Faithful and Virtuous Night

Faithful and Virtuous Night Glossary

Divesting

Ridding one's self of something that one no longer wants or needs; becoming deprived of something

Consecrated

Having been made sacred

Amorous

Of or relating to (primarily sexual) love

Valediction

The act of saying farewell; a statement made upon a farewell

Chordata

An animal phylum containing humans and other vertebrates

Contessa

The Italian word for "countess"

Capacious

Roomy; having a great deal of space or capacity

Expiation

The act of atoning for one's past wrongdoings; making amends

Peevish

Irritable or irritating (especially used to convey the smallness or triviality of that which irritates)

Abated

Stopped or ceased

Bower

In a garden or wooded area, a shady area beneath trees or plants

Suffused

Spread gradually through or over something

Metonymic

Relating to metonymy, a figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by the name of something close or related

Baubles

A small decoration or trinket; a trifle

Illumined

Lit up with lights; illuminated

Promenade

A leisurely walk or ride that allows one to view scenery or meet with other people

Vacillating

Wavering or alternating between options or things

Andante; Scherzo; Poco Adagio

All musical marking used to designate the tempo of movements; respectively, "moderately slow," "light and joyful," and "a little slow"

Anemone

Here, a type of flower distinct from the undersea anemone

Mesmerized

To be transfixed or hypnotized