VISIBLES
VISIBLE
Vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to see: cf. F.
visible. See Vision.]
1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in
view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
Bk. of Com. Prayer.
Virtue made visible in outward grace. Young.
2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. Shak.
The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before.
Clarendon.
Visible church (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on earth; the
whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished
from the invisible, or real, church, consisting of sanctified
persons.
– Visible horizon. Same as Apparent horizon, under Apparent.
– Vis"i*ble*ness, n.
– Vis"i*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition