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"His Eminence", Title Of - n. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
"His Holiness", Title Of
n. A title of honor, especially applied to the pope or pontiff in the Roman Catholic Church.
"His Majesty", Title Of - n. The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. n. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert. n. Dignity; elevation of manner or style.

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Abbaye des Gardiens
abbey -n. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings. n. The church of a monastery.
Abbey Stables
Abbot Domingus
Abbot Masson
Abbot Vonig
Abbot, Title Of - n. The superior or head of an abbey. n. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
aberration - n. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. n. A partial alienation of reason.
absence - n. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence. n. Want; destitution; withdrawal.
abyss - n. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
accommodations - n. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.
acolyte - n. One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass. n. One who attends; an assistant.
acrid - a. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts. a. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions. a. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.
acts of contrition - (contrition: n. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance).
Adam And Eve - n. The name given in the Bible to the first man and woman, the progenitors of the human race. n. "Original sin;" human frailty.
admonish - v. t. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. v. t. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause. v. t. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
adorn - v. t. To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive. n. Adornment. a. Adorned; decorated.
affirm - v. t. to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. v. t. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. v. t. To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4. v. i. To declare or assert positively. v. i. To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.
aggregation - n. The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.
aggrieve - v. t. To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. v. i. To grieve; to lament.
agony - n. Violent contest or striving. n. Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. n. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. n. The last struggle of life; death struggle.
aisle - n. A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall. n. Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. n. Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.
alluring - p. pr. & vb. n. of Allure a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.
Alsae Blasi
altar - n. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity. n. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.
altar slab
ambassador - n. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. n. An official messenger and representative. n. Same as Embassador.
amendment - n. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. n. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting. n. Correction of an error in a writ or process.
amiss - adv. Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. a. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. n. A fault, wrong, or mistake.
anatomical - a. Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations.
anesthetize - (Anaesthesia: n. Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic).
angel - n. A messenger. n. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. n. One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels. n. Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
Angel Araqiel
Angel Azazel
Angel Cerberus
Angel Gabriel
Angel Heylel
Angel Lilith - (See: Angel Lucifael)
Angel Lucifael
Angel Michael
Angel Raphael
Angel Semjaza
Angelic Tongue
Angels, The Fallen
annihilation - n. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation. n. The state of being annihilated.
antithesis - n. An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen." n. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. n. Opposition; contrast.
Anubis - n. An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
Apocrypha - n. pl. Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others. n. pl. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.
Apocrypha Archive
Apocryphal Books - (See: Apocrypha)
apostolic - a. Alt. of Apostolical n. A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.
apparatus - pl. of Apparatus n. Things provided as means to some end. n. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. n. A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
appointee - v. t. A person appointed. v. t. A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed.
appointment - n. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. n. The state of being appointed to some service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer. n. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six. n. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
apprehensive - a. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. a. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. a. Relating to the faculty of apprehension. a. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil. a. Sensible; feeling; perceptive.
apprentice - n. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. n. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro. n. A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. v. t. To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
Archbishop, Title Of - n. A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
Armageddon
artifact - n. A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects. n. A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life.
ascension - n. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent. n. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day. n. An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.
Asia Minor
Asia, Continent Of
aspiration - n. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound. n. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration. n. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.
assemblage - n. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association. n. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; as, a political assemblage; an assemblage of ideas.
assuredly - adv. Certainly; indubitably.
Assyria
Astrology - n. In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.
attentive - a. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. a. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
attest
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austere - Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
Auvergne, Province Of
avail
avalanche - n. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. n. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. n. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
avenge
Avignon Papacy, The
Avignon, City Of
awestruck - To be stricken with fear and reverence; to be inspired with awe; to be controlled by inspiring dread.

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babble - v. i. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. v. i. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words. v. i. To talk much; to chatter; to prate. v. i. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. v. i. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding. v. i. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret. n. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. n. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Babylon
bacteria - n. A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases.
banish - v. t. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. v. t. To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of. v. t. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel.
Banquet Hall
Baston Crypt
bathhouse
Battle Of Crecy
battlement - n. One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications. n. pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
beckoning - p. pr. & vb. n. of Beckon. (Beckon: v. t. To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. n. A sign made without words; a beck.)
befitting - p. pr. & vb. n. of Befit a. Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting. (Befit: v. t. To be suitable to; to suit; to become.)
begat - (See: Beget)
beget - v. t. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father. v. t. To get [with child.] v. t. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.
belatedness - n. Condition of being delayed beyond the usual time; too late; state of being overtaken by night; benighted. (Belate: v. t. To retard or make too late.)
belie - n. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. n. To give a false representation or account of. n. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. n. To mimic; to counterfeit. n. To fill with lies.
bellow - v. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull. v. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. v. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound. v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
bemoan - v. t. To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
Benedictine Order - n. One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. (Benedictine: a. Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.)
Benion Tunnel
Bernard Gui
bevy - n. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
biretta - n. A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green.
Bishop Claire Baston
Bishop, Title Of - n. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see. n. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
Black Death (Asian Outbreak) - (See: Black Death, The)
Black Death, The
Black Prince, The
black rat - n. A species of small rodent of the genus Mus, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships. The black rat (M. rattus rattus) was responsible for transmitting the Black Death.
Black Sea, The
bladder - n. A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air. n. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid. n. A distended, membranaceous pericarp. n. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. v. t. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. v. t. To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.
blasphemy - n. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity. n. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.
blatantly - adv. In a blatant manner. (Blatant: a. Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.)
blight - v. t. To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of. v. t. Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects. v. i. To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never blights. n. Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences. n. The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.
bloodline - (Lineage: n. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.)
bodkin - n. A dagger. n. An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer. n. A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections. n. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle. n. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
bonsai
Book Of Enoch
Book of Genesis - n. The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race.
Book of Jubilees
Book of Proverbs
Book of Revelation - n. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.
Boteillerie
breastplate - n. A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor. n. A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool. n. A strap that runs across a horse's breast. n. A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod.
bridle - n. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. n. A restraint; a curb; a check. n. A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. n. A mooring hawser.
brume - n. Mist; fog; vapors.
Bubonic Plague - (See: Black Death, The)
Burgundy, Region Of - n. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
burlap
burlap - n. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.
bylaw (By-law: n. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government. n. A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.)

