| Term | Definition |
| threshold | the entrance to a house or building |
| meetinghouse | a house or building for religious worship |
| smote | to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang |
| discerned | To recognize or comprehend mentally |
| abashed | ashamed or embarrassed |
| ocular | performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight |
| covenant | an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons |
| verily | In truth; in fact |
| catechism | A body of fundamental principles or beliefs |
| anointed | To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration |
| cinquefoil | any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers |
| cognizance | awareness, realization, or knowledge |
| exhorted | To make urgent appeal |
| firmament | the vault of heaven |
| blasphemy | an act of cursing or reviling God |
| visages | The face or facial expression of a person |
| pious | having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God |
| anathema | a person or thing detested or loathed |