Adjectives of Relation
abbatial | of, like or pertaining to abbots or an abbey |
abecedarian | of, like or pertaining to the order of the alphabet; rudimentary |
abiectic | of, like or pertaining to fir trees or fir sap |
absinthial | of, like or pertaining to wormwood; bitter |
abyssopelagic | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
acarine | of, like or pertaining to ticks or mites |
accipitrine | of, like or pertaining to falcons and hawks |
acerate | of, like or resembling a needle |
acolouthic | of, like or pertaining to an after-image or other after-sensation |
acrologic | of, like or pertaining to initials |
addititious | of, pertaining to or resulting from addition |
adenoid | of, like or pertaining to or like a gland |
adipic | of, like or pertaining to fatty substances |
aeropleustic | of, like or pertaining to aerial navigation |
aeruginous | of, like or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris |
aestival | of, like or pertaining to summer |
agonistic | of, like or pertaining to or being aggressive or argumentative |
agravic | having no gravity; pertaining to the condition of zero-gravity |
agrestic | of the fields; rural; unpolished |
alar | of, like or pertaining to the wing or shoulder |
alaudine | of, like or pertaining to skylarks |
alcine | of, like or pertaining to elks; of, like or pertaining to auks |
aliphatic | of, like or pertaining to fat or fats in general |
alliaceous | of, like or pertaining to garlic; garlicky |
alopecoid | of or resembling a fox |
alpestrine | of, like or pertaining to alpine regions |
alveolate | of or like a honeycomb |
alvine | of the belly |
ampelidious | of, like or pertaining to vines |
amphiscian | of, like or pertaining to torrid regions |
amygdaloid | almond-shaped; of, like or pertaining to tonsils |
amyloid | containing or pertaining to starch; starchy |
anacardic | of, like or pertaining to cashews |
anaclastic | refractive; of, like or pertaining to refraction |
anatine | of, like or pertaining to ducks |
anconoid | of, like or pertaining to the elbow |
ancoral | of, shaped like or resembling an anchor |
anguine | of, like or pertaining to snakes |
anopheline | of, like or pertaining to malarial mosquitoes |
anserine | of, like or pertaining to geese |
apatetic | of an animal's coloration or markings |
apian | of, like or pertaining to bees |
apiarian | of, like or pertaining to bees or beekeeping |
apical | of or at the apex |
aquiline | of, like or pertaining to eagles; hooked like an eagle's beak |
araneidan | of, like or pertaining to spiders |
archididascalian | of, like or pertaining to headmasters |
architectonics | of, like or pertaining to the arrangement of knowledge |
areopagitic | of, like or pertaining to tribunals or courts |
arietine | of, like or pertaining to rams |
arval | of, like or pertaining to ploughed land |
asinine | of, like or pertaining to asses; stupid |
aularian | of, like or pertaining to a hall in a university |
aurantiaceous | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to oranges or orange trees |
auricular | of, like or pertaining to the ear; spoken secretly |
aval | of, like or pertaining to a grandparent |
avian | of, like or pertaining to birds |
avicular | of, like or pertaining to birds |
avuncular | like an uncle; of, like or pertaining to uncles |
baculine | of, like or pertaining to the stick or cane; of, like or pertaining to flogging |
banausic | materialistic; merely mechanical; pertaining to workshops |
basial | of, like or pertaining to kissing |
bathyorographical | of, like or pertaining to depth underwater or elevation above sea level |
bathysmal | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
batrachian | of, like or pertaining to frogs or toads |
bdelloid | of, like or pertaining to leeches |
benthic | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
bibitory | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to drinking |
binaural | of, pertaining to or heard by both ears |
bisontine | of, like or pertaining to bison |
biverbal | of, like or pertaining to two words; having a double sense |
blattoid | of, like or pertaining to cockroaches |
blennoid | of or resembling mucus |
blepharal | of, like or pertaining to eyelids |
bolar | of, like or pertaining to clay |
bombic | of, like or pertaining to silkworms |
bombycine | of, like or pertaining to silk or cotton |
bovine | of, like or pertaining to cows |
branchial | of, like or pertaining to gills |
brumal | of, like or pertaining to winter |
bubaline | of, like or pertaining to buffalo or antelopes |
buccal | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or cheek |
bucolic | of, like or pertaining to the tending of cattle; rustic; rural |
burgensic | of, like or pertaining to a borough or its citizens |
bursal | of, like or pertaining to a state's revenues |
buteonine | of, like or pertaining to buzzards |
butyric | of, like or pertaining to butter |
caballine | of, like or pertaining to or suited to a horse |
cacuminal | retroflex, pertaining to a point, crown, top or peak |
calycine | of, like or pertaining to a cup or calyx |
cameline | of, like or pertaining to camels |
campestral | of, like or pertaining to the country; pertaining to level ground |
cancellarial | of, like or pertaining to a chancellor |
cancrine | of, like or pertaining to crabs; palindromic |
canicular | of, like or pertaining to the dog star |
canine | of, like or pertaining to dogs |
cantative | of, like or pertaining to singing |
capitulary | of, like or pertaining to a chapter of an organization |
capric | having a goatlike smell; of, like or pertaining to goats |
caprifoliaceous | of, like or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant |
caprine | of, like or pertaining to goats |
carceral | of, like or pertaining to prisons |
cardinalitial | of, like or pertaining to church cardinals |
caricous | of, like or pertaining to figs |
carious | of, like or pertaining to dental cavities; decayed |
carneous | fleshy; flesh-coloured; like or pertaining to flesh |
carnificial | of, like or pertaining to butchers or executioners |
carpal | of, like or pertaining to the wrist |
castellar | of, like or pertaining to a castle |
castral | of or belonging to the camp |
catalactic | of, like or pertaining to exchange |
catarrhine | of, like or pertaining to Old World Monkeys |
catenarian | of, like or pertaining to chains |
catoptric | of, like or pertaining to reflection or reflected light |
caudal | of, like or pertaining to the tail |
causidical | of, like or pertaining to those who plead legal cases |
cenatory | of, like or pertaining to supper |
centrobaric | of, like or pertaining to the centre of gravity |
cercopithecan | of, like or pertaining to long-tailed monkeys |
cervine | of, pertaining to or resembling deer, elk or moose |
cervisial | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to beer |
chelonian | of, like or pertaining to tortoises or turtles |
chiral | of, like or pertaining to the hand or handedness |
cholic | of, like or pertaining to bile |
chorepiscopal | of, like or pertaining to an early local bishop |
choreutic | of, like or pertaining to a chorus |
chrematistic | of, like or pertaining to the pursuit of wealth or to business |
chrestomathic | of, like or pertaining to useful knowledge |
chthonian | of, like or pertaining to the earth or the underworld |
cibarious | of, like or pertaining to food; useful for food |
ciconine | of, like or pertaining to storks |
cinerary | of, like or pertaining to ashes |
clysmian | of, like or pertaining to or caused by flood |
cnemial | of, like, or pertaining to the tibia (shin-bone) |
cnidarian | of, like, or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones |
coeliac | of, like or pertaining to the abdomen |
colubrine | like a snake; cunning; of, like or pertaining to snakes |
columbaceous | of, like or pertaining to doves or pigeons |
columbine | of or like a dove; dove-coloured |
compital | of, like or pertaining to crossroads |
conative | of, like or pertaining to purposeful action or desire |
connubial | of, like or pertaining to marriage |
coriaceous | having a leathery appearance; consisting, of, like or pertaining to leather |
corvine | crow-like; of, like or pertaining to crows or ravens |
cosmotellurian | of, like or pertaining to both heaven and earth |
costal | of, like or pertaining to the ribs |
cothurnal | of, like or pertaining to tragedy |
coticular | of, like or pertaining to whetstones |
creatic | of, like or pertaining to flesh |
credal | of, like or pertaining to a creed |
crenitic | of, like or pertaining to mineral springs |
crepuscular | of, like or pertaining to twilight |
cretaceous | of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour |
crinal | of or related to the hair |
crotaline | of, like or pertaining to rattlesnakes |
crural | of or belonging to the leg |
cryptaesthetic | of, like or pertaining to supranormal perception |
cryptous | of, like or pertaining to crypts |
cuculine | of, like or pertaining to cuckoos |
cucurbitaceous | of, like or pertaining to gourds |
cupulate | of, like or pertaining to a cup; cup-shaped |
cutaneous | of or related to the skin |
cynegetic | of or related to hunting |
