The House of Life Glossary

The House of Life Glossary

Thee

Archaic, poetic form of 'You'.

Beloved

Lover, loved, adored, sweetheart, paramour. Can be used both as a noun and an adjective.

Altar

A high dais, or table, used in religious rituals.

C.f. Keats "To what green altar, O mysterious priest, / Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies".

Solemnize

Perform, Celebrate, Ceremonialize. (Verb)

Dusk

The time before evening, twilight.

Eloquent

Articulate, Fluent, Expressive. (Adjective)

Glimmering

Something that glimmers, or shines. Participle / Gerund form of Verb 'to Glimmer'.

Synonym of Glimmer: Shine, Shimmer, Flicker, Glint, Gleam, Twinkle.

C.f. Coleridge "yonder moon dim-glimmering thro' the dewy window pane"

Visage

A person's facial expression.

Slope

A slanted or tilted surface.

Imperishable

Undestructable, Invincible, Immortal.

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