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Full Glossary for Paradise Lost

glozing (93) [Obs.] to fawn or flatter. Used by Milton to describe Satan's lies.

gripe (264) [Archaic] to grasp or clutch; to distress; oppress; afflict.

Hail (385) a greeting, used by Raphael specifically to suggest the same greeting the angel of the Annunciation will used when he comes to Mary in Luke i, 28.

harbinger (13) a person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what follows; herald.

Hesperian (632) may refer to the Cape Verde Islands which were called the Hesperides; or could, in context, simply mean the setting sun, which is the older meaning of the word.

Hierarchies (191) the leaders or chiefs of religious groups; high priests. Milton uses the term to represent all the angels who make up the Heavenly Host.

hyaline (619) transparent as glass; glassy.

imperious (287) overbearing, arrogant, domineering.

impregn (500) impregnate.

incarnate (315) endowed with a body, esp. a human body; in bodily form. The Son will become incarnate to save Man.

ineffable (734) too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words.

intercessor (96) one who pleads or makes a request in behalf of another or others.

irriguous (255) moist, well-watered.


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