cyprinoid | of, like or pertaining to carp |
cypseline | of, like or pertaining to swifts |
decanal | of, like or pertaining to a dean or deacon |
decennoval | of, like or pertaining to the number nineteen |
decretal | of, like or pertaining to a decree |
delphine | pertaining to the Dauphin of France |
delphinine | of, like or pertaining to dolphins |
demegoric | of, like or pertaining to demagogues or demagogic speech |
demogenic | of, like or pertaining to membership by citizenship rather than kinship |
demotic | of, like or pertaining to the common people |
denary | one of ten; tenfold; of, like or pertaining to group of ten |
deontic | of or relating to duty or obligation |
deric | of, like or pertaining to the skin |
diaconal | of, like or pertaining to a deacon |
diacoustic | of, like or pertaining to the refraction of sound |
diadermic | of, like or pertaining to the puncturing of the skin |
dianoetic | capable of, like or pertaining to thought |
didascalic | didactic; pertaining to education or teaching |
didelphine | of, like or pertaining to opossums |
didine | of, like or pertaining to dodos |
diluvial | of, like or pertaining to floods; especially mythical ones |
dinic | of, like or pertaining to vertigo or dizziness |
discophoran | of, like or pertaining to jellyfishes |
distaff | of, like or pertaining to the female branch of a family or women's work |
dolabrate | of, like or pertaining to axes or hatchets |
domal | of, like or pertaining to a house or dome |
doxastic | of, like or pertaining to opinion |
dromic | of, like or pertaining to a racecourse |
drupaceous | of, like or pertaining to drupes or stone-fruits |
duodenary | of, like or pertaining to the number twelve |
eburnean | of or like ivory; ivory-coloured |
edacious | voracious; gluttonous; pertaining to eating |
edaphic | of, like or pertaining to the soil |
edentate | toothless; without teeth; pertaining to aardvarks and sloths |
elaphine | of, like or belonging to a red deer; of, of, like or pertaining to red deer |
elapid | of, like or pertaining to cobras |
eleemosynary | of, like or pertaining to charity or giving alms; dependent on charity |
elenctic | of, like or pertaining to argument; cross-examination or refuting |
elephantine | of, like or pertaining to elephants |
empaestic | of, like or pertaining to the art of embossing |
emporeutic | of, like or pertaining to trade |
empyreal | of, like or pertaining to heaven; sublime; skyward |
emunctory | conveying waste; pertaining to nose-blowing |
enteral | of, pertaining to or within the intestine |
entomical | of, like or pertaining to insects |
eoan | of, like or pertaining to dawn |
epedaphic | of, like or pertaining to atmospheric conditions |
epicedial | of, like or pertaining to dirges or elegies |
epichoric | belonging or pertaining to a rural area |
epistolary | of, like or pertaining to letters |
epithymetic | of, like or pertaining to desire |
epulary | of, like or pertaining to banquets |
equine | of, like or pertaining to horses |
eristic | of, like or pertaining to controversy or argument |
erotetic | engaging in or pertaining to rhetorical questioning |
estival | of, like or pertaining to summer |
ethmoid | of or like a sieve |
eupeptic | of, like or pertaining to good digestion; cheerful |
eusuchian | of, like or pertaining to alligators and crocodiles |
excrementitial | of, like or pertaining to excrement |
falconine | of, like or pertaining to falcons or hawks |
familic | pertaining to a family; domestic |
favonian | of, like or pertaining to the west wind; mild and favourable |
feline | of, like or pertaining to cats |
fenestral | of, like or pertaining to windows |
ferial | of, like or pertaining to holidays |
fictile | capable of being moulded; of, like or pertaining to pottery |
fidicinal | of, like or pertaining to stringed musical instruments |
figuline | of, like or pertaining to earthenware |
fimetic | of, like or pertaining to dung |
fodient | of, like or pertaining to digging |
foraneous | of, like or pertaining to forums |
forcipate | of, like or pertaining to forceps |
formic | of, like or pertaining to ants |
formicine | of, like or pertaining to ants |
fringillaceous | of, like or pertaining to finches |
fringilline | of, like or pertaining to finches |
frumentarious | of, like or pertaining to corn |
fulgural | of, like or pertaining to lightning |
fuliginous | sooty; dusky; soot-coloured; of or pertaining to soot |
fuliguline | of, like or pertaining to sea ducks |
fullonical | of, like or pertaining or belonging to a fuller |
fulmineous | of, like or pertaining to thunder and lightning |
funebral | of, like or pertaining to a funeral |
fungous | of or like fungus; soft; spongy |
funicular | of, like or pertaining to a string or cable |
furuncular | of, like or pertaining to boils |
gadoid | of, resembling or pertaining to the cod |
galactic | of, like or pertaining to or obtained from milk |
gallinaceous | of or resembling pheasants and other domestic birds |
geal | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to the earth |
gelastic | of, like or pertaining to or provoking laughter |
gemmeous | of, like or pertaining to gems; like a gem |
genesic | of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals |
geocyclic | of, like or pertaining to the rotation and revolution of the Earth |
georgic | of, like or pertaining to agricultural or rustic affairs; rural; agrarian |
geoselenic | of, like or pertaining to both the Earth and the moon |
geostrophic | of, like or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth's rotation |
gerontogenous | of, like or pertaining to the Old World |
gestatorial | of, like or pertaining to carrying |
gestic | of, like or pertaining to gestures |
glirine | rodent-like; of, like or pertaining to rodents |
glottogonic | of, like or pertaining to the origins of language |
glyptic | of, like or pertaining to carving or gem-engraving |
gnathal | of, like or pertaining to the jaws |
gnomic | signifying general truth; pertaining to aphorisms or proverbs |
goetic | of, like or pertaining to black magic |
grallatory | of, like or pertaining to wading birds |
gramineous | of, like or pertaining to grass; grassy |
gravimetrical | of, like or pertaining to measuring by weight |
gregal | of, like or pertaining to a flock |
gremial | intimate; pertaining to the lap or bosom |
gromatic | of, like or pertaining to surveys or surveying |
gruine | of, like or pertaining to cranes or similar birds |
habilatory | of, like or pertaining to clothes or dressing |
haemal | of, like or pertaining to blood |
halcyonine | of, like or pertaining to kingfishers |
halibiotic | of, like or pertaining to the entirety of life under the sea |
halieutic | of, like or pertaining to fishing |
halolimnic | of, like or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water |
haptic | of, like or pertaining to the sense of touch |
hebamic | of, like or pertaining to the socratic method |
hebetic | of, like or pertaining to puberty |
hederaceous | of, like or pertaining to ivy |
hepatic | of, like or pertaining to or acting upon the liver |
hephaestic | of, like or pertaining to iron-working and blacksmiths |
hermeneutic | of, like or pertaining to the interpretation of passages |
hermetic | of, like or pertaining to sorcery or alchemy |
herpetoid | of, like or pertaining to snakes |
hesternal | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
hibernal | of, like or pertaining to winter |
hiemal | of, like or pertaining to winter |
hippiatric | of, like or pertaining to the treatment of horses' diseases |
hippic | of, like or pertaining to horses |
hippoid | equine; of, like or pertaining to horses |
hircine | goat-like; having a goatish smell; of, like or pertaining to smelly goats |
hirudine | of, like or pertaining to leeches |
hirudinean | of, like or pertaining to leeches |
hirundine | of, like or pertaining to swallows |
histrionic | of, like or pertaining to the stage or actors |
hodiernal | of, like or pertaining to the present day |
homarine | of, like or pertaining to lobsters |
homiletical | of, like or pertaining to homilies |
horal | of, like or pertaining to hours; hourly |
horary | of, like or pertaining to an hour; continuing for an hour; hourly |
hordeaceous | of, like or pertaining to barley |
hortensial | of, like or pertaining to gardens |
hortulan | of, like or pertaining to gardens |
humoral | of, like or pertaining to body fluid |
hyaloid | of, like or pertaining to glass |
hydric | of, like or pertaining to an abundance of moisture |
hyetal | rainy; of, like or pertaining to rainfall |
hygeian | of, like or pertaining to health; healthy |
hygric | of, like or pertaining to water or moisture |
hylobatine | of, like or pertaining to gibbons |
hymeneal | of, like or pertaining to marriage |
hypnagogic | sleep-inducing; pertaining to drowsiness or sleep |
hypnoetic | of, like or pertaining to unconscious logical thought |
hypnopompic | of, like or pertaining to period between sleep and wakefulness |
hypothecary | of, like or pertaining to mortgages |
hystricine | of, like or pertaining to porcupines |
ibidine | pertaining to the ibis |
ichneutic | of, like or pertaining to a tracker or tracking |
