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1. Bellona, n. View full entry a1616
...Proper name of the Roman goddess of war; transf. a spirited woman of commanding presence. Beˈllonian...
2. beˈwitchment, n. View full entry a1616
...The fact or power of bewitching; ‘fascination, power of charming’ (Johnson)....
3. briareus, n. View full entry 1609
...Proper name of a hundred-handed giant of Greek mythology; sometimes used connotatively....
4. cereˈmoniously, adv. View full entry 1600
...In a ceremonious manner; formally, in due form; with strict observance of formalities; †in accordance with the Ceremonial Law (obs.)....
5. churchlike, adj. View full entry 1594
...Befitting or characteristic of a church....
6. † cloistress, n. View full entry a1616
...A female tenant of a cloister, a nun....
7. ˈcongregated, adj. View full entry a1616
...Assembled or collected in a body or mass....
8. control, n. View full entry 1597
...The fact of controlling, or of checking and directing action; the function or power of directing and regulating; domination, command, sway....
9. critical, adj. View full entry 1600
...Given to judging; esp. given to adverse or unfavourable criticism; fault-finding, censorious....
10. dedicated, adj. View full entry 1609
...Sacredly, solemnly, or formally devoted; wholly given up, etc.; inscribed (as a book)....
11. devoted, adj. View full entry 1597
...Vowed; appropriated or set apart by a vow or formally; under a vow; dedicated, consecrated....
12. disorb, v. View full entry 1609
...trans. To remove from its orb or sphere....
13. dominie, n. View full entry a1625
...A schoolmaster, pedagogue. (Now chiefly Sc.)...
14. dragon's tail, n. View full entry 1608
...Astron. The descending node of the moon's orbit with the ecliptic (marked ☋)....
15. enˈchanted, adj. View full entry 1594
...Invested with magical powers or properties. Also fig....
16. ensky, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To place in the sky or in heaven: pass. only....
17. enthrone, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To seat on a throne; esp. to set (a king, bishop, etc.) on a throne as a formal induction to office; to invest with regal or episcopal authority....
18. Erebus, n. View full entry 1600
...The proper name of ‘a place of darkness, between Earth and Hades’ (Liddell and Scott); often used in phrase dark as Erebus....
19. fairyland, n. View full entry 1600
...The country or home of the fairies; an enchanted land existing only in fancy. Also attrib....
20. fated, adj. View full entry a1616
...Appointed, decreed or determined by fate....
