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Definition
noun (English)
1. (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.Examples: "If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation."; "It is to be situated in the chancel on the right (i.e., liturgical south) side of the church."; "It was moved from its original location in 1507 hardly a decade after it was completed, to the bottom of the liturgical south aisle along with the free-standing chapel of the relic of the lance."countableuncountable
2. (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnetcountableuncountable
adj (English)
1. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.not-comparable
2. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.Examples: "Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road."not-comparable
adv (English)
1. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.not-comparable
verb (English)
1. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.Examples: "The moon souths at nine."
name (English)
1. (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.countableuncountable
2. (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.USabbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisuncountable
3. (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.Examples: "Many sincere white people in the South privately oppose segregation and discrimination, but they are apprehensive lest they be publicly condemned."; "Just when the blacks had had their hopes for equality and justice raised, after centuries of misery and despair, they awoke one morning to discover that their future was in the hands of a President born in the South."; "Of course, living in the South was never an option—the main problem being they have too much respect for authority; they're soldier-sniffers and cop lovers. I don't respect that, and I could never live with it. There's also way too much religion in the South to be consistent with good mental health."UScountableuncountable
4. (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.Synonyms: South IndiaIndiacountableuncountable
5. (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.countableuncountable
6. (Durham University, informal) Ellipsis of South College, Durham.abbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisinformaluncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary