AMETHYST - Definition

Meaning of AMETHYST

Pronunciation:		'amithist
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone [adj] of a moderate purple color

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	Synonyms:	chromatic

	See Also:	quartz, transparent gem

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Am"e*thyst\, [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am['e]thyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; 'a priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. See {Mead}.] 1. (Min.) A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. {Oriental amethyst}, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire. 2. (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.

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Dream Dictionary

	Definition:	Finding an amethyst is a good sign, but losing one is not. When you dream of finding an amethyst, you are finding yourself satisfied and comfortable in your love life, and professional life. When you dream of losing an amethyst, you are losing confidence in your relationship, and might be facing important problems in your love life.

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Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	one of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), and in the foundation of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:20). The ancients thought that this stone had the power of dispelling drunkenness in all who wore or touched it, and hence its Greek name formed from _a_, "privative," and _methuo_, "to get drunk." Its Jewish name, _ahlamah'_, was derived by the rabbins from the Hebrew word _halam_, "to dream," from its supposed power of causing the wearer to dream. It is a pale-blue crystallized quartz, varying to a dark purple blue. It is found in Persia and India, also in different parts of Europe.

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