jury noun & adjective (an action, case, etc.) not having or requiring a jury L19.
non-'knowledge noun lack of knowledge E16.
non'leaded adjective (of petrol) unleaded M20.
non-'lethal adjective E17.
non-life noun absence or negation of life M18.
non-'literary adjective (esp. of Writing, a text, etc.) not literary in character L19.
non-'literate adjective & noun (Anthropology) (a) adjective designating a person, culture, etc., having no written language; (b) noun a non-literate person: M20.
non-'logical adjective not involving or proceeding from logic E19.
non-mag'netic adjective (of a substance) not magnetic E19.
non-ma'lignant adjective (Medicine) benign, not cancerous M20.
non-'material adjective M19.
non-'member noun a person who is not a member of a particular association, club, etc. M17.
non-'membership noun the state of being a non-member M17.
non-'metal noun a non-metallic element or substance M19.
non-me'tallic adjective consisting of or designating an element or substance that is not metallic E19.
non-migratory adjective that does not migrate E20.
non-'militant adjective & noun (a) adjective not militant; (b) noun a non-militant person: L20.
non-'military adjective not military; not involving armed forces: M19.
non-mini'sterial adjective not ministerial; esp. not pertaining to (the role of) a governmental minister: E20.
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