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camaraderie - n. Comradeship and loyalty.
camel - n. A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicu–a, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).
canine - a. Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. a. Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors. n. A canine tooth.
cannon - pl. of Cannon n. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force. n. A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
canonical - adj. Of or pertaining to canon. (Canon: n. A law or rule. n. A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority. n. The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a. n. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order. n. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church. n. A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.)
Captain Bourne
Captain Pitro
caravan - n. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa. n. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts. n. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.
carcass - n. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast. n. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule. n. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing. n. A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
Cardinal, Title Of - a. One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
Cardinal Lilo Julin
Cardinal Avit Basilliste
Cardinal Edmard Lean
Cardinal Firmus
Cardinal Hadour Xavier
Cardinal Jean-Francois Blasi
Cardinal Masson
Cardinal Raulin Toussain
Cardinal, Title Of
Cardinals, College Of
caress - n. An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. n. To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
caretaker
carnal - a. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual. a. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.
cask - n. Same as Casque. n. A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel. n. The quantity contained in a cask. n. A casket; a small box for jewels. v. t. To put into a cask.
castrate - v. t. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. v. t. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
catacomb - n. A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
cathedral - n. The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne. a. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service. a. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. a. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.
cauldron
cellar - n. A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.
censer - n. A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.
censor - v. To deny or restrict written or oral expressions from a wider audience. n. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries. n. One given to fault-finding; a censurer. n. A critic; a reviewer.
Central China
century - n. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things. n. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago. n. A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers. n. One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Chamberlain - n. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers. n. An upper servant of an inn. n. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court. n. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
chancel - v. t. That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. v. t. All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
chapel - n. A subordinate place of worship. n. a small church, often a private foundation, as for a memorial. n. a small building attached to a church. n. a room or recess in a church, containing an altar. n. A place of worship not connected with a church; as, the chapel of a palace, hospital, or prison.
chateau - n. A castle or a fortress in France. n. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg.
Chateau Blasi
Chateau Mallow
Chateau Rouge
Chateaus (Loire Valley) - (See: chateau)
chimera - n. A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. n. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
Chinese Monks - (See: Monk or China)
Chinese Village (Region Of)
chisel - n. A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. v. t. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. v. t. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
chorus - n. A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices. n. Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts. n. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls. v. i. To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously.
Christ - n. The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah.
church mouse
Cistercian Order - n. A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. a. Of or pertaining to the Cistercians.
clergy - n. The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church. n. Learning; also, a learned profession. n. The privilege or benefit of clergy.
cloister - v. t. An inclosed place. v. t. A covered passage or ambulatory on one side of a court; v. t. the series of such passages on the different sides of any court, esp. that of a monastery or a college. v. t. A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the world for religious duties. v. t. To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure.
cloistered - (See: Cloister)
coalesce - n. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce. n. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce.
coat-of-arms (Insignia: n. pl. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order. n. pl. Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.)
coax - v. t. To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.
comely - superl. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome. superl. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. adv. In a becoming manner.
commotion - n. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. n. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. n. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
comply - v. i. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. v. i. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. v. i. To fulfill; to accomplish. v. i. To infold; to embrace.
concave - a. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky. a. Hollow; void of contents. n. A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess. n. A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll. v. t. To make hollow or concave.
concentric - a. Alt. of Concentrical n. That which has a common center with something else.
conclave - n. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope. n. The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals. n. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
Conclave Hall (See: Conclave, 1)
concubine - n. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour. n. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.
conduct - n. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. n. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. n. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. n. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. n. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
confession - n. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. n. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith. n. The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution. n. A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith. n. An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
confessional - n. The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others. a. Pertaining to a confession of faith.
configuration - n. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. n. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
congeal - v. t. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze. v. t. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill. v. i. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled.
congregation - n. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass. n. A collection or mass of separate things. n. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet. n. The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord. n. A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church. n. A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.
connoisseur - n. One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
consent - v. i. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. v. i. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply. v. t. To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. n. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. n. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
consistory - n. Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council. n. The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. n. An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome. n. A church tribunal or governing body.
constipation - n. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
contemplate - v. t. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study. v. t. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend. v. i. To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
contraption - n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
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correspondence - n. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters. n. The letters which pass between correspondents.
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countenance - v. t. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. v. t. To make a show of; to pretend.
courtyard - n. A court or inclosure attached to a house. (See Also: Cloister)
cowl - n. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.
coy - a. Quiet; still. a. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. a. Soft; gentle; hesitating. v. t. To allure; to entice; to decoy.
craggy - a. Rough or uneven. a. Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.
craving - p pr. & vb. n. of Crave n. Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
Creation - n. The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence. n. That which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature. n. Term used to define all universal existance.
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crimson - n. A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general. a. Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red. v. t. To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. b. t. To become crimson; to blush.
cross - n. A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals. n. The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.
crossbow - n. A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
crown - n. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. n. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc. n. The topmost part of anything; the summit. n. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain.
crucial - a. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision. a. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
crucifix - n. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. n. The cross or religion of Christ.
crucify - v. t. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. v. t. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. v. t. To vex or torment.
crusade - n. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans. n. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance. v. i. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
crypt - n. A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory.
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curia - n. One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. n. The place of assembly of one of these divisions. n. The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; -- called also curia Romana.
curt - a. Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
Cyclops, The - n. sing. & pl. One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. In context: A race of giants mentioned in the Apocryphal Books of Enoch and Giants, and the Book of Genesis.
cylindrical - a. Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.

