Dictionary   Abbot    ab·bot       head of monastery: the monk in charge of a monastery Alchemy   al·che·my     a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life Bacchus   Bac·chus     classical god of wine: in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of wine, identified with the Greek god Dionysus and the Roman god Liber. Chariot   char·i·ot     ancient 2-wheeled vehicle: a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle without seats, used in ancient times in races, warfare, or processions Christian   Chris·tian      believer in Jesus Christ as savior: somebody whose religion is Christianity Cloak   cloak     outer garment: a loose sleeveless outer garment that fastens at the neck Derision   de·ri·sion     mocking scorn: contempt and mockery Diocletian   Di·o·cle·tian     245(or 248)-313(or 316) Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Roman emperor (284-305); reorganized administration, finances, military forces of empire; reign noted for last great persecution of Christians Epithet   ep·i·thet     a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing Fortunatus Purse     The hero of a medieval European folk tale, the starving, impoverished Fortunatus is visited by Fortune and asked to choose between health, strength, wisdom, beauty, and wealth. Choosing wealth, he receives an inexhaustible purse of money—the proverbial “Fortunatus purse” Good Friday   Good Friday     the Friday before Easter observed in churches as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ Hallucination   hal·lu·ci·na·tion     perception of objects with no reality Magistrate     mag·is·trate     an official entrusted with administration of the laws Matins    mat·ins     a service of liturgical prayer used for regular morning worship in churches of the Anglican communion Mediterranean Sea    Med·i·ter·ra·nean Sea     sea 2300 miles (3700 kilometers) long between Europe & Africa connecting with the Atlantic through Strait of Gibraltar & with Red Sea through Suez Canal Monastery    mon·as·tery     a house for persons under religious vows; especially : an establishment for monks Monastic    mo·nas·tic     of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns Monk    monk     a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery Nobleman    no·ble·man     a man of noble rank Novgorod    Nov·go·rod     medieval principality Eastern Europe extending from Lake Peipus & Lithuania to the Urals Novice   nov·ice     a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community Palpable   pal·pa·ble     capable of being touched or felt Penance   pen·ance     an act performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin Plague   plague     an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality Plume   plume     a cluster of distinctive feathers Protege   pro·té·gé     one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence Roman Empire   Holy Roman Empire     an empire consisting primarily of a loose confederation of German and Italian territories under the suzerainty of an emperor and existing from the 9th or 10th century to 1806 Roman Senate   sen·ate     the supreme council of the ancient Roman republic and empire Slav   Slav     a person whose native tongue is a Slavic language Toga   to·ga     the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome Tunic   tu·nic     a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome Wineskin   wine·skin     a bag that is made from the skin of an animal (as a goat) and that is used for holding wine
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