Sassaby
(Sas"sa*by Sas"sa*bye) , n. (Zoöl.) A large African antelope similar to the hartbeest, but having
its horns regularly curved.
Sassafras
(Sas"sa*fras) n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras,
salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.) An American tree
of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and
taste.
Australian sassafras,
a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras) with aromatic bark and leaves. — Chilian
sassafras, an aromatic tree (Laurelia sempervirens). — New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree - -
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean. — Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia.
Sassanage
(Sas"sa*nage) n. [See Sarse a sieve.] Stones left after sifting. Smart.
Sassarara
(Sas`sa*ra"ra) n. [Perh. a corruption of certiorari, the name of a writ.] A word used to emphasize
a statement. [Obs.]
Out she shall pack, with a sassarara.
Goldsmith. Sasse
(Sasse) n. [D. sas, fr. F. sas the basin of a waterfall.] A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it
more navigable. [Obs.] Pepys.
Sassenach
(Sas"sen*ach) n. [Gael. sasunnach.] A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. [Celtic] Sir
W. Scott.
Sassolin
(Sas"so*lin Sas"so*line) , n. [From Sasso, a town in Italy: cf. F. sassolin.] (Min.) Native
boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence.
Sassorol
(Sas"so*rol Sas`so*rol"la) , n. (Zoöl.) The rock pigeon. See under Pigeon.
Sassy bark
(Sas"sy bark`) (Bot.) The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophlæum Guineense,
used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; — called also mancona bark.
Sastra
(||Sas"tra) n. Same as Shaster.
Sat
(Sat) imp. of Sit. [Written also sate.]
Satan
(Sa"tan) n. [Heb. satan an adversary, fr. satan to be adverse, to persecute: cf. Gr. L. Satan,
Satanas.] The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the
archfiend.
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Luke x. 18. Satanic
(Sa*tan"ic Sa*tan"ic*al) , a. [Cf. F. satanique, Gr. .] Of or pertaining to Satan; having the
qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic
host." Milton.
Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined.
Dr. T. Dwight. — Sa*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. — Sa*tan"ic*al*ness, n.
Satanism
(Sa"tan*ism) n. The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical spirit. [R.]
Satanist
(Sa"tan*ist), n. A very wicked person. [R.] Granger.