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dagger - n. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
damnation - n. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation. n. Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself. n. A sin deserving of everlasting punishment.
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debonair - a. Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
decade - n. A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy.
decapitated - imp. & p. p. of Decapitate. (Decapitate: v. t. To cut off the head of; to behead. v. t. To remove summarily from office.)
deceive - v. t. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare. v. t. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception. v. t. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
deception - n. The act of deceiving or misleading. n. The state of being deceived or misled. n. That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
decimate - v. t. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. v. t. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. v. t. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
decipher - v. t. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters. v. t. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
decree - n. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative rule decision. n. A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty. n. A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him. n. An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils. v. t. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property.
defiant - a. Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
defile - v. t. To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. v. t. To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. v. t. To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. v. t. To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. v. t. To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
defiled - (See: Defile)
deformity - a. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness. a. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character.
delve - v. t. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade. v. t. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom. v. i. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge. v. t. A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
demeanor - v. t. Management; treatment; conduct. v. t. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
demented - a. Insane; mad; of unsound mind.
demon - n. A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. n. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. n. An evil spirit; a devil.
dereliction - n. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. n. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. n. The state of being left or abandoned.
devil - n. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind. n. An evil spirit; a demon. n. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. n. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation. (See Also: Demon).
devoted - imp. & p. p. of Devote. a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. (See Also: Devotion).
devotion - n. The act of devoting; consecration. n. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness. n. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer.
diaphanous - a. Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.
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dignitary - n. One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
diplomatic - a. Alt. of Diplomatical. n. A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist. n. The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
dire - superl. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. superl. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
disbelief - n. The act of disbelieving; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
discipline - n. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral. n. Training to act in accordance with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill. n. Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control; habit of obedience. n. Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc. n. Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction and training. n. The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge. n. The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a church member.
disobedience - n. Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
disparate - a. Unequal; dissimilar; separate. a. Pertaining to two coordinate species or divisions.
dissect - v. t. To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. v. t. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.
dissipate - v. t. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored. v. t. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander. v. i. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
dominion - n. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. n. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency. n. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions. n. A supposed high order of angels; dominations.
dormitory - n. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. n. A burial place.
dote - v. i. To act foolishly. v. i. To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel. v. i. To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child.
dragon - n. A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious. n. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. n. A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco. n. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent. (See Also: Devil, Angel Lucifael).
dregs - n. Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society, or as, the dregs of wine.
dumbfounded - n. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event.
dummy - n. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc. n. One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character. n. A thick-witted person; a dolt.

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Earl, Title Of - n. A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess.
earnest - n. Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. a. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers. a. Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention. a. Serious; important. v. t. To use in earnest.
ebb - n. The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay. v. i. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow. v. i. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. v. t. To cause to flow back. a. Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
Eden, Garden Of - n. The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence. A reference to the earth before the fall of the Watchers. (See: Watchers, The)
edifice - n. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.
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elaborate - a. Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. v. t. To produce with labor. v. t. To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work.
electorate - n. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. n. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
Eljo, The
emaciated - imp. & p. p. of Emaciate. (Emaciate: v. i. To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. v. t. To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him. a. Emaciated.
emanate - v. i. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers. v. i. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate. a. Issuing forth; emanant.
emboss - v. t. To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work. v. t. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like. v. t. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
En Route - On the way or road.
enchantment - n. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation. n. The effect produced by the act; the state of being enchanted; as, to break an enchantment. n. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights.
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engraved - imp. of Engrave. p. p. of Engrave a. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving. a. Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines. (See Also: Engraving)
engraving - p. pr. & vb. n. of Engrave. n. The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper. n. That which is engraved; an engraved plate. n. An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print.
engulf - v. t. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
enigma - n. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. n. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
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ensuing - p. pr. & vb. n. of Ensue. (Ensue: v. t. To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. v. i. To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.)
enthrall - v. t. To hold in thrall; to enslave. (Thrall: n. A slave; a bondman. n. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom.)
entourage - n. Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.
entrails - n. pl. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines. n. pl. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.
envoy - n. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
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epicure - n. One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments, esp. to the luxuries of the table. n. A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean.
equilibrium - n. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces. n. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body. n. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt.
escort - n. A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea. n. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.
Eucharist - n. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion. n. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.
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eve - n. Evening. n. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event.
evergreen - a. Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like. n. An evergreen plant. n. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration.
evil - a. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop. a. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like. a. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days. n. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good. n. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity. n. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly.
exalt - v. t. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up. v. t. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency. v. t. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. v. t. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate. v. t. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. v. t. To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
exasperated - (Exasperate: v. t. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. v. t. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.)
excavation - n. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. n. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. n. An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. n. The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
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facilities - pl. of Facility. (Facility: n. The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation. n. Ease in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art. n. Easiness to be persuaded; readiness or compliance; -- usually in a bad sense; pliancy. n. Easiness of access; complaisance; affability. n. That which promotes the ease of any action or course of conduct; advantage; aid; assistance; -- usually in the plural; as, special facilities for study.)
feeble - superl. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated. superl. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. v. t. To make feble; to enfeeble.
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fermented - imp. & p. p. of Ferment. (Ferment: n. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer. n. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation. n. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. n. To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. v. i. To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent oarticles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce. v. i. To be agitated or excited by violent emotions.)
fervently - (Fervent: a. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. a. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.)
fetch - v. t. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh. v. t. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing. v. t. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
fetor - n. A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness.
first light - n. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise. n. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
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flagstones - n. Flat stones used in paving, or any rock which will split into such stones. n. Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for paving stones.
flank - n. The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side. v. t. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon. v. t. To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of. v. i. To border; to touch. v. i. To be posted on the side.
flea - n. An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place.
Flemish Region
flesh-fly - v. i. A dipterous insect that feeds on dead and decaying matter; esp. corpses.
flogging - p. pr. & vb. n. of Flog. a. & n. from Flog, v. t. (Flog: v. t. To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.)
flourish - v. i. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive. v. i. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production.
fluted - imp. & p. p. of Flute. a. Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike; as, fluted notes. a. Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum. (Flute: v. i. A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n.)
flying buttress - n. A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry which is widely employed in gothic architecture.
Flying Dragon Temple
forbade - imp. of Forbid. (Forbid: v. t. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. v. t. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. v. t. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.)
foreigner - n. A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger.
forge - n. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the manufacture of metalic bodies. n. To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any particular shape, as a metal. n. To form or shape out in any way; to produce; to frame; to invent. n. To coin. n. To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document. v. t. To commit forgery.
fornicator - n. An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication.
fortnight - n. The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
Four-Windowed Room
fowl - n. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird. n. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).
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Francis of Assisi, Saint
Franciscan Order - n. A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit. a. Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
Friar Clodius
Friar Delon Odino
Friar Festoneau
Friar Greville
Friar Ivan Gogu
Friar Maurice Grate
Friar Nicholas
Friar Salvitino
Friar, Title Of - n. A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites.
fungus - n. Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. n. A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds.


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gallery - a. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. a. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. a. A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850.
gargoyle - n. A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.
garment - n. Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.
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gawk - v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.
gelid - a. Cold; very cold; frozen.
Genoa
genuflection - n. The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.
geometric - a. Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of, geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a problem.
Gharaniq - n. A species of Old World high flying migratory birds related to cranes -- archaic term.
ghastly - superl. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. superl. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous. adv. In a ghastly manner; hideously.
ghoulish - a. Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.
ginger - n. A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale. n. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
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glum - n. Sullenness. a. Moody; silent; sullen. v. i. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
goatee - n. A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.
goblet - n. A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle.
God - n. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah. a. & n. Good. n. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
gong - n. An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. n. A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell.
gorge - n. A narrow passage or entrance. n. A defile between mountains. n. A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river. n. To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate. v. i. To eat greedily and to satiety.
Gorgon, The - n. A hideous race of cursed beings, including three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa. n. Anything very ugly or horrid. n. The brindled gnu. a. Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
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Gothic Architecture - a. Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d.
grandeur - n. The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.
Great Cellar
Great Flood
Greek language - The native language of Greece as spoken by Grecians.
Grigori, The (See: Watchers, The)
grimace - n. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
grotesque - n. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. n. Artificial grotto-work.
Grotesque
grotto - n. A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
Guard Room
guardian - v. t. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden. v. t. One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs.
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hail - v. t. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. v. t. To name; to designate; to call. v. i. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
halberd - n. An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.
hallowed - imp. & p. p. of Hallow. (Hallow: v. t. To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence).
halo - n. A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other holy persons; a glory; a nimbus. n. A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same atmospheric conditions.
handmaiden - n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
hapless - a. Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid.
harbour - n. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. n. To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought). v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
heaven - n. The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death. n. The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 1. n. Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight. n. The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in this sense as, the heavens.
heinous - a. Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.
hell - v. t. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. v. t. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. v. t. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered.
hemorrhage - n. Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
henceforth - adv. From this time forward; henceforward.
heresy - n. An offense against a religious body or organised faith, esp. Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained. n. Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy.
heretical - a. Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy. (See: Heresy).
hideous - a. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. a. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise. a. Hateful; shocking.
hieroglyph - a. Alt. of Hieroglyphic. (Hieroglyphic: a. A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a. a. Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark. a. Alt. of Hieroglyphical).
hilarity - n. Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.
hinterlands - n. The lands or regions lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast.
Holy Scripture, The - n. The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural. n. A passage from the Bible; a text.
Holy See - n. Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
homespun - a. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. a. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. n. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
horde - n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
Greater Horseshoe Bats - (Bat [general]: n. One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous.) (Follow Link for Specific Species).
hue - n. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. n. A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
humanoid - a. Having qualities or attributes of a human; of or pertaining to features of the race of Man; as likeness in a human shape.
hunchback - n. A back with a hunch or hump, frequently caused by a severe curvature of the spine; also, a hunchbacked person.
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illicit - a. Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
illuminate - v. t. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. v. t. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. v. t. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. v. t. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
illusion - n. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. n. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour. n. A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
imbecile - a. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane. n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
immune system
impasse - n. An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no escape.
inattentiveness - (Inattentive: a. Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit.)
incantation - n. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. n. A formula of words used as above.
incense - v. t. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. v. t. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
inception - n. Beginning; commencement; initiation.
incisor - n. One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.
incredulous - a. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. a. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. a. Incredible; not easy to be believed.
incriminating - p. pr. & vb. n. of Incriminate. (Incriminate: v. t. To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.)
incubator - n. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat. n. A contrivance for the cultivation of microorganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature.
indebted - imp. & p. p. of Indebt. a. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. a. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement.
India Ink - n. A fluid black pigment, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds, used in writing or printing. (Follow Link For Details).
indifferent - a. Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. a. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. a. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial.
indigo - n. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors. n. A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican. a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.
indulgence - n. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control. n. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification. n. Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory. v. t. To grant an indulgence to.
inept - a. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. a. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.
inexorable - a. Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge.
infirmity - a. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind. a. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
iniquity - n. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge. n. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime.
inkwell - a shallow ported vessel containing ink in which a quill is dipped for scribing.
inquisition - n. A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy. n. The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation. (Also See: inquisitor).
inquisitor - n. A member of a court of inquisition. n. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. (See: Bernard Gui).
inscribe - v. t. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint. v. t. To mark with letters, charakters, or words.
insistence - n. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.
instinctively - adv. In an instinctive manner; by force of instinct; by natural impulse.
insubordination - n. The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.
intendment - n. Charge; oversight. n. Intention; design; purpose. n. The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.
interim - n. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc. n. A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.
intermingle - v. t. To mingle or mix together; to intermix. v. i. To be mixed or incorporated.
intersect - v. t. To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center. v. i. To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
intersection - n. The act, state, or place of intersecting. n. The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.
intricacies - pl. of Intricacy (Intricacy: n. The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot.)
irate - a. Angry; incensed; enraged.
irreverent - a. Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.
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jackal - n. Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling. n. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.
jade - n. A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
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Jean-Jacques Blasi
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jeopardize v. t. To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
Jesus - n. The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation. (See: Christ).
jezebel - n. A bold, vicious woman; a termagant.
jollity n. Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment. (See: Hilarity).
jovial - a. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter. a. Sunny; serene. a. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem.
Judaism - n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses. n. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.
judgement - v. t. The act of comparing facts or ideas, and perceiving their relations and attributes, and thus distinguishing truth from falsehood; the process of determining, discerning, or distinguishing; to have formed an opinion about.
juncture - n. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. n. A joining; a union; an alliance. n. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.


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Kaffa, City Of
keening v. i. To wail as a keener does. (Keener: n. A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.)
keg (See: Cask)
keystone - n. The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving.
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King John II, The Good
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Knight, Title Of - n. In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life. n. One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. n. A champion; a partisan; a lover.


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labyrinth - n. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths. n. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden. n. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
lament - v. i. To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. v. t. To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. v. Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.
lance - n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. n. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
larvae - pl. of Larva. (Larva: n. Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc. n. The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape).
Latin - a. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. a. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom. n. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. n. The language of the ancient Romans.
latrine - n. A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, monastery, etc.
lavish - a. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. a. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
legion - n. A military force; an army; military bands. n. A great number; a multitude. n. A group of orders inferior to a class.
leper - n. A person affected with leprosy. (Leprosy: n. A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints.
Library Of Alexandria
ligament - n. A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. n. A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.
Lilith
locust - n. Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. Related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers.
loft - n. That which is lifted up; an elevation. n. The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story. n. A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft. n. A floor or room placed above another; a story. a. Lofty; proud.
loins - n. That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the lowest ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins.
Loire River
long bow - n. The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one.
long sword
longing - p. pr. & vb. n. of Long. n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
Lord, Title Of - n. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank. n. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
Lord's Prayer
Lower Council
Lower Council Abbot
Lower Council Friar
Luke
luminous - a. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. a. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
lunatic - a. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. a. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.
lunge - n. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. v. i. To make a lunge.
lurid - a. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. a. Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke. a. Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.
lust - n. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after. n. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. n. Licentious craving; sexual appetite. n. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. n. To list; to like.
lymph nodes - Lymphatic glands. (Lymph: n. An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart.)


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mace - n. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. n. A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. n. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
maggot - n. The footless larva of any fly. (See Larvae).
mainstay - n. Main support; principal dependence. n. The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
makeshift - n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
mallet - n. A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like.
manna - n. The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.
mannequin - n. An imitation or copy of a human, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited, etc. (See: Dummy).
manuscript - a. Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. a. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy. a. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.
maraud - v. i. To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. n. An excursion for plundering.
marred - imp. & p. p. of Mar. (Mar: v. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface. v. To spoil; to ruin. n. A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.)
Marseilles, City Of
marvel - n. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. n. Wonder. v. i. To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. v. t. To marvel at. v. t. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.
masonry - n. The art or occupation of a mason. n. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. n. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.
Mathew
mayfly
maze - n. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.
meager - a. Alt. of Meagre. v. t. Alt. of Meagre. (Meagre: a. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. a. Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.)
medieval Alt. of Medievalist. Of or pertaining to the period of history prior to the end of the Late Middle Ages.
meditation - n. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing. n. Thought; -- without regard to kind.
Mediterranean Sea
meld
melodramatic - a. Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
membranous - a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining. a. Membranaceous.
mendicant - a. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.
Mesopotamia
Michael Blasi
migration - n. The act of migrating. (Migrate: v. i. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. v. i. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds).
Miguel
millennia A millennium. A thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints.
mirth - n. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity. n. That which causes merriment. (See: Jollity).
miscegenation - n. A mixing of unlike entities or species; amalgamation, as with angels and Man, to spawn unnatural offspring.
miscellany - n. A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects. a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.
misfit -n. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit. n. Something that fits badly, as a garment.
mishap - n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
mock - v. t. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry. v. t. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride. v. t. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation. v. i. To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner. n. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Molise, Province Of
Monastero del Cancello
monastery - n. A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females.
Monastery del Cancello
monastic rule - a. Laws and rules that govern monasteries, their occupants, institutions, etc.
Mongolia, Kingdom Of
Monk, Title Of - n. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.
monolith n. A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
morbidity rate
Morningstar
morrow - n. Morning. n. The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood. n. The day following the present; to-morrow.
mortar - n. A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. v. t. To plaster or make fast with mortar.
Mount Hermon
Mountain Mouth
multitude - n. A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly. n. A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares. n. The state of being many; numerousness.
mummified - a. Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered. imp. & p. p. of Mummify.
mummy - n. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.
mural - a. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. a. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice.
Murat, Village Of
murmur - v. i. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice. v. i. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest. v. i. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. v. t. To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales.
muster - v. t. Any assemblage or display; a gathering. v. t. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like. v. t. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. v. i. To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.
mythical a. Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful.


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napkin - n. A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table. n. A handkerchief.
Naples, Kingdom Of
Naramsin
Naramsin Translations
navel - n. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus.
nay - adv. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. adv. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase. n. Denial; refusal. n. a negative vote; one who votes in the negative. v. t. & i. To refuse.
Nephilim
niche - n. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
Noah - n. A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of The Deluge. (The Deluge: the great flood in the days of Noah [Gen. vii.].)
nobility - n. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. n. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred. n. Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.
nocturnal - a. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal. a. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
noisome - a. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. a. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid.
nonchalance - n. Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
noteworthy a. Worthy of observation, notice, or consideration; remarkable.
Notre Dame, The
noxious - a. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.


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oath - n. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. n. A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.
obligation - n. The act of obligating. n. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty. n. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.
obscure - superl. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription. superl. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. superl. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. superl. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. superl. Not noticeable; humble; mean.
octave - n. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival. n. The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. n. The whole diatonic scale itself.
ogle - v. t. To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice. n. An amorous side glance or look.
oil lamp- n. A light-producing vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light.
ominous - a. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
opaque - a. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance. a. Obscure; not clear; unintelligible. n. That which is opaque; opacity.
ora et labora Latin meaning: 'Pray and Work'. Code ethic and lifestyle of monks and monastic life.
oratory - n. A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions. n. The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
order - n. A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order. n. An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.
organ - n. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government. n. A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.
Orleans
ornate - a. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. a. Finely finished, as a style of composition. v. t. To adorn; to honor.
overseer - n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or more certain responsible persons; as, an overseer of the actions; an overseer of duties.
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Palace Pantry
palindrome - n. A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, ´madam; Hannah´; or ´Lewd did I live, evil I did dwel´; or ´Never lives a damon god dog nomad as evil'r even´.
pall - n. Same as Pawl. n. An outer garment; a cloak mantle. n. A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages. n. Same as Pallium. n. A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y. n. A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb. n. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice. v. t. To cloak.
pandemonium - n. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits. n. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage.
pant - v. i. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. n. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
papacy - n. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. n. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. n. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
papal - a. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. a. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
papal bull - v. i. A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated "a die Incarnationis," i. e., "from the day of the Incarnation." See Apostolical brief, under Brief. v. i. A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility.
papal election - n. In the College of Cardinals, it is the act of choosing a person to fill the office of pope.
paramount - a. Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty. n. The highest or chief.
parasite - n. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. n. An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc.
parchment - n. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. n. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
Paris, City Of
parliamentary - a. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. a. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. a. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.
patina - n. A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella. n. The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.
peasant - n. A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. a. Rustic, rural.
penance - n. Repentance. n. Pain; sorrow; suffering. n. A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. v. t. To impose penance; to punish.
pendulum - n. A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
penitence - n. The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
pensive - a. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing. a. Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers.
periphery - n. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface. n. The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.
permeate - v. t. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand. v. t. To enter and spread through; to pervade.
perversion - n. The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use.
pestilence - n. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. n. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers.
Peter John Olivi
petrified - imp. & p. p. of Petrify. (Petrify: v. t. To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance. v. t. To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young. v. i. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits. v. i. Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate).
Philip
philosophy - n. Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws. n. Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy. n. Reasoning; argumentation.
pigeon - n. Any bird of the order Columbae, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.
pike - n. & v. A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet. n. & v. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target.
pilgrimage - n. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. n. A tedious and wearisome time.
pitchfork - n. A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like. v. t. To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork.
plague - n. An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the Black Plague. v. t. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. v. t. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.
platform - n. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.
plead - v. t. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.
ploy - n. A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme.
plum - n. The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
Pneumonic Plague
podium - n. The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. n. The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
ponder - v. t. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively. v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.
pontiff - n. The pope. n. One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus.
pontifical - a. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal. (See: Pontiff, Pope).
Poor Man In Christ
Pope - n. The bishop and elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. Vicar of Christ, Holy Father, 'His Holiness'.
Pope Benedict XII
Pope Clement VI
Pope John VIII
Pope Stephen VI
Popes´ Palace, The
porcelain - n. A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan -- called also China, or China ware.
portal - n. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing. n. The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions. n. By analogy with the French portail, used by recent writers for the whole architectural composition which surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a church.
postal - a. Belonging to the mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
posture - n. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. n. Place; position; situation. n. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
practical - a. Of or pertaining to practice or action. a. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. a. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind. a. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
prayer - v. i. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer. v. i. The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
predator
prevail - v. i. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against. v. i. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day. v. i. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailed on him to wait.
priest - n. A presbyter elder; a minister. n. One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power. n. A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation. n. One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests. v. t. To ordain as priest. (See Also: Monk, Friar).
pristine - a. Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
privy - a. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. a. Secret; clandestine. a. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public. a. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing.
procession - n. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course. n. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession. n. An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without. n. An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
prodigal - a. Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses. n. One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.
pronunciation - n. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. n. The mode of uttering words or sentences.
prospective - n. Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective. n. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed to retrospective. n. Being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a prospective benefit.
prostrate - a. Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate. a. Lying at mercy, as a supplicant. a. Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture.
protestation - n. The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.
provisions - n. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. n. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored.
pungency - n. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. (See: Pungent).
pungent - v. t. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. v. t. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
pupil - n. The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. n. A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor. n. A person under a guardian; a ward.
purity - n. The condition of being pure. n. freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals. n. Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt. n. Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life. n. Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.
putrid - a. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. a. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.
Putrifaction - n. A process which causes a material, usually organic, to become putrified by means of decay or ruin. (See Also: Putrid). pyroclastic


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quadrangle - n. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England. n. A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.
quaint - a. Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily. a. Characterized by ingenuity or art; finely fashioned; skillfully wrought; elegant; graceful; nice; neat. a. Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression.
quarters - v. t. Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment. v. t. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. v. t. A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural.
quell - v. t. To overpower; to subdue; to put down. v. t. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
quench - v. t. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
query - n. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved. n. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
quill - n. A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. n. One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather.
quiver - n. A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. v. i. To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
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rabid - n. Furious; raging; extremely violent. n. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. n. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox. n. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.
rafters n. Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy pieces of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof.
rage - n. Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will. n. Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury. n. A violent or raging wind.
rampart - n. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark. n. A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification. v. t. To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.
rancid - a. Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.
raspy - a. Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating. (Rasp: v. t. Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.)
raven - n. A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity. a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. n. Rapine; rapacity.
ravine - n. A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft. n. A torrent of water.
recess - n. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. n. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. v. t. To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
recourse - n. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.
Redemptor Noster
refectory - n. A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Reformation Exclusions
regurgitate - v. t. To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity. v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
reign - n. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. n. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. n. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; to hold supreme power; to rule. n. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
reimbursement - n. The act reimbursing. (Reimburse: v. t. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation).
Reims, City Of
reluctant - a. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. a. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.
remnant - a. Remaining; yet left. a. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. a. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
rendering - p. pr. & vb. n. of Render. n. The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. n. A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. (Render: v. t. To return; to pay back; to restore. v. t. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. v. t. To give up; to yield; to surrender. v. t. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. v. t. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. v. t. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure).
replete - a. Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. v. t. To fill completely, or to satiety.
resolute - v. t. & i. Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady. v. t. & i. Convinced; satisfied; sure. v. t. & i. Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand. n. One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.
restoration - n. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. n. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. n. That which is restored or renewed.
restrain - v. t. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. v. t. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. v. t. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. v. t. To limit; to confine; to restrict. v. t. To withhold; to forbear.
restraints n. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. (See: Restrain).
retort - n. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. v. i. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply. v. t. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.
Rhone River Bridge
Rhone River, The
righteousness - n. The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification. n. The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude. n. A righteous act, or righteous quality. n. The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
ritual - a. Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law. n. A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual. n. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons. n. A book containing the rites to be observed.
rival
rodent - v. t. Of or pertaining to the Rodentia. n. One of the Rodentia. (Rodentia: a. An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order).
roil - v. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. v. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. v. i. To wander; to roam.
Roman Empire
Roman Empire, The Holy
Rome
rote - n. A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. v. t. To learn or repeat by rote. v. i. To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
rout - v. t. To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. v. i. To search or root in the ground, as a swine. n. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.
Royal Guard
ruse - n. An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.


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sacristy - n. An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
Saint Denis
Samnium
sanctuary - n. A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site. n. The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem. n. The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed. n. A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship. n. A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
sandal - n. A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper. n. A kind of slipper. n. An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.
Santa Godeberta, The
sarcasm - n. A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
Sardinia
Satan - n. The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.
scarlet - n. A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color. n. Cloth of a scarlet color. a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
scavenge - v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth.
schematic - a. Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema. (Schema: n. An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect. ).
scorpion - n. Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
scribe - n. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist. v. t. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
scriptorium - n. In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.
scrutinize - v. t. To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. v. i. To make scrutiny.
scrutinized (See: Scrutinize)
sculpture - n. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials. n. Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc. v. t. To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.
scythe - n. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. n. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
secrete - v. t. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
seduce - v. t. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt. v. t. Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation.
See, The Holy (See: Holy See)
seed - n. The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural. n. That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice. n. The principle of production. n. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David. n. Race; generation; birth.
Senior Friar
Septicemic Plague
Septimanie, Region Of
sepulcher - n. Alt. of Sepulchre. v. t. Alt. of Sepulchre. (Sepulchre: n. The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. v. t. To bury; to inter; to entomb; as, obscurely sepulchered.)
sergeant - n. In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.
shapeshifter
shrill - v. i. Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. n. A shrill sound. v. i. To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
shroud - n. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. n. Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet. n. That which covers or shelters like a shroud. n. A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
shutters - n. Movable covers or screens for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind. n. Removable covers, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind.
sign of the cross
silhouette - n. A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
silk - n. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori. n. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
Silk Road, The
sinister - a. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right. a. Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences. a. Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims. a. Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.
sire
skepticism - n. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. n. The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles. n. A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or of the being, perfections, or truth of God.
slumber - v. i. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. v. i. To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity. v. t. To lay to sleep.
sodden - imp. & p. p. of Sod. p. p. Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields. v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden. v. t. To soak; to make heavy with water.
soothsayer - n. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator. n. A mantis.
sop - v. t. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten. v. t. Anything given to pacify; -- so called from the sop given to Cerberus, as related in mythology. v. t. A thing of little or no value. v. t. To steep or dip in any liquid.
sparse - superl. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. superl. Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. v. t. To scatter; to disperse.
species - n. A group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer individuals. Thus, man is a species, under animal as a genus; and man, in its turn, may be regarded as a genus with respect to European, American, or the like, as species. n. In science, a more or less permanent group of existing things or beings, associated according to attributes, or properties determined by scientific observation.
specter - n. Alt. of Spectre. n. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom.
speculatively (Speculative: a. Given to speculation; contemplative. a. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. a. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious).
spell - v. t. To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman. n. A story; a tale. v. t. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. v. t. To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
spellbound - a. Bound by, or as by, a spell. imp. & p. p. of Spellbind. v. t. To be held by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to be fascinated, esp. by eloquence of speech or incredible event.
spike - n. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. n. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
spirit - n. Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter. n. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material. n. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body. n. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf. n. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc. n. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
spittle - n. The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
spry - superl. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
spurring - p. pr. & vb. n. of Spur. (Spur: n. An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood. v. t. To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse. v. t. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive).
Squire Lazarus Gogu
squire - n. A square; a measure; a rule. n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight. A young apprentice who serves in a monastery or abbey before becoming a monk.
stable - v. i. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character. v. i. A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
stallion - n. A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding.
stammer - v. i. To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter. v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out. n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
stampede - v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. n. Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention.
staple - n. The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States. n. The principal constituent in anything; chief item. n. Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Statue Physique
stature - n. The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.
steed - n. A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose.
stoutly - adv. In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he stoutly defended himself.
stowed - imp. & p. p. of Stow. (Stow: v. t. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. v. t. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge).
strafe - v. t. In a glancing direction, to scrape against the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub against omething that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade.
strewn - p. p. of Strew. (Strew: v. t. To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; -- used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a grave).
strife - n. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. n. Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle. n. That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
sublime - superl. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed. n. A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. n. That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful. v. t. To raise on high.
substantial - a. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. a. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable. a. Corporeal; material; firm. a. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
subterranean - a. Alt. of Subterraneous. a. Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
sulfurous
summon - v. t. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up. v. t. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.
supple - a. Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse. a. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. v. t. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. v. t. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
swine - n. Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig.


