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C'ABAI.

A private party of men, or privatet
intrigue. This Specification of the
word Cabal, it is said, ows its original
to the five cabinet ministers in Charles
the Seconds reign; Clifford, Ashley,
Buckingham, Arlington, and Lander.
dale; the junto was known by the
name OF Cabal--a word which the in
itial letters of their names happened to
compose.
| EUCHARIST.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper,
literally, the act of giving thanks, so
called because it IS an occasion OF
special and solemn thanksgiving to God
for his goodness in giving mp his own
| Son to death for our salvation-ths
term Eucharist being derived from a
word which signifies Thanksgiving.
EUROPE
Is supposed to receive its name from
Europa lab, large, and the eye or look,
largc-eyed, viz, having beautiful eyes,
the daughter of Agenor, king of Phar-
nicia She was SO beautiful, it is said,
that Jupiter became cIsmourcd OF her,
and carried her over the sea to that
quarter of the globe which now bears
her name.
JUBILEE.
The Jubilee was the grand Sabbatical
wear of the Jews, celebrated after
every seven septenaries of years viz.
every forty-ninth or iiftieth year, in
commen! Grafton of their deliyerance
out OF Egypt. This was a year of gem
eral release, not only of all debts, like
the common Sabbatical year, but Of all
slaves and of all lands and posses
sions which had been sold or otherwise
alienatad from the families and tribes
to which they originally belonged,
Critics are not agreed about the etymol-
ogy of the word Jobel. Some derive it
from Jabal, the inventor of musical in
struments. Gen. 5. 81 and suppose
that this year was named after him, be-
cause it is year of mirth and Joy
the word jovial being perhaps II cor
ruption of tho Hebrew word Jobel or
else, because it was ushered in with the
musical sound of the trumpet through
the whole land. There is another opin-
ion, which bids as fair for probability
as any, that Jobel comes from jabii, IN
hipnil hebil, which signifies to recall,
restore, bring back, &c, because Tins
restored all slaves to their liberty, and
brought back all aliennted estates to
families to which they originally be-
renders Jobel remission, Lev. 20 10.
And Josephus saith it signifies liberty.
sYCOPHANT.
Originally, an jntorm,r against tho'
Who stole figs. or exported them con-
trary to law, &c. Hence IN time 1t
came to be tale-bearer, or lniormer III
oonerol. hence parasite mean flat
terer, especially OF princes or sr'"'
men hence doceivor, an imposter.
Its most general use is i'll the senco OF
an obsequious hatterer or parasite,
| TOBACCO.
A plant, a native Of America, mitch
used for smoking and chewing, and IL
snuff,-so named from Tobacco, q pro-
vince Of Yucatan, in Spanish America
where it was first found by the Span
iards But this account Of It's origin IS
doubtful. Las Casas says, that IN the
first voyage of Columbus, the Span'ard'
saw in Cuba many persons SInoAihS
dry herbs or leaves rolled mp N tunes
called tobacos. Charleyoi1 in ms ms
tory of St. Dominique, says, that III,
strument used III smoking was called
Tobacco.
vIRrUOSO.
| A man skilled in fine arts, particular
| ly in music; or man skilled Ill anti
entities, curiosites and the like.