| Term | Definition |
| synod | a council of churches pr church officials |
| pious | dedicated; devout extremely religious |
| valor | courage |
| elegiac | mournful, sorrowful, sad |
| lament | v- to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative way. n-an expression of sorrow |
| solace | n comfort v to comfort |
| infamous | known for bad deeds |
| secular | not pertaining to religion |
| rebuke | to reprimand to scold |
| affliction | anything causing pain or distress |
| ravenous | urgently eager for food, craving for gratification |
| bolt | to move suddenly, to swallow food hurriedly |