List Words
Sard
A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.
Leaved
of Leave
Glaucescent
Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature; becoming glaucous.
Redeemed
of Redeem
Hyacinth
A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.
Chrysolite
A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was ..
Bloodstone
A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope.
Peridot
Chrysolite.
Onyx
Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
Smaragdine
Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an emerald green.
Sardonyx
A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
Verdurous
Covered with verdure; clothed with the fresh green of vegetation; verdured; verdant; as, verdurous pastures.
Lapis lazuli
An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
Holly
Wholly.
Marsh
A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.
Parable
Procurable.
Unbeguiling
of Unbeguile
Abominable
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
Inevitable
Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
Disprove
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Cursed
of Curse
Decreed
of Decree
Resistless
Having no power to resist; making no opposition.
Darn
To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
Pernicious
Quick; swift (to burn).
Nearing
of Near
Diabolic
Alt. of Diabolical
Emergent
Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.
Fiendish
Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish.
Tribulation
That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.
Devilish
Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
Inescapable
Not escapable.
Accursed
Alt. of Accurst
Gradual
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decl..
Mantra
A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
Paternoster
The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.
Sanctus
A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.
Hymnody
Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
Gloria
A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
Turnkey
A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
Kyrie
See Kyrie eleison.
Guardsman
One who guards; a guard.
Tersanctus
An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy" -- in its Latin form, "Sanctus" -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecrati..
Antiphony
A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
Magnificat
The song of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.
Consecration
The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Te Deum
An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words "Te Deum laudamus." It forms part of the daily matins of ..
Psalm
A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
Trisagion
An ancient anthem, -- usually known by its Latin name tersanctus.See Tersanctus.
Hymnology
The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church..
