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namino, anJ two I\yli; lhe drupa eunlains bUl OIlC

feed. The calix of lhe malc is clividoJ inlO Gx feg–

menlS; il h,s no corolla; anu lhe O. mina are fix.

The fpecies are lhree, nono of loemn'lil'<s of Bri–

t:un.

CEMENT, or C,t MENT. See

C~ME.,[ .

CEMENTATlON. See CA:MENUTION.

CEMETERY. Sce COEM ETER Y.

CENA DA ,

10IVn of lhe Venl'lian lcrrilllries in Italy,

Glualed

ab~Ul

lhirty-tlVO miles north of

P.du.

: E.

long. 12° 40'. and N. lal. 46° {

~ENCHR:\MIDEt\,

in bOl.IIlY. Sce CLUS 1A_

CENChRlS; in zuology, a fynonime of lhe boa con–

flriélor. See

CENCHRUS, in bOlany, a genus of lhe polygamia mo–

n<l!eia dafs. The in,oluerum is laciniaICu, and in–

dofes llVO flolVers; lhe calix ISa llVO flowered gluma,

ODe of lhe flowers being

male, and lhe olher a fe–

male. The eorol1a of lhe hermaphrodile is a blunl

gluma; lhefhmina are lilree

and lhe I\ylus is biGd ;

there is but one feed. The corol1a of lhe male is like–

wife an obtufe gluma

and there are time flamina.

The fpecies are Gx, none of lhemnau'es of

Hlil.in

CENCONTLTAOLLI, in ornilhology. See TUR-

DlIS.,

CENOBITE, or CO EN OBITE . .See COENOB ITE.

CEI OTAPH, in anriquilY, a monumenl méled in ho–

nour of lhe dead, bUl nOl eonlaining any of lheir

re–

mains. Of lhefe lhere IVere llVO fons; one el'eéled

for fuch perfons as had been honoured Wilh funeral

riles in anolher place

and lhe fecond fort, for lhofe

thal had néver oblaiñed a ¡ufl fu neral.

The Ggn whereby honorary fepulchres were difliD–

guifhed fromolhers, was commonly lhe wreck of a

fhip, 10 denole lhe deceafe of lhe perfon in fome fo–

reign counuy.

CENSER, a faered inl\rumenl made ufe of in lhe reli–

gious riles of lhe aneiems. JI was

rafe, eontaining

incenfe tO be ured in fmificing 10lhe gods. Cenfers

\Vere likewift in ufe among lhe Jews, as Iqe find in

Kings vii. 50. The cenfer is alfo ufed iD Romifh

churches.

CENSOR, in Roman anliquily, a magiflrate, whofe

buGnefs il was to reform lhe manners, and lO value lhe

eflales of lhe people.

There were lWO ceufors firfr created in lhe 31lth

year of Rome, upon lhe fenale's obferring that the

cor.fuls were gentrally fo mueh taken up in rnilitary

¡élions as to have no leifure to attend 10 pril'ale af–

fairs. At fi.rfl they were chofen oot of the fenate,

bUl after lhe

¡ileb~ians

had got lhe eonfulate open

them, thcy foonmived at lhe cenforfhip.

Afler lhe cenfor! were elt/.led in lhe comitia cen–

turiali., lhey proeeeded lO thecapitol, where they took

an oath not 10 manage eilher by favour or difatre/.lion,

bUl lOaél equilablyand impartially lhrough Ihe

IVhol~

courfe of lheir admioiflration: and, nOlwilhflanding

tbeir gleat authority, lheywere obliged lOgive an ae–

couot of Iheir management tO the tribunes and

,di/u

("ru/o.

In proeefs of time, the dignilY of th'is o/lice

dlViodled. very much

uoder tbe emperors it funk tO

E N

Ilolhing, as lheir m.tjeOics engrolfcd all lhe branehe.·

uf lhal jlllifJiltion.

Th~

rCI>ublic of

Ve~ice

has at

lhis day

ccnror of inantlers of lheir people, whofe

ollie" lal1s

fix

monlhs.

CE 'SOR !

,¡b",kJ,

are a body of d"élors or

other~efla

blifll Cd in divers COUnt1 ies, toexamine all books before

lhey go 10 lhe prefs, and to fee

theyeont.in

nOlhing

contr~ry

lOf.ilh and good manncrs

At Paris, lhe faculty of Iheology daim this privi–

lege, as gl'anted

lhem by lhe pope

bUl in

1 62~1.

neIV commilfi ons of fuur dollors were erealed, by Iel–

lers-p~tenr ,

lhe fole cenfors of all books, and anfweJ'

able for cvery dúng containcd lherein.

England, we had formtrly an oRieer of this k,ncl,

under lhe litle of Lieenf.r of the prefs

but, Gnce lhe

revolulion, our prefs ·has been \aid under no fuch re–

flrainr.

CENSURE,

judgment whieh condemns fome book,

perfon, or aélion, or more particularly

reprimand

frulll a fllpcl'ior. Ecc1eGaOical cenfures, are p2nallies

by which, for fome remarkable milbehavionr. Chri–

flians are dcprived of the communionof lhe church, or

prohibited

execule lhe facerdolal o/lice_

CENSUS, in Romanantiquity, anaUlhenlic dedaralibn

made beforeIhe cenfors, by the feveral fuhjeéls of lhe

empire, of their refpeélive names aod plam of abode.

This dedaralion was regil\ered by the cenfors, aocl

coolained an enumeralion, in wriling, of all lhe cfrales,

lands, and inheritances lhey polfelfed; lheir quanlily,

quality, place, wives, ehildren, domeflies, tenanlS,

fl"~.

•

The cenfus was infliluted by Ser.ius Tullius, and

was held every five yea rs.

was of great ferviee 10

the republic. becaufe, by means of it, lher difeovered

~he

number of cilizens eapable of bearing arms, and

the money the)' eould atrord for lhe expenceof a war.

Jt weD! lhroogh all ranks of people, though under

rlif–

ferent llames: lbat of the common people was c.lled

unfUJ ;

that of the knighls,

crnlUJ,

rw njo, 'recog–

ni/i,;

that of the (enators,

/d/io, "ldlio.

The cenfus whieh inlitled one 10 die dignity

kDight, was 400,000 fellerees·: that of a fenator, wu

douhle lhat fumo

the Voconian law, cen(us is ufed for aman,.

whofe eflate in theceDfor's books is valued

100,000

feflerces.

CENTAUR, in ancient roetry, denotes a fabulous kind

of animal, half man, half horfe.

TheThelfalians, who 6rO taught Ihe art of break–

iDg horfes, appe.ring on horfeback to make only oné

body with lhe' animal on whieh theyrode, gave rife tO

the Gélion of the hippocentaur.

CENTAUREA, in botany, a genus of the fyngenefia

polygamia fruflranea dafs. The receptade is brillly

the pappus is Gmple

the

ray'

of the cDrolla are tun–

ne1-lIiaped, loog, and irregular. Tbere are

fpe–

cies, 6ve of whieh are nalives of Britain,

~iz.

Ihe

cyanus, or blue-bottle

Ihe feabiofa, or grcat knap–

weed

the jacea, or common knapweed

the calei–

uapa, or lIar-thifiJe

aod lite folfiitialis, or SI Bar–

naby's thiJlle.

CENTAURY_