Something that happens or occurs; a fortuitous happening. …

Theol. One of the four methods or levels in the interpretation of Holy Writ [i.e. the literal (temporal), spiritual (allegorical), moralizing (tropological), and mystical (anagogical)]: spiritual……

Theol. (a) The announcement of the incarnation of Christ, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin; (b) the church festival commemorating that event (March 25); (the feste of) the anunciacioun of our……

(a) Uttered insult or irreverence to God, blasphemy (against God or anything holy; also, against heathen gods); a kind or example of blasphemy; (b) theol. any action, belief, or utterance offering……

Theol. An angel of the second order (ranking below a seraph) in the hierarchy of nine orders; angel cherubin; also used allusively of the Evangelists for their wisdom. [Cherubs stand beside God's……

A religious rite of Jews and Mohammedans: removal of the foreskin, circumcision [corresp. in significance to baptism among Christians]; holden, kepen circumcisioun, observe the rite of circumcision……

(a) Theol. Damnation; (b) sentencing or conviction, as for an offense; a sentence; (c) a penalty or punishment imposed by sentence. …

(a) Destruction, ruin; death; bringen to confusioun; (b) a source or cause of ruin; (c) theol. perdition, damnation. …

(a) Fitness, appropriateness; (b) convenience; (c) theol. adequacy of deserving behavior (as distinct from condignity, q.v. in OD). …

(a) Ritual dedication to God; consecration (of a place of worship, of oil for sacramental use, etc.); (b) ordination (of a bishop) to sacred office. …

Eccl. (a) The court of a diocese for adjudication under canon law, bishop's court; also, a session of such a court; consistorie session; (b) the senate of cardinals, the consistory. …

(a) A precious circlet, often of gold and gems, worn about the head for ornament or to show rank; a coronal, coronet, diadem; (b) such a circlet worn about a helmet; (c) theol. an aureole or halo. …

Loss or lack of hope or confidence; despair, desperation, despondency. …

(a) Whatever one owes another in goods, money, tribute, rent, dues, or the like; a debt; paien (quiten, yelden) dette, to pay a debt; borwen dette, incur a debt; axen dette, demand payment of a debt……

(a) Power to dispose of wealth; (b) eccl. stewardship; (c) physiol. function. …

The action of choosing; choice, free choice; selection. …

(a) Phil. Substance, or true being, as distinguished from accidental qualities; (b) theol. divine essence or being; that in respect of which the three persons of the Trinity are one. …

(a) The physical shape of something, contour, outline; the figure or shape (of a person), body; also fig.; (b) forme and shape, shape or forme, forme and shafte, etc. …

(a) The breaking (of an object); fracture (of a bone); (b) theol. the breaking or dividing of the Host; (c) math. an aliquot part of a unit, a fraction or subdivision; also, a mark indicating such a……

Phil. & theol. The archetype of a thing as existing in the mind of God, the Platonic 'idea' [cp. forme n. 14a. & exaumple 5.]. …

Theol. Insufflation, a blowing in of the Holy Ghost. …

(a) An alphabetic character, a letter; initial, capital letter; also, in sg. and pl.: writing, script; style of handwriting, hand; ?also, in pl.: words; blak lettre, letters written in black, black……

(a) Physical substance, matter; material; mater subget, the matter or substance of which a thing consists; bodilich (ertheli) mater, corporeality; ?also, element [quots.: a1393 & c1400]; (b) prime……

(a) A mediator, negotiator; agent, emissary, messenger; go-between; also, agency, means [quots.: NHom., *MS Wel.]; (b) theol. of a saint, of the Virgin Mary: intercessor; of Christ: the Mediator. …

(a) A condition of a person's character or conduct that deserves either reward or punishment; merites, deserts; ben of god merites (wikked merit), to be worthy (unworthy); (b) due reward or……

Theol. Hidden symbolism, doctrine, or spiritual significance in matters of religion; mystical truth; misteri of the feith, misteri of god; misteri of holi chirche, etc. …

Moral or virtuous conduct and thought; pl. moral dispositions and qualities. …

(a) Destruction of property, a person, nation, etc., ruin; defeat in battle; dai of perdicioun, time of final destruction; (b) great harm; death; (c) the loss of part of the body; perdicioun of……

Theol. (a) The foreordaining of souls to salvation, election; also personified; (b) foreordination to either good or evil destiny; ?also, divine foreknowledge. …

Theol. Foreshadowing, prefiguration. …

(a) Arrogance, overconfidence, presumption; impertinence, forwardness; -- also personified; presumpcioun of, overconfidence in (oneself) [quot.: Treat.Hope]; arrogance about (sth.) [quot.: PPl.C]; (b)……

(a) A religious procession; also, the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem; also fig.; (b) a funeral procession; (c) a secular procession, parade; joie and processioun, celebration, festivity; (d)……

(a) Theol. Salvation, redemption; maken redempcioun, to effect redemption (of sb.); (b) moral reformation; (c) liberation from captivity or hell; also fig.; (d) deliverance from captivity or restraint……

(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant……

(a) Theol. Spiritual rebirth, regeneration; (b) rebuilding, reconstruction. …

Eccl. & theol.: (a) A sacrament of the Church, a visible sign imparting grace; sacrament of holi chirche, holi chirche sacramentes; lak of sacramentes, failure to receive the sacraments; sacramentes……

(a) The act of offering a life (animal or human) to a deity as an act of propitiation or homage, a ritual slaughter, often followed by immolation of the victim; the formal offering up of produce, a……

(a) Protection or preservation from some present or threatened danger, trouble, calamity, etc.; deliverance from destruction; defense; (b) a state of safety, security; personal safety; savacioun of……

Theol. (a) An angel of the first order (ranking above cherub) in the hierarchy of nine orders; the name of this first order; also, the name of the second highest order of angels [quot.: c1390]; (b) a……

(a) A symbol; in significacioun, as a symbol, symbolizing; (b) symbolic meaning; also, interpretation [quots.: Lydg.Pilgr.]; (c) symbolization, representation; a gret significacioun, an important……

(a) A type or kind of person, flavor, etc.; (b) the human species; mannes spice, mankind; (c) a species of plant; a genus of animals, fish, trees, etc.; (d) med. & pathol. a type or variety of……

Theol. The originating principle of the Holy Spirit, the divine notion distinguishing the union of the Father and the Son. …

Marriage, wedlock; also, theol. the union between Christ and the church. …

(a) One who is obedient to another or to the wishes of another; a servant; a lover; also fig.; also, something which may be put to the service of man; (b) one who is absolutely under the control of or……

(a) A type or kind of thing; a thing; also, a material thing; up substaunce, above material things, spiritual, transcendent; (b) an entity possessing physical properties; -- used of the incarnate……

Theol. A whole containing three parts; also, a unit within a tripartite whole, one part of the Trinity. …

(a) Insusceptibility to differentiation, indivisibility, lack of diversity; also, purity, freedom from adulteration (b) theol. the essential unity among the persons of the Trinity; the oneness or……

Physical strength, power; force, energy; also, vigor; also, stamina; vertu of bering (child-beringe), the strength to give birth. …

Theol. The seventh order of angels; also, an unspecified order of angels. …

(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine……