Glossary

Agnostics: Those who believe that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God.

Atheist: A person who believes that there is no God.

He begets not: He has no child.

Nor was he begotten: He has no father.

Benign: Gracious, Kind.

Bounty: Gift or reward.

Calamity: Disaster.

Chastise: Reprimand severely.

Countenance: Face.

Eradicate: Destroy completely.

Eternal: Lasting forever.

Evolution: The process by which different kinds of living organisms developed.

Hereafter: Life after death.

Jugular vein: One of the veins carrying blood from the head.

Manifested: is shown clearly.

Metaphor: Symbolic of something.

Monotheism: The belief that there is only one God.

Omnipotent: All-powerful.

Pagans: People holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.

Self-subsistent: Without support from external agencies.

Supplicant: A person who prays to God.

Supplication: Prayers. Humble request.

Transcendence: Above the range of normal physical human experience.