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REG'ULAR, a. [L. regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.]

1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.

3. In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. Regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons.

4. Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as a regular physician.

5. Methodical; orderly; as a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence.

6. Periodical; as the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.

7. Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as a regular trade.

8. Belonging to a monastic order; as regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy.

Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.

REG'ULAR, n.

1. In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order.

2. A soldier belonging to a permanent army.


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REG'ULAR, a. [L. regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.]

1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.

3. In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. Regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons.

4. Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as a regular physician.

5. Methodical; orderly; as a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence.

6. Periodical; as the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.

7. Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as a regular trade.

8. Belonging to a monastic order; as regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy.

Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.

REG'ULAR, n.

1. In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order.

2. A soldier belonging to a permanent army.

REG'U-LAR, a. [Sp. id.; Fr. regulier; L. regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.]

  1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as, a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.
  2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as, regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.
  3. In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. Regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons. – Encyc.
  4. Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as, a regular physician.
  5. Methodical; orderly; as, a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence. – Law.
  6. Periodical; as, the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.
  7. Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as, a regular trade.
  8. Belonging to a monastic order; as, regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy. Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.

REG'U-LAR, n.

  1. In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order. – Encyc.
  2. A soldier belonging to a permanent army.

Reg"u*lar
  1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
  2. A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.

    Bp. Fitzpatrick.
  3. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
  4. A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  5. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
  6. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
  7. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.

    [Colloq.]
  8. Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
  9. Same as Isometric.

    Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular. -- Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. -- Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction. -- Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; -- opposed to militia.

    Syn. -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.

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Regular

REG'ULAR, adjective [Latin regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.]

1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.

3. In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons.

4. Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as a regular physician.

5. Methodical; orderly; as a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence.

6. Periodical; as the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.

7. Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as a regular trade.

8. Belonging to a monastic order; as regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy.

Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.

REG'ULAR, noun

1. In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order.

2. A soldier belonging to a permanent army.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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