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tableaux - pl. of Tableau. n. Striking and vivid representations; pictures. n. Representations of scenes by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless.
tactless - a. Destitute of tact.
tally - n. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept. n. Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.
tangible - a. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. a. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.
tar - n. A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.
teak - n. A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.
tenant - n. One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. n. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant.
terrace - v. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
Tertiaries - n. A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. a. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.
testimony - n. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. n. Open attestation; profession. n. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
tether - n. A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
thatch roof n. A roof constructed of straw, rushes, stacks of hay, grain, or the like.
Thateus
The Black Prince
Thousand Years War, The
Throne Of Heaven
tide
Titans, The
Tithes (Follow Link)
tomb - n. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. n. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.
tragedy - n. A dramatic written work, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life. n. A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by unauthorized violence.
trance - n. A state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the body into another state of being, or to be rapt into visions; an ecstasy. n. A condition, often simulating death, in which there is a total suspension of the power of voluntary movement, with abolition of all evidences of mental activity and the reduction to a minimum of all the vital functions so that the patient lies still and apparently unconscious of surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart and the breathing, although still present, are almost or altogether imperceptible.
transgression - n. The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
Treasury Hall
trespasser - n. One who commits a trespass. n. One who enters upon another's land, or violates his rights. n. A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.
trowel - n. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. n. A tool used for smoothing a mold.
tryst - n. Trust. n. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst. n. To trust. n. To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an appointment with. v. i. To mutually agree to meet at a certain place.
tsunami
tyrant - n. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty. n. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor.


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unbar - v. t. To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate.
unconscious - a. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. a. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration.
unleavened bread - bread that contains no leaven. (Leaven: n. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm).
unscathed - v. Not harmed; undamaged; not injured; unhurt.
untainted - a. To remain unblemished on reputation; unstained. Not damaged even by small degree.
unto - prep. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style.
unwitting - a. Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant.
Upper Council
Upper Council Cardinal
urinate - v. i. To discharge urine; to make water.
utmost - a. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness. n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost.


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valet - n. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
vanquish- v. t. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. v. t. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.
vat - n. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.
Vatican - n. A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
vaulted - imp. & p. p. of Vault. a. Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof. a. Covered with an arch, or vault. a. Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
veer - v. i. To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel.
veiled - imp. & p. p. of Veil. a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden.
vessel - n. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc. n. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel. n. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
vestments - n. Coverings or garments; some parts of clothing or dress. n. priestly garments.
vestry - n. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary. n. A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
Vicar of Christ (See: Pope).
vigor - n. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy. n. Strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor. n. Strength; efficacy; potency.
vineyard - n. An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.
viscous - a. Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.
visitation - n. The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination. n. Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.
vomit - v. t. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out. v. t. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc. n. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. n. That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
vortex - n. A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy.


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waft - v. t. To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. v. t. To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
wane - v. i. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. v. i. To decline; to fail; to sink. v. t. To cause to decrease. n. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
warily - adv. In a wary manner. (Wary: a. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful).
Warwick, English Region Of
Watchers, The
Well Hole, The
wick - n. A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
wield - v. t. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess. v. t. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway. v. t. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
wine cellar n. A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where wine are kept and protected from temperature and over-fermentation.
Witch hunt
witless - a. Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment.
wrenching - p. pr. & vb. n. of Wrench. (Wrench: n. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert. n. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence).
writhe - v. t. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring. v. t. To wrest; to distort; to pervert. v. t. To extort; to wring; to wrest. v. i. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.


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yellow jacket
Yersenia Pestis
yew - n. An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards. n. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain. n. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.

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