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CHRYSAETUS, in ornilhology. SlC FALCO'.

CHRYSALIS, in

natur~1

hillory, a Halc of ren and

feeming inrenfihililY which buncrRics, mOlhs, ami ft·

veral other kinds of inr<,qs, Olul! pars through before

they arrive at their winged or mofl pcrfeél !late. Sce

NATURAL HI!TORY .

CHRYSANTHEMOlDES, in botany. See OSHO'

IPERMUM.

CHRYSANTHEMUM, in botany, a genus of planu

bclonging to the ryngenefia polygamia ruperRua cllrs.

The receptacle i! naked, it has

pappus; the caJix

is hemirpherical Rnd imbricated; and the rcales on thc

margin are membran¡ceous. Time are nincteen rpe·

cies, two of which are natives of Hritaio,

viz.

the

fegetum, or coro mary-gold

and the leucanthtmum,

or ox·eye dairy.

CHRYSOBALANUS, in botany, a genus of the ioo·

fandria monogynia clars. The corolla confins of 6ve

petals; the cali" has five teeth ¡ and the drupa con·

uins a OUt with live fUTrows. There is but one rpe.

cies,

viz.

the icaco, a native of America.

CHRYSOBERYL, a kind of beryl with a tinéture of

yellow. See IlER YL.

CHRYSOCOLLA, in oatural biflory, a rpecies of green

ochres. See Oc

R.~ .

CHRYSOCOMA, in botany, a genus of plantS belong.

iog to the ryogenefia polygamia :rqualis clars.

Th~

receptacle is naked

the pappus is fimple ¡ !he ealix is

imbricated aod hemirphericaL¡ and the flylus js hmlly

/onger than the Rorcules. There are nine rpecies,

none of which He natives of Britain.

CRYSOGONUM, or MOTH.MULL EIH, in botany, a

genus of plants belonging to the ryngencfia polygamia

necc{!'aril clars. The receptacle is paleaceous ¡ lhe

pappus is mQnophyllous, and three·teethed ¡ the calix

conlitls of 6_e leaves ¡ and the reeds are'caliculated,

and invaLved iD four leam. There is but ooe rpecies,

a native of Virginia.

CHRYSOLITE, in natural hillory, a gemwhich the

ancients knew

u~der

the name of the topu; and the

true chryrolite of the ancients, which had iu name

from in fine golJ.yellow colour, is nolV univerially

called topaz by modern jewellers. Sce Topu.

CHR YSOLITt.pnj/t, a kind of glafs made iD imitatioD

of natural chryrolite, by roixiDg two ounces of prepa·

redcryllal, with ten ounees of red.lead, adding tlvelve

grains of

cro.us

martis made wirh vioegar; and then

baking the

~vhole

for twenty-four hoaTS, or woger,

a we" luted cucurbit.

CHRYSOMELA, iD zooTogy, a genus of inreéts, be·

/onging to the order

oí

coleoptera . The aOlenn% are

Ihaped like bracelm, aDd rhicker on the outfide ¡ and

neither the brear! nor the elytra are marginal/d. There

are DO lers than

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rpecies, priocipally diainguifheó

by differellces in theit colour.

CHRYSOPHYLLUM. in botanr, a genus of

th~

pen–

tandria Olonogynia clars. The corolla is bcU·fhaped,

aod divided ioto ten regmeors, which alternately rpread

wider; anJ the berry contaiO! ten reeds. Tbere are

but tlVO rpecie!, both natives of America.

CHRYSOPMSUS, or CHiYlorat.ltUs. !he tenth

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of the precioDs Ilones, mentioned in the Revelarionl,

rormiog lhe fOllndation úi' the heavenly Jl'rufalem.

The chryroprafiu8 is a fpecies of pr1.fiu!, of a pale

but pure grecn

col~IIT,

with an admixture úf yellow.

CHRYSOSPLENlUM, in botany, a genus of the de.

candria digynia clars. The cali" is divided into fou r

or 6ve coloured regments

it has no coroUa ¡ and th,

caprule has two beaks, and one ceU containing maoy

reeds. The rpecies are two,

viz.

the alternifoliuOl)'

or alternate·leaved golden faxifrage; and the oppofiti.

folium, or eommOR

gold~n

faxifrage

bo!h natives of

Britain.

CHRYSTAL, or CRYSTAL. See CRYSTAL.

CHUH, or CHUItB. in ichthyology. See CHlrNU l,

CHURCH, has dlfferent figoi6cations,

according.to

the

different rubjcéts to whicb it is applied. r. It

¡,

un·

derflood of the colleétive body of Chrifliaos,

a/l.

thoJe over the fm of the whole emh who profers to

bclieve in Chrifl, and acknowledgc him to be the Sao

viour of mankind. This i,-what lbe aocieot writert

caU rhe caóolic or uni_erral chureh. Someumes the.

word church is confidered in a more exrenfive renfe,

and divided in

reveral branches; as the church mili·

tant, is the a{!'embly of the faithful on eartb

thl

church triurophaN, that of the faitltful a1rearly in.

glory ¡ to which lhe Papills add the chureh patient,.

which, according to tbeir doarines, is tbat of the–

faithful in purgatory.

Church is applied to any particular congrega·

tion of Chriílians, who a{!'ociate together and concur

in the participation of all the inflitutions ofJefus Chriíl,

with their proper paflors. aod minillers. ThI1$ weo

Fead of the cnurcb of Anuoch, the. churrh of Alel'

aodria, the church of The{!'alomC2, and lhe like.

3. Cburch genotes a particular rea of Chriílian,

di1ioguilhed by particular doétriocs and ceremonies.

In this

renr~,

we rpeak of the Romifh churcb. the

Greek churcb, !he reformed churcb, the church of

England,

Oc.

The Latin or wellem cburch, comprehends all.tlto

churches of lt¡ly, France, Spain, Afriea, tbe north,

and all omer countrics whither the Roman! carried

!heir la:nguage. G. Britain, part of the Netherlaods, of

Germany, and oftlte North, bave been replrated from

heDce ever fince the time of Henry VIIl. aod confli–

tute what we calt the reformed church, and \Vhat the

Romanifls calhbe wellero rcb1rRl.

The Greek or eallero church, comprehend, the

churches

all the couotries aociently rubjeét to- the

Greek or ealkrn empite, aod through wbicb theie

language was carried; that is, aJl tbe rpace extended

from Greece to Meropolamia and Perfia, and theoce

loto Egypt, This churcb has been divided from tbe

Romao, ever fioce the time of the emperar Phoro.

The Gallican church, denotes the church of France,

under the gomnllleot and Jirec'lioo of their rcfpedire

biOlOpl and paflol!. This church has

~/way,

enjoyed

cenain franchiJes aod imrounitics, nut as grants from

popes, but as

rived tO her from her firfl original.

and which O,e has raken care never tO rtlinquifh. Tberc

libcrúe, depeod

UpOD

two maxim,

tbe

nrll.

tbat the

,opt