abash't (595) embarrassed and ill at ease; abashed.
abyss (405) Theol. the primeval void or chaos before the Creation.
Adamantine (48) of or like adamant; very hard; unbreakable.
alchymy (516) an early form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, whose chief aim was to change base metals into gold and to discover the elixir of perpetual youth. Milton uses the word in this instance in its meaning of "metal."
Amarantin (78) dark purplish-red.
ambrosial (245) of or fit for the gods; divine.
Apocalypse (2) any of various Jewish and Christian pseudonymous writings (c. 200 B.C–c. A.D. 300) depicting symbolically the ultimate destruction of evil and triumph of good.
apostate (172) one who has abandoned his belief, faith, cause, or principles.
Archangel (41) a chief angel; angel of high rank.
arede (962) advise.
arrogate (27) to claim or seize without right.
Atlantean (305) of or like Atlas; strong.
behemoth (467) a large beast mentioned in the Bible; in Milton's time the term probably referred to the elephant.
blasphemed (411) to have spoken irreverently or profanely of or to God or sacred things.
bower (734) a place enclosed by overhanging boughs of trees or by vines on a trellis; arbor.
brand (643) [Archaic] a sword.
catarrh (483) inflammation of a mucous membrane, esp. of the nose or throat, causing an increased flow of mucus.
Causey (415) a causeway.
Champaign (2) a broad plain; flat, open country.
Chaos (421) the disorder of formless matter and infinite space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe Milton personifies.
Cherub (157) one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits.
colloquy (455) a conversation, esp. a formal discussion.
contemned (432) to treat or think of with contempt; scorn.
Cope (215) a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies; anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky.
corporeal (109) physical; bodily; not spiritual.
