church father (noun)
(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine. In the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church. The best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome. Those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom.
cenogenesis (noun)
Introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution).
twinkle (verb)
Gleam or glow intermittently.
democratic (adjective)
Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality.
soundless (adjective)
Marked by absence of sound.
fare (noun)
An agenda of things to do.
kick (noun)
The act of delivering a blow with the foot.
lock away (verb)
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.
imagine (verb)
Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
tranquillize (verb)
Make calm or still.
