King James Bible Dictionary

P'ANT, verb intransitive

1. To palpitate; to beat with preternatural violence or rapidity, as the heart in terror, or after hard labor, or in anxious desire or suspense.

Yet might her piteous heart be seen to pant and quake.

2. To have the breast heaving, as in short respiration or want of breath.

Pluto pants for breath from out his cell.

3. To play with intermission or declining strength.

The whispering breeze

Pants on the leaves and dies upon the trees.

4. To long; to desire ardently.

Who pants for glory, finds but short repose.

As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalms 42:1.

P'ANT, noun Palpitation of the heart.

PANTALOON', noun

1. A garment for males in which breeches and stockings are in a piece; a species of close long trowsers extending to the heels.

2. A character in the Italian comedy, and a buffoon in pantomimes; so called from his close dress.

P'ANTER, noun One that pants.

PANT'ER, noun A net.

P'ANTESS, noun [from pant.] The difficulty of breathing in a hawk.

PAN'THEISM, noun [Gr. all, and God, whence theism.] The doctrine that the universe is God, or the system of theology in which it is maintained that the universe is the supreme God.

PANTHE'IST, noun One that believes the universe to be God; a name given to the followers of Spinosa.

The earliest Grecian pantheist of whom we read is Orpheus.

PANTHEIS'TIC

PANTHEIS'TICAL, noun Pertaining to pantheism; confounding God with the universe.

PANTHE'ON, noun [Gr. all, and God.] A temple or magnificent edifice at Rome, dedicated to all the gods. It is now converted into a church. It was built or embellished by Agrippa, son-in-law to Augustus, is of a round or cylindrical form, with a spherical dome, and 144 feet in diameter.

PAN'THER, noun [Latin from Gr.] A fierce, ferocious quadruped of the genus Felis, of the size of a large dog, with short hair, of a yellow color, diversified with roundish black spots. This animal is carnivorous, and will climb trees in pursuit of small animals. It is a native of Africa. The name is also applied to other species of the genus.

PAN'TILE, noun A gutter tile.

P'ANTING, participle present tense [See Pant.] Palpitating; breathing with a rapid succession of inspirations and expirations; longing.

P'ANTING, noun Palpitation; rapid breathing; longing.

P'ANTINGLY, adverb With palpitation or rapid breathing.

PANT'LER, noun [Latin panis, bread.] The officer in a great family who has charge of the bread.

PAN'TOFLE, noun A slipper for the foot.

PAN'TOGRAPH, noun [Gr. all, and to describe.] A mathematical instrument so formed as to copy any sort of drawing or design.

PANTOGRAPH'IC

PANTOGRAPH'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to a pantograph; performed by a pantograph.

PANTOG'RAPHY, noun General description; view of an entire thing.

PANTOM'ETER, noun [Gr. all, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring all sorts of elevations, angles and distances.

PANTOMET'RIC

PANTOMET'RICAL, adjective Pertaining to a pantometer; performed by a pantometer.

By Isaiah
Isaiah 20:2-3

By Ezekiel
Ezekiel 4:1-8; Ezekiel 12:18

By Agabus
Acts 21:11

PAN'TOMIME, noun [Latin pantomimus; Gr. all, and a mimic.]

1. One that imitates all sorts of actions and characters without speaking; one that expresses his meaning by mute action. The pantomimes of antiquity used to express in gestures and action, whatever the chorus sung, changing their countenance and behavior as the subject of the song varied.

2. A scene or representation in dumb show.

3. A species of musical entertainment.

PAN'TOMIME, adjective Representing only in mute action.

PANTOMIM'IC

PANTOMIM'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to the pantomime; representing characters and actions by dumb show.

PAN'TON

PAN'TON-SHOE, noun [Latin pando, to open.] A horse shoe contrived to recover a narrow and hoof-bound heel.

PAN'TRY, noun [Latin panarium, from panis, bread.] An apartment or closet in which provisions are kept.