ichthyic | of, resembling or pertaining to fish |
icterical | of, like or pertaining to or suffering from jaundice |
icterine | of, like or pertaining to orioles and related birds |
ictic | of, pertaining to, or caused by, a blow or stroke; pertaining to metrical stress |
iliac | of, like or pertaining to the loins |
ilicic | of, like or pertaining to holly |
inescatory | of, like or pertaining to baiting; adapted to bait |
inguinal | of, like or pertaining to the groin |
institorial | of, like or pertaining to an agent or factor |
intercrural | within or pertaining to the area between the legs |
interstitial | of, like or pertaining to the space between things |
ipecacuanhic | of or relating to ipecac |
iridaceous | of, like, or pertaining to iris plants |
iridal | of or pertaining to the rainbow |
iridic | of, like or pertaining to the iris of the eye |
ischiatic | of or pertaining to the ischium or hip |
islandic | of or pertaining to an island |
ixiodic | of, like or pertaining to ticks |
jecoral | of, like or pertaining to the liver |
jentacular | of, like or pertaining to breakfast |
juglandaceous | of, like or pertaining to walnuts |
juncaceous | of, like or pertaining to rushes |
jural | of, like or pertaining to the law |
juratory | of, like or pertaining to an oath |
kerygmatic | of, like or pertaining to preaching the Gospel |
lacertilian | of, like or pertaining to lizards |
lacuscular | of, like or pertaining to pools |
lacustrine | of, like or pertaining to lakes |
laic | of, like or pertaining to lay people rather than clergy |
lamiaceous | minty; of, like or pertaining to the mint plant |
laminary | of, like or pertaining to thin plates or layer |
lampyridine | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to glow-worms or fireflies |
laniary | of teeth or claws designed for tearing (canine teeth) |
lapidarian | of, like or pertaining to stones; inscribed on stones |
lardaceous | of, like or pertaining to lard |
larine | of, like or pertaining to gulls |
laroid | of, like or pertaining to gulls |
lavic | of, like or pertaining to lava |
legatine | of, like or pertaining to a legate |
lemurine | of, like or pertaining to lemurs |
leonine | of, like or pertaining to lions |
leonine | of or like a lion; rhyming last two or three syllables in a line |
leporine | of, like or pertaining to the hare |
lienal | of, like or pertaining to the spleen |
limacine | of, like or pertaining to slugs |
limicoline | living on a shore; of, like or pertaining to wading birds |
limnetic | living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh water |
linaceous | of, like or pertaining to flax |
lingual | of, like or pertaining to language, speech or the tongue |
littoral | of, like or pertaining to the shore of a body of water |
lobar | of, like or pertaining to a lobe |
loimic | of, like or pertaining to plagues |
loranthaceous | of, like or pertaining to the mistletoe |
lucernal | of, like or pertaining to lamps |
lumbricine | of, like or pertaining to earthworms |
lunisolar | pertaining jointly to the moon and sun |
lupanarian | of, like or pertaining to a brothel |
lupine | of, like or pertaining to wolves |
lupulic | of, like or pertaining to hops |
lutaceous | of, like or pertaining to or comprised of mud |
lutrine | of, like or pertaining to otters |
macropodine | of, like or pertaining to kangaroos |
magistral | of, like or pertaining to a master or teacher |
malar | of, like or pertaining to the cheek |
malvaceous | of, like or pertaining to the mallow family of plants |
manal | of, like or pertaining to the hand |
mandative | of, like or pertaining to commands or leadership |
mantic | of, like or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired |
marmoreal | of or like marble |
materteral | of or resembling an aunt |
matinal | of, like or pertaining to the morning |
matrical | of, like or pertaining to a womb or a matrix |
matricular | of, like or pertaining to a register |
matriherital | of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line |
matripotestal | of, like or pertaining to the power of mothers |
matutinal | of, like or pertaining to the morning; happening early in the day |
maxillary | of, like or pertaining to a jaw |
medianic | of, like or pertaining to spiritualists, mediums or prophets |
megachiropteran | of, like or pertaining to fruit bats |
meleagrine | of, like or pertaining to turkeys |
mellaginous | of, like or pertaining to or resembling honey |
membral | of, like or pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk |
mensal | of, like or pertaining to the dinner-table; monthly |
mental | of, like or pertaining to the chin |
meretricious | of, like or pertaining to prostitution; superficially attractive but lacking value |
metameric | of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body |
metopic | of, like or pertaining to the forehead |
milvine | of, like or pertaining to kites and similar birds |
mimetic | imitative; of, like or pertaining to mimicry |
miothermic | of, like or pertaining to temperature conditions of the present day |
mnesic | of, like or pertaining to memory |
molendinar | of, like or pertaining to a mill or miller |
molinary | of, like or pertaining to mills or grinding |
morassic | of, like or pertaining to a morass |
morganatic | of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank |
morphean | of, like or pertaining to dreams |
morphotic | of, like or pertaining to formation or development |
morsal | of, like or pertaining to the cutting edge of a knife |
mucopurulent | of mucus and pus |
mulciberian | of, like or pertaining to metalworking |
murine | of, like or pertaining to mice and rats |
musal | of, like or pertaining to poetry or the Muses |
muscicapine | of, like or pertaining to flycatchers and related birds |
muscid | of, like or pertaining to house-flies |
muscoid | of, like or pertaining to mosses; moss-like |
musteline | of, like or pertaining to weasels, martens and badgers |
mycteric | of, like or pertaining to the nostrils |
myelic | of, like or pertaining to the spinal cord |
myoxine | of, like or pertaining to dormice |
myrmecophagid | of, like or pertaining to anteaters |
myrmicine | of, like or pertaining to ants |
mystagogical | of, like or pertaining to religious ritual initiation |
nacreous | of or resembling mother-of-pearl |
narial | of, like or pertaining to the nostrils |
natalitial | of, like or pertaining to a birthday |
natricine | of, like or pertaining to water-snakes |
neanic | of, like or pertaining to the adolescent period; young |
nectareal | of or like nectar |
nemaline | of or like a thread |
nemoral | of a wood or grove |
neoblastic | of, like or pertaining to new growth |
neophrastic | of, like or pertaining to neologisms |
nephric | of, like or pertaining to the kidneys |
nepionic | of, like or pertaining to the embryonic period of development |
nepotal | of, like or pertaining to one's nephew |
neurergic | of, like or pertaining to the function or action of the nerves |
niccolic | made of, like or pertaining to nickel |
nicotian | of, like or pertaining to tobacco |
nidatory | of, like or pertaining to nests |
nimonic | of alloys used in high-temperature work |
nobiliary | of, like or pertaining to nobility |
nosocomial | of, like or pertaining to a hospital |
novenary | of, like or pertaining to the number nine |
novercal | of, like or pertaining to a stepmother |
noxal | of, like or pertaining to wrongful injury by object or animal of another |
nucal | of, like or pertaining to nuts |
nuchal | of, like or pertaining to the nape of the neck |
numinous | of, like or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe |
nummary | of, like or pertaining to coins or money |
nundinal | of, like or pertaining to a fair or market |
nutricial | of, like or pertaining to nurses |
nychthemeral | of, like or pertaining to a nychthemeron or 24-hour period |
nymphean | of, like or pertaining to a nymph |
obitual | of, like or pertaining to obituaries |
obsidional | of, like or pertaining to a siege |
occipital | of, like or pertaining to the back of the head |
octonary | of, like or pertaining to or consisting of eight things; grouped in eights |
oecodomic | of, like or pertaining to architecture |
oenopoetic | of, like or pertaining to wine-making |
olamic | of or belonging to a vast period or eon |
oleic | of, like or pertaining to or derived from oil |
oleraceous | of the nature of a pot-herb; for kitchen use; edible |
oligodynamic | of, like or pertaining to the effect of small quantities |
olitory | of, like or pertaining to kitchen vegetables |
oneiric | of, like or pertaining to dreams |
onomastic | of, like or pertaining to a name or signature |
ontal | of, like or pertaining to reality or existence |
onymatic | of, like or pertaining to names |
ophic | of, like or pertaining to serpents |
ophidian | of or like a snake |
opisthosomal | of, like or pertaining to posteriors |
optimate | of the nobility or aristocracy |
ordalian | of, like or pertaining to an ordeal |
orectic | of, like or pertaining to appetite or desires |
ornithic | of, like or pertaining to birds |
orobathymetric | of, like or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths |
oscheal | of, like or pertaining to the scrotum |
oscinine | of, like or pertaining to song-birds |
oscular | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing |
osteal | of, like or pertaining to, or comprised of bone |
ostracean | of, like or pertaining to oysters |
ostraceous | of, like or pertaining to oysters |
otarine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
otic | of, like or pertaining to the ear |
ovibovine | of, like or pertaining to musk-oxen |
ovine | of, like or pertaining to sheep |
pabulous | of, like or pertaining to nourishment |
paginal | of, like or pertaining to pages or pagination |
palladian | of, like or pertaining to wisdom or learning |
palmar | of, like or pertaining to the palm |
palpebral | of, like or pertaining to the eyelid |
paludal | of, like or pertaining to marshes; marshy; malarial |
panary | of, like or pertaining to bread; bread store |
papaverous | of, like or pertaining to poppies |
papilionaceous | of, like or pertaining to butterflies |
papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
parastatic | of, like or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |
pardine | of, like or pertaining to leopards |
parietal | of a wall or walls, especially anatomical walls |
parine | of, like or pertaining to titmouses |
parthenian | of, like or pertaining to virgins |
pascual | growing on land used for grazing; of, like or pertaining to pastures |
passerine | of, like or pertaining to sparrows |
patibulary | of, like or pertaining to the gallows |
patrial | of, like or pertaining to one’s native land |
pavonian | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
pavonine | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
pectinal | of a comb; comb-like |
pectineal | of the pubic bone |
pecuniary | of, like or pertaining to money; consisting of money |
pedalian | of, like or pertaining to the foot or to metrical feet |
pedary | of, like or pertaining to walking or feet |
pedicular | of, like or pertaining to lice |
pedological | of, like or pertaining to soils |
pelargic | of, like or pertaining to storks |
pendular | of, like or pertaining to a pendulum |
penial | of, like or pertaining to the penis |
perdicine | of, like or pertaining to partridges |
peristeronic | of, like or pertaining to pigeons |
petrean | of, like or pertaining to or made of rock |
phacochoerine | of, like or pertaining to warthogs |
phallic | of, pertaining to or resembling a penis |
phemic | of, like or pertaining to speech |
phenetic | of, like or pertaining to classification by phenotype |
philomelian | of, like or pertaining to nightingales |
philoprogenitive | of, like or pertaining to instinctive love for offspring |
phocine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
phreatic | of, like or pertaining to underground water supplying or wells |
phrenic | of or near the midriff |
phthongal | of, pertaining to, or consisting of a sound; vocalized |
phugoid | of, like or pertaining to the longitudinal stability of aircraft |
picaresque | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |
picine | of, like or pertaining to woodpeckers |
piscatorial | of, like or pertaining to fishing or fishers |
piscine | of, like or pertaining to fish |
planetesimal | of, like or pertaining to asteroids or similar tiny celestial bodies |
plantar | of, like or pertaining to the sole of the foot |
plaustral | of, like or pertaining to a wagon |
plebeian | of the common people or vulgar classes |
plenilunar | of, like or pertaining to the full moon |
pliothermic | of, like or pertaining to periods of above-average temperatures |
plumeopicean | of tar and feathers |
poaceous | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to grass |
podalic | of, like or pertaining to feet |
poliorcectic | of, like or pertaining to siegecraft or besiegement |
pomaceous | of, like or pertaining to or consisting of apples |
popliteal | of, like or pertaining to the back of the knee |
poral | of, like or pertaining to pores |
porcine | of, like or pertaining to pigs; swinish |
potamic | of, like or pertaining to rivers |
praedial | of, like or pertaining to or connected with the land or farming |
prandial | of, like or pertaining to dinner |
prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
prenarial | of, like or pertaining to or in front of the nostrils |
preputial | of, like or pertaining to the foreskin |
presidial | of, like or pertaining to a garrison |
Priapean | of, like or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |
pridian | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
primitial | of, like or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |
primogenous | of, like or pertaining to the earliest or first developmental stage |
procephalic | of, like or pertaining to the front of the head |
proctal | of, like or pertaining to the anus or rectum |
procyonine | of, like or pertaining to raccoons |
proethnic | of, like or pertaining to primitive races |
prosodic | of, like or pertaining to versification |
prosopic | of, like or pertaining to the face |
psephitic | of, like or pertaining to pebbles |
psittacine | of, like or pertaining to macaws, parakeets or parrots |
psittacine | of or like parrots |
pteric | of, like or pertaining to the wing or the shoulder |
pteropine | of, like or pertaining to flying foxes |
puerperal | of, like or pertaining to childbirth |
pulicine | of, like or pertaining to fleas |
pullastrine | of, like or pertaining to pigeons |
pulmonic | of, like or pertaining to the lungs |
pygal | belonging to the rump end; pertaining to the rump |
pyretic | of, pertaining to or for the cure of fevers |
pyrrhic | of, like or pertaining to the dance or to the foot |
pyrrhuline | of, like or pertaining to bullfinches |
quadragesimal | of, like or pertaining to Lent; lasting forty days |
quercine | of, like or pertaining to oak trees |
rabic | of, like or pertaining to rabies |
rachidian | of or concerning the spine |
rameal | of, like or pertaining to branches |
rangiferine | of, like or pertaining to or like reindeer |
ranine | of, like or pertaining to or like frogs |
ranunculaceous | of, like or pertaining to buttercups |
raptorial | predacious; of, like or pertaining to a bird of prey |
ratite | of, like or pertaining to flightless birds |
reginal | of, like or pertaining to a queen |
regnal | of a reign |
renal | of, like or pertaining to the kidneys |
reptilian | of, like or pertaining to reptiles |
retiary | of nets; using nets as a weapon; catching insects in webs |
reticular | of, like or pertaining to nets; intricate |
rhematic | of words or verbs; forming a word or words |
rhinal | of, like or pertaining to the nose |
rhinocerotic | of, like or pertaining to the rhinoceros |
rhizic | of the root of an equation |
rhonchial | of, like or pertaining to snoring |
rictal | of the gape; of the corner of the mouth |
riparian | of or inhabiting a riverbank; a riverside inhabitant |
risible | laughable |
risorial | of, like or pertaining to or causing laughter |
roseaceous | of the rose family; roselike |
rupicaprine | of, like or pertaining to chamoises |
sacerdotal | priestly; pertaining to priestly interests |
sanguineous | bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red |
saporine | of, like or pertaining to the sense of taste |
sarcous | of flesh or muscle |
sartorial | of, like or pertaining to a tailor or tailored clothes |
scabious | of, like or pertaining to scabies or scabs |
scacchic | of, like or pertaining to chess |
scarabaean | of, like or pertaining to scarabs |
schiztic | of, like or pertaining to or marked by splitting |
schoenabatic | of, like or pertaining to rope walking |
sciatheric | of, like or pertaining to measurement of time by shadows |
sciatic | of, like or pertaining to the hip |
scincoid | of or resembling a skink |
scioptic | of, like or pertaining to formation of images in darkrooms |
sciurine | of, like or pertaining to squirrels |
sciuroid | of, like or pertaining to squirrels or chipmunks |
scolopacine | of, like or pertaining to snipes |
scorbutic | of or suffering from scurvy |
scriptory | by, in or pertaining to writing |
scutal | of, like or pertaining to shields |
scytodepsic | of, like or pertaining to tanning leather |
sebaceous | of or like tallow |
selachian | of, like or pertaining to sharks or rays |
selenic | of, like or pertaining to the moon |
semic | of, like or pertaining to a sign or signs |
septentrional | northern; of, like or pertaining to the north |
septimal | of, like or pertaining to or based on the number seven |
seral | of, like or pertaining to the development of ecological communities |
serous | of, like or pertaining to serum; watery |
serpentine | of, like or pertaining to serpents or snakes |
shrieval | of, like or pertaining to a sheriff |
sialic | of, like or pertaining to saliva |
sidereal | of, like or pertaining to the stars |
sigillary | of, like or pertaining to a seal |
simian | of, like or pertaining to apes |
sinal | of, like or pertaining to the sinuses |
siphonic | of, like or pertaining to a siphon |
skelic | of, like or pertaining to the skeleton |
soliterraneous | of, like or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth |
somnial | of, like or pertaining to dreams |
sophianic | of, like or pertaining to wisdom |
soricine | of, like or pertaining to shrews |
soricine | shrewlike; of, like or pertaining to shrews |
sororal | of, like or pertaining to sisters |
soterial | of, like or pertaining to salvation |
spatiotemporal | of, like or pertaining to time and space |
speluncar | of, like or pertaining to caves |
spermatic | of, like or pertaining to sperm |
sphecoid | wasp-like |
sphingal | of, like or pertaining to sphinxes |
sphragistic | of, like or pertaining to seals and signets |
sphygmic | of, like or pertaining to the pulse or heartbeat |
spintrian | of, like or pertaining to orgies or male sexual deviance |
splenic | of, like or pertaining to the spleen |
squaloid | of, like or pertaining to sharks |
stadial | of, like or pertaining to a stage |
statuary | of, pertaining to or suitable for sculpture |
stercoraceous | of, like or pertaining to feces |
steric | of, like or pertaining to the organization of atoms in a molecule |
sterquilinian | of, like or pertaining to a dunghill |
stibial | of, like or pertaining to antimony |
stochastic | of, like or pertaining to a sequence of random events |
stradometrical | of, like or pertaining to the measurement of streets and roads |
stratonic | of an army or armies |
strigine | owl-like; of, like or pertaining to owls |
struthious | of, like or pertaining to ostriches |
stylogalmaic | of, like or pertaining to figures serving as columns or pillars |
suberic | of or pertaining to cork |
suberous | of, like or having the appearance of cork; pertaining to cork |
suburbicarian | of, like or pertaining to suburbs |
succinic | of, pertaining to or derived from amber |
suidian | of, like or pertaining to pigs |
suilline | of, like or pertaining to hogs |
suilline | like a pig; of, like or pertaining to pigs |
sulcal | of a sulcus; grooved; furrowed |
sulphorous | of, like or pertaining to hellfire; infernal; blasphemous |
sumptuary | of, like or pertaining to expense or extravagance |
superciliary | of, on or near the eyebrow |
sural | of, like or pertaining to the calf of the leg |
surficial | of, like or pertaining to the surface of the earth |
surnominal | of, like or pertaining to surnames |
sutorian | of, like or pertaining to cobbling or sewing |
sybotic | of, like or pertaining to a swineherd |
sylvestral | of, like or pertaining to trees |
synodical | of, like or pertaining to conjunction |
syringadenous | of, like or pertaining to sweat glands |
syrtic | of, like or pertaining to quicksand |
tabernacular | of, like or pertaining to a tabernacle |
tactual | of, like or pertaining to or derived from the sense of touch |
talaric | of, like or pertaining to or reaching the ankles |
taurean | of, like or pertaining to a bull |
taurine | of, like or pertaining to bulls |
taxaceous | of, like or pertaining to yew trees |
technolithic | of, like or pertaining to stone tools |
tectonic | of, like or pertaining to building; structural |
tegmental | of, like or pertaining to coverings or outer shells |
tegular | of, like or overlapping like tiles or slates |
telestic | of, like or pertaining to the mysteries |
tellural | of, like or pertaining to the earth |
telodynamic | of, like or pertaining to transmission of power to a distance |
tergal | of, like or pertaining to the back |
terpsichorean | of, like or pertaining to dancing |
terraneous | of, like or pertaining to the earth |
terrene | of the earth; earthly; worldly; mundane |
tesserarian | of, like or pertaining to dice games |
testaceous | of or having a hard shell; brick-red |
testudinal | of, like or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise-shell |
textorial | of, like or pertaining to weaving |
textrine | of, like or pertaining to weaving |
thelematic | of, like or pertaining to will or volition; voluntary |
theriacal | of, like or pertaining to antidotes |
thermic | of, like or pertaining to heat |
thermonous | of, like or pertaining to stimulation by heat |
theroid | of, like or pertaining to a beast or wild animal |
thesaurarial | of or pertaining to the office of a treasurer |
thesial | of, like or pertaining to a thesis |
thionic | of, like or pertaining to or containing sulphur |
threptic | of, like or pertaining to the rearing of young |
thronal | of, like or pertaining to a throne |
tigrine | of, like or pertaining to tigers |
tinctorial | of, like or pertaining to dyeing; giving colour |
tolypeutine | of, like or pertaining to armadillos |
tonetic | of, like or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages |
tonsorial | of, like or pertaining to a barber or a barber’s work |
toponomastic | of, like or pertaining to place names |
torrentine | of, like or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent |
toxophilite | lover of archery; an archer; of, like or pertaining to archery |
tribunitial | of, like or pertaining to a tribune |
tributorian | of, like or pertaining to tribute or payment |
tringoid | of, like or pertaining to sandpipers |
trochilic | of, like or pertaining to rotatory motion |
trochilidine | of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds |
trochiline | of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds |
troglodytine | of, like or pertaining to wrens |
truttaceous | of, like or pertaining to trout |
turdine | of, like or pertaining to thrushes |
turdine | of, like or pertaining to thrushes |
turrical | of, like or pertaining to a tower or turret; like a turret |
tussicular | of, like or pertaining to coughs |
typographia | matter pertaining to printing or printers |
tyroid | resembling cheese; cheesy |
uletic | of, like or pertaining to the gums |
ulmaceous | of or like elms |
umbilical | of, like or pertaining to the navel; related on the mother's side |
uncial | of, like or pertaining to an inch or an ounce |
ungual | of a claw, hoof, or talon; clawed |
unguentary | of, like or pertaining to unguents; one who makes or sells unguents |
uranic | of the palate |
uretic | of, like or pertaining to urine |
ursine | of, like or pertaining to bears |
urticaceous | of, like or pertaining to nettles |
uxorial | of, like or pertaining to a wife |
vaccine | of, like or pertaining to cows; preparation conferring immunity to disease |
vadose | of, like or pertaining to underground water above the water table |
valetudinarian | of, like or pertaining to ill-health; anxious about health |
vapulatory | of, like or pertaining to flogging |
varietal | of, like or pertaining to a variety |
vascular | of, like or pertaining to fluid-carrying vessels |
vectigal | of, like or pertaining to the paying of tribute or rent |
velamentous | of, like or pertaining to or like a membrane or sail |
venatic | of, like or pertaining to hunting |
venous | of, like or pertaining to veins |
ventral | of, like or pertaining to the underside or the belly |
vermicular | of, like or pertaining to worms |
vernal | of, like or pertaining to spring |
versicular | of or in verse |
vertiginous | of, like or pertaining to vertigo; dizzy; giddy |
vesical | of, like or pertaining to the bladder |
vespal | of, like or pertaining to wasps |
vespertinal | of, like or pertaining to the evening |
vespine | of, like or pertaining to hornets or wasps |
vestiary | robing-room; cloakroom; of, like or pertaining to clothes |
vexillary | standard-bearer; pertaining to regimental colours or flags |
viatical | of, like or pertaining to roads or travel |
vibronic | of or caused by electronic vibration |
vicarial | of, like or pertaining to a vicar or delegate |
villar | of, like or pertaining to a manor or village |
villatic | rural; of, like or pertaining to a villa |
vinal | of or due to wine |
vindemial | of, like or pertaining to the vintage |
vineatic | of, like or pertaining to vines |
vinous | like wine; pertaining to wine; wine-coloured |
viperine | of, like or pertaining to vipers |
viperous | of, like, or pertaining to vipers; treacherous; venomous |
visceral | of the organs of the body |
visile | of, like or pertaining to sight; learning easily by sight |
visive | of, like or pertaining to sight; visual; able to see or be seen |
vitular | of, like or pertaining to a calf or to calving |
vituline | of, like or pertaining to calves or veal |
viverrine | of, like or pertaining to civets and mongoose |
viverrine | of, like or pertaining to the civet |
vocabularian | of, like or pertaining to vocabulary |
vocicultural | of, like or pertaining to voice training |
volar | of, like or pertaining to the palm or the sole; of, like or pertaining to flight |
volitive | of, like or pertaining to the will |
volucrine | of, like or pertaining to birds; bird-like |
voluminal | of, like or pertaining to volume or cubic capacity |
voraginous | of, like or pertaining to a whirlpool; voracious |
vortical | of, like or pertaining to a vortex; whirling |
vulpecular | of, like or pertaining to a young fox |
vulpine | of, like or pertaining to foxes; cunning |
vulturine | rapacious; of, like or pertaining to a vulture |
vulvar | of, like or pertaining to or resembling the vulva |
xilinous | of, like or pertaining to cotton |
xylary | of, like or pertaining to xylem |
yogic | of or pertaining to yoga |
zebrine | of, like or pertaining to zebras |
zibeline | of, like or pertaining to the sable |
zincic | of, pertaining to or containing zinc |
zirconic | of or pertaining to zirconium |
zoic | of, like or pertaining to animals; containing evidence of life |
zonal | of or like a zone; arranged in zones |
zonarious | of or pertaining to a girdle or purse |
zonary | of or like a zone; arranged in zones |
zoochorous | of seeds or spores spread by animals |
zoonic | of, like or pertaining to or derived from animals |
zygal | formed like the letter H; of, like or pertaining to a yoke or union |
zymic | of, like or pertaining to fermentation |
zymotic | of, like or pertaining to fermentation |
Bearing and Carrying
aligerous | winged |
aluminiferous | bearing aluminum |
antenniferous | bearing antennae |
argentiferous | bearing silver |
armigerous | entitled to bear arms |
arundiferous | bearing or producing reeds |
auriferous | bearing gold |
bacciferous | bearing berries |
balaniferous | acorn-bearing |
barbigerous | bearded; bearing a beard |
belliferous | bringing war |
brachiferous | bearing or having branches or arms |
branchiferous | having or bearing gills |
bulbiferous | bearing bulbs |
byssiferous | having tufts or threads |
calcariferous | having or bearing spurs |
calciferous | bearing lime |
carboniferous | bearing carbon |
carniferous | bearing flesh; fleshy |
celliferous | bearing cells |
celluliferous | bearing little cells |
ceriferous | producing wax |
ceruminiferous | bearing or yielding ear wax |
chaetiferous | bearing bristles; bristly |
cheliferous | bearing pincers or claws |
chyliferous | bearing chyle |
chymiferous | bearing chyme |
clavigerous | club-bearing |
clavigerous | keeping keys |
cobaltiferous | bearing cobalt |
cocciferous | bearing or yielding berries |
conchiferous | bearing a shell |
conchyliferous | bearing a shell |
coniferous | bearing cones |
coralliferous | bearing coral |
cornigerous | horned |
crinigerous | hairy |
cruciferous | bearing a cross |
culmiferous | bearing coal-dust |
cupriferous | bearing copper |
cupuliferous | bearing cupules |
dentigerous | toothed; bearing teeth |
diamantiferous | bearing diamonds |
discigerous | bearing a disc or discus |
doloriferous | bearing grief or pain |
elytriferous | having or bearing hardened forewings |
estiferous | producing heat |
ferriferous | bearing iron |
filiferous | thread-bearing |
flagelliferous | bearing a whip or flagellum |
flammiferous | producing flame |
floriferous | bearing flowers |
foetiferous | bearing or carrying a fetus |
foliaceous | bearing leaves; leaf-like |
foliferous | bearing leaves |
foraminiferous | bearing foramina |
fossiliferous | bearing fossils |
frigiferous | bearing or bringing cold |
frondiferous | bearing or producing fronds |
fructiferous | bearing fruit |
frugiferous | bearing fruit |
furciferous | bearing a fork |
furciferous | bearing a forked appendage; rascally |
galactophorous | bearing or carrying milk |
garnetiferous | bearing garnets |
gemmiferous | bearing gems |
glandiferous | bearing acorns or nuts |
glanduliferous | bearing glands |
globuliferous | bearing globules |
glumiferous | bearing glumes |
granuliferous | bearing granules |
guaniferous | bearing dung |
gummiferous | bearing gum |
guttiferous | exuding drops |
gypsiferous | bearing gypsum |
hederiferous | ivy-bearing |
igniferous | bearing fire |
jaculiferous | having arrow-like prickles |
lactiferous | milk-bearing |
laniferous | wool-bearing |
lanigerous | bearing wool |
laticiferous | containing or conveying latex |
lauriferous | bearing laurels |
lethiferous | causing death; carrying or bearing death |
libaniferous | yielding or bearing incense |
luciferous | light-bringing; light-giving |
lucriferous | lucrative; yielding profit |
luminiferous | bearing or bringing light |
maliferous | harmful; unhealthy |
mammiferous | having breasts |
manganiferous | bearing manganese |
margaritiferous | pearl-bearing |
mastigophorous | bearing a whip |
melaniferous | containing or bearing melanin |
melliferous | producing or forming honey |
mentatiferous | telepathic |
metalliferous | bearing metal |
morbiferous | disease-bringing |
morigerous | obsequious or deferent |
mortiferous | death-bringing; fatal |
moschiferous | producing musk |
motiferous | conveying motion |
muciferous | conveying or secreting mucus |
nectariferous | producing nectar |
nickeliferous | bearing nickel |
nubiferous | cloud-bringing |
nuciferous | nut-bearing |
odoriferous | emitting a usually pleasant smell |
oleiferous | producing oil |
omniferous | bearing everything |
ossiferous | bearing bones |
oviferous | egg-carrying |
ovigerous | bearing eggs |
ovuliferous | bearing ovules |
ozoniferous | bearing ozone |
papilliferous | bearing papillae |
papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
pedigerous | having or bearing feet |
peltiferous | bearing a shield |
penniferous | bearing feathers |
pestiferous | bringing plague or pestilence |
petaliferous | bearing petals |
petroliferous | bearing petroleum |
piliferous | bearing or growing hair |
placentigerous | bearing a placenta |
platiniferous | bearing platinum |
plumbiferous | bearing or yielding lead |
plumigerous | plumaged |
polliniferous | bearing pollen |
pollinigerous | pollen-bearing |
pomiferous | bearing apples |
poriferous | having pores |
proligerous | bearing offspring |
pruniferous | bearing plums |
pubigerous | hairy; bearing or growing hair |
pupigerous | bearing a puparium |
pyritiferous | bearing pyrite |
quartziferous | bearing quartz |
quiniferous | yielding quinine |
racemiferous | bearing clusters or bunches |
ramiferous | bearing branches |
ramuliferous | bearing small branches |
resiniferous | bearing resin |
roriferous | producing or bearing dew |
rotiferous | bearing rotifers |
sacchariferous | bearing sugar |
sacciferous | bearing a sac or sacs |
saliferous | salt-bearing |
salutiferous | conducive to health or well-being |
sanguiferous | bearing blood |
scapigerous | having a scape |
scutigerous | bearing a shield or scales |
scyphiferous | bearing a cup |
sebiferous | bearing fatty matter |
securigerous | bearing an axe |
seminiferous | seed-bearing |
sensiferous | conveying sensation |
septiferous | having barriers |
serpentiferous | bearing a snake; abounding in snakes |
setiferous | bearing bristles |
setigerous | bearing bristles |
siliciferous | bearing or containing silica |
soboliferous | bearing shoots or suckers |
somniferous | bearing sleep |
soniferous | producing sound |
soporiferous | bearing sleep |
spicigerous | bearing spikes |
spiniferous | bearing spines |
spinigerous | bearing spines |
spinuliferous | bearing spinules |
sporiferous | bearing spores |
staminiferous | bearing stamens |
stanniferous | bearing tin |
stelliferous | having many stars |
stigmatiferous | bearing stigma |
stoloniferous | bearing or having runners |
stomatiferous | having an orifice or mouth |
strombuliferous | bearing spirally coiled organs |
styliferous | bearing a bristle |
succiferous | bearing or producing sap |
succiniferous | bearing or producing amber |
sudoriferous | inducing or secreting sweat |
surculigerous | producing suckers |
tediferous | bearing a torch |
thuriferous | incense-bearing |
titaniferous | bearing titanium |
toxiferous | producing or bearing poison |
trochiferous | bearing a wheel or wheel-like organ |
tuberiferous | bearing tubers |
turriferous | bearing towers |
umbelliferous | bearing umbels |
umbriferous | giving or bearing shade |
uraniferous | bearing uranium |
uriniferous | bearing urine |
vasiferous | bearing a vessel or vas |
veliferous | bearing a sail or membrane |
veneniferous | carrying poison |
vermigerous | bearing, containing or infested with worms |
viruliferous | bearing or containing a virus |
vitiferous | bearing vines |
yttriferous | bearing yttrium |
zinciferous | bearing zinc |
zinkiferous | bearing zinc |
Carriages and Chariots
araba | wheeled Middle Eastern carriage |
barouche | four-wheeled hooded carriage |
berlin | four-wheeled covered carriage |
britska | open four-wheeled carriage |
brouette | small two-wheeled carriage |
brougham | one-horse closed carriage |
cabriolet | two-wheeled carriage |
calash | light low-wheeled carriage with folding top |
cariole | light open carriage |
caroche | stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions |
chaise | light open carriage for one or two people |
charabanc | open tourist coach with benches |
clarence | four-wheeled carriage |
coupe | four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage |
curricle | two-wheeled open carriage |
dennet | light two-wheeled carriage |
désobligeante | carriage for one passenger |
diligence | horse-drawn stage-coach |
dogcart | light two-wheeled carriage with seats back-to-back |
dos-a-dos | carriage where passengers seated back to back |
droskhy | low four-wheeled open carriage |
ekka | small one-horse carriage |
fiacre | hackney coach; cab |
fourgon | baggage-wagon |
gharry | box-like Middle Eastern horse-drawn cab |
gig | light two-wheeled one-horse carriage |
hackney | four-wheeled two-horse carriage |
hansom | light two-wheeled cab |
herdic | low-hung carriage with back entrance |
jinker | light horse-drawn passenger carriage |
karrozzin | Maltese horse-drawn carriage |
landau | horse-drawn carriage with folding top |
noddy | plain two-wheeled horse-drawn cart |
phaeton | open four-wheeled carriage |
quadriga | two-wheeled carriage drawn by four horses |
roadster | light carriage |
rockaway | light four-wheeled carriage with fixed top and open sides |
rulley | flat four-wheeled wagon for carrying goods |
shandry | light cart on springs |
shay | open carriage or chaise |
sociable | four-wheeled open carriage with side-seats |
spider | light high-wheeled carriage |
stanhope | light open one-seated carriage |
sulky | light two-wheeled, one-person horse-drawn carriage |
surrey | light four-wheeled carriage with two seats |
tandem | two-seated carriage with horses harnessed in series |
tarantas | four-wheeled carriage mounted on poles |
telega | four-wheeled springless wagon |
tilbury | light open two-wheeled carriage |
timwhisky | light carriage for one or two people, pulled by one or two horses |
tonga | light two-wheeled carriage |
trap | light one-horse carriage with springs |
troika | carriage drawn by three horses |
tum-tum | dog-cart |
vettura | carriage, cab or car |
victoria | light open two-seated four-wheeled carriage |
vis-a-vis | light carriage with seats facing one another |
wagonette | carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back |
Ecclesiastical Terms
abba | Syriac or Coptic bishop |
ablegate | papal envoy or legate |
absconce | lantern used in monasteries and night offices |
abthane | monastic region of the old Irish church |
accensor | acolyte |
adiaphoron | tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent |
adoptionism | belief that Christ was the adopted and not natural son of God |
advowson | right of presentation to church living |
adytum | sacred part of a temple or church; church chancel |
affusion | pouring on; as of baptismal water |
agape | selfless Christian love; a feast in celebration of such love |
agapeistic | characterized by Christian love |
agapetae | churchwomen who live platonically with celibate men |
aggiornamento | modernization of ideas of the Catholic church |
agrapha | sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical gospels |
alb | long white robe worn by priests |
almoner | giver of alms; social worker in a hospital |
altarage | payment to priest for mass; offerings at altar |
ambo | early Christian raised reading desk or pulpit |
ambry | recess for church vessels; cupboard or niche |
ambulatory | aisle down the east end of a church |
amice | strip of fine linen worn as cloak or wrap by priest at mass |
ampulla | vessel for holy oil or wine for coronations or rituals |
anamnesis | reminiscence; prayer recalling death and resurrection of Jesus |
anchorite | one withdrawn from the world for religious reasons |
ancress | female religious recluse |
anele | to administer extreme unction to |
angelus | prayer said in morning, at noon and at sunset |
antechapel | anteroom to a chapel or church |
antependium | covering or cloth over pulpit or altar |
antilegomena | books of the New Testament not part of early Christian Bible |
antipedobaptism | denial of validity of infant baptism |
antiphon | anthem sung as a response during church service |
apocatastasis | final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah |
apocrisiary | papal secretary |
apologetics | defense and proof of Christianity or other doctrine |
apse | rounded extension of church or other building |
archimandrite | head of a monastery or convent |
aspergillum | vessel for sprinkling holy water |
aspersory | vessel for holding holy water |
aureole | radiant light around head or body of holy personage |
autocephality | ecclesiastical self-government |
auto-da-fe | burning of a heretic |
autotheism | belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |
baldaquin | covering or canopy over a throne or altar |
baptistery | part of church reserved for performing baptisms |
bardocucullus | hooded cloak worn by monks |
basilica | Roman Catholic church given special privileges |
beadle | church caretaker or usher |
beadsman | monk or almoner who prays for benefactor |
bema | raised part of an Eastern church containing the altar |
benefice | ecclesiastical office to which revenue is attached |
bethel | a place of worship for seamen; nonconformist chapel |
biretta | square three-ridged cap worn by Catholic clergy |
breviary | book containing daily church service |
bulla | round seal attached to a papal bull |
bullantic | capitalized and ornamented, as letters used on papal bulls |
bullary | collection of papal bulls |
bursary | treasury of a monastery or college |
burse | square cloth case to carry the corporal during Communion service |
caesaropapism | control of the church by a secular ruler |
calefactory | a monastery sitting room |
calotte | Roman Catholic skullcap |
camerlengo | papal treasurer |
campanile | freestanding bell tower on church property |
canoness | woman living in a community under a religious rule |
canticle | short holy song or sung prayer |
cantorial | located on the north side of the choir in a church |
capuchin | pointed hooded cloak worn by friars |
cardinalitial | of, like or pertaining to church cardinals |
cartulary | keeper of monastic records |
cassock | close-fitting ankle-length clergyman's garment |
catabaptism | belief in the wrongness of infant baptism |
catechumen | one undergoing instruction prior to conversion to Christianity |
cathedra | chair or throne of office for a bishop or other high official |
cathisma | short hymn used as response |
catholicos | primate of Armenian or Nestorian church |
cellarer | monastery official in charge of provisions |
cenacle | room where the Last Supper was eaten |
cenobite | monk; member of religious group |
cenoby | monastery or convent |
censer | vessel for burning incense in religious rituals |
cephalophore | decapitated saint depicted with head tucked under arm |
chancel | part of church containing altar and seats for choir |
chancery | church office dealing with legal matters and archives |
chantry | chapel or altar built for prayers for its benefactor's soul |
chaplet | circlet or wreath for the head; short string of prayer beads |
charterhouse | Carthusian monastic building |
chasuble | sleeveless ecclesiastical garment |
chevet | east end of a church |
chiliasm | belief that Jesus will reign on Earth for a thousand years |
chimere | loose sleeveless robes worn by Anglican bishops |
chrism | consecrated or holy oil |
chrismation | sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches |
chrismatory | vessel for holding holy oil |
chrisom | white robe put on newly baptised child |
christophany | appearance of Christ to men |
churching | church ceremony given to women after childbirth |
churchism | devotion to church rules over religious precepts |
ciborium | freestanding canopy to cover altar; vessel for holding eucharistic bread |
cilice | haircloth shirt worn as penance |
cimeliarch | church vestry or treasury |
cincture | to gird or surround; belt worn around ecclesiastical vestment |
cingulum | girdle or girdle-like structure; priest's belt |
circumincession | the reciprocal existence of three parts of the Trinity in each other |
classis | a group; governing body of Reformed churches |
clerestory | upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building |
coadjutor | bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession |
collegialism | theory that church is independent from the state |
colporteur | peddler of religious tracts and books |
compaternity | spiritual relationship between child's parents and godparents |
compline | prayer service held just before bedtime |
comprecation | prayer meeting |
concelebrate | to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others |
concordat | agreement between the pope and a secular government |
confirmand | candidate for religious confirmation |
confiteor | prayer of confession of sins |
consistory | a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal |
consultor | advisor to a Catholic bishop |
conventicle | secret or illegal church assembly |
corporal | white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed |
credence | small table for holding sacred vessels |
credo | concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory |
crosier | pastoral staff or crook held by bishop or abbot |
cruet | vessel used in religious ceremonies, especially to hold the Eucharist |
curate | assistant to a parish priest |
curia | papal court and its officials |
custos | guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries |
dalmatic | ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment |
datary | papal officer who registers and dates bulls and edicts |
decanal | located on south side of the choir in a church |
decretal | papal decree deciding a point of church law |
deiparous | bearing a god |
deodate | a gift to or from God |
diaconicon | sacristy for sacred vessels in Orthodox churches |
diphysitism | belief in the dual nature of Christ |
diptych | pair of pictures on hinged panels; register of bishops and saints |
discalced | without shoes; barefoot; a religious order wearing no shoes |
ditheletism | doctrine that Christ had two wills |
donative | benefice presented to church without reference to bishop |
dossal | ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
doxology | hymn or verse of praise to God |
dulia | inferior veneration of saints and angels in comparison with God |
ecclesiastry | affairs of the church |
eirenics | theological doctrine of religious unification |
encolpion | reliquary; cross worn on the breast |
encyclical | letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops |
eparchy | diocese of an Eastern church |
epiclesis | calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the Eucharist |
epistoler | reader of the epistle in Anglican service |
epitrachelion | stole of an Orthodox priest or bishop |
eremite | hermit; religious recluse |
eschatology | doctrine of life and afterlife |
eschaton | end of the world; end time |
euchology | prayer book |
exarch | viceroy; rank below patriarch in Eastern church |
exeat | permission from bishop for clergyman to work elsewhere |
exedra | semicircular bench beside episcopal throne; outdoor bench or recess |
exegetic | explanatory, especially of Scripture |
exequy | funeral rites; funeral procession |
faldstool | desk from which the Litany is read at church service |
fanion | cloth worn on priest's arm and used for handling holy vessels |
fenestella | recess in church wall for storing communion vessels |
feretory | shrine for relics during a procession or for a funeral bier |
feria | weekday of a church calendar on which no holiday falls |
festilogy | treatise on ecclesiastical festivals |
flèche | narrow wooden spire on church roof |
florilegium | anthology of writings, especially of church fathers |
fossarian | clergyman moonlighting as a gravedigger |
frankalmoign | land tenure requiring religious obligations on part of tenant |
friary | a fraternity or group of friars |
frontal | cloth hanging over front of altar |
galilee | porch in front of church |
glebe | church land granted to clergyman |
gradual | part of mass between epistle and gospel |
guimpe | wide cloth covering neck and shoulders worn by nuns |
hagioscope | opening in wall to enable viewing of altar |
hanap | chalice used in communion whose cover is a second chalice |
hassock | kneeling cushion in a church |
hearsecloth | cloth lain over coffin during funeral |
hegumene | head of a nunnery |
hieratical | priestly; bound by religious convention |
hieromonach | monk who also serves as a priest |
holobaptism | belief in baptism with total immersion in water |
homolegomena | books of the Bible used in early Christianity |
housel | the eucharist; the act of taking the eucharist |
hymnal | collection of church hymns |
hymnody | hymns collectively; hymn-singing |
hyperdulia | veneration of the Virgin Mary above saints and angels |
iconostasis | screen or partition in Eastern churches with tiers of icons |
incardination | acceptance by a diocese of clergyman from another diocese |
indulgence | former Catholic pardon granted for remission of punishment for sins |
indult | special temporary dispensation granted by the Catholic church |
internuncio | messenger between two parties; low-ranking papal legate |
intinction | administering communion by dipping bread into wine |
introit | psalm or hymn sung at beginning of church service |
invination | presence of Christ's blood in sanctified wine |
invitatory | psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service |
jube | ornamental choir-screen |
jubilarian | one who celebrates a jubilee, especially a priest, monk, or nun |
jubilate | the third Sunday after Easter |
kamelaukion | tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests |
kenosis | Christ's rejection of his divine side upon assuming human form |
kerygma | preaching of the Christian gospel |
kerygmatic | of, like or pertaining to preaching the Gospel |
kirking | first attendance of a couple at church after marriage |
kyrie | religious petition for mercy |
labarum | moral standard; ecclesiastical banner bearing Christ's monogram |
laic | of, like or pertaining to lay people rather than clergy |
laicisation | process of returning a clergyman to lay status |
laicism | doctrine of opposition to clergy and priests |
lappet | fold or flap on a garment or headdress worn by priest |
latria | highest degree of veneration, assigned to God over saints |
lauds | prayer service held at dawn following matins |
lavabo | ceremony in which priest washes his hands; basin for the ceremony |
lavatory | wash-basin for washing bodies of newly dead; room where lavabo kept |
lavra | group of recluses’ cells |
lectern | desk or stand from which church lessons are read |
lection | reading; lesson read in church |
lectrice | female reader in church |
litany | prayer of supplication in responsive style |
liturgician | one who studies or recites church rituals |
locum | clergyman temporarily replacing regular priest |
lustration | ritual washing; ablution |
lychgate | roofed gate of a churchyard |
magisterium | teaching function of the Catholic church |
magnificat | canticle in praise of the Virgin Mary |
manciple | steward of a college or monastery; purveyor |
mandorla | oval panel containing a work of art; elliptical halo around holy person |
mandriarch | founder or leader of a monastic order |
maniple | clerical vestment worn on the left arm |
mantelletta | knee-length sleeveless garment worn by Catholic cardinals and bishops |
Mariolatry | worship of the virgin mother |
Mariology | study of the Virgin Mary |
marrano | Jew converted to Christianity to avoid persecution |
martyrium | shrine erected in memory of a martyr |
martyrolatry | excessive devotion to martyrs |
martyrology | study of martyrs |
matins | prayer service held in early morning hours |
mendicant | member of impoverished religious order |
menology | register or calendar of saints’ days |
mersion | dipping; as in baptism |
messianism | belief in a single messiah or saviour |
metropolitan | archbishop holding authority over other bishops |
midlenting | custom of giving gifts to parents on mid-Lent Sunday |
minster | church associated with a monastery |
misericord | ledge in church to lean against while standing; forgiveness or mercy |
missal | book containing complete service for mass |
miter | high headdress worn by bishop or archbishop |
modalism | belief in unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
monergism | theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act |
monial | a nun |
monkery | monks in general; monasticism; behaviour of monks |
monophysitism | belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form |
monotheletism | belief that Christ had only one will |
monstrance | vessel used to expose the Eucharist |
mozzetta | short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates |
mystagogical | of, like or pertaining to religious ritual initiation |
naos | temple; inner cell of a temple |
narthex | small entrance or porch to a church |
nave | largest part of church where congregation sits |
nipter | ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet |
nones | prayer service held at 3 p.m. |
novena | series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days |
nuncio | one who brings tidings; high-ranking papal legate |
obit | religious office for a dead person |
oblate | layman living in a religious community under modified rule |
oblation | act of offering; a sacrifice; anything offered in worship |
oculus | round window, especially over main door in church |
orant | representation of praying figure in early art |
orarion | deacon's stole in Orthodox church |
orarium | book of private devotions |
orarium | handkerchief; scarf attached to bishop's staff |
oratory | small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer |
ordinal | book containing religious rites, especially for ordination |
ordo | calendar with list of services for each day of the year |
oremus | Roman Catholic liturgical prayer |
orison | prayer |
orphrey | gold or other rich embroidery on clerical robes |
osculatory | carved tablet kissed by priest during celebration of mass |
ostensory | container for holding consecrated Communion wafers |
paedobaptism | doctrine of infant baptism |
pall | covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |
pallium | white woollen band symbolising archbishop's authority |
panegyricon | collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |
pannicle | thin sheet-like vestment |
pannychis | all-night vigil in preparation for Orthodox church feast |
paraclete | advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |
parclose | railing in church enclosing altar, chapel or tomb |
pardoner | one who raises money for religious works by selling indulgences |
parousia | second coming of Christ |
parvis | enclosed space at the front of a church |
passalorynchite | one who takes a religious vow of silence |
paten | plate; metal disk used to hold Communion bread |
pax | tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass |
peculiar | parish or church exempt from jurisdiction of the bishop of its diocese |
pentateuch | the first five books of the Old Testament |
pericope | an excerpt or passage read during religious services |
pernoctate | to pass the night in vigil or prayer |
phonascus | person who maintains rhythm in church choir |
pieta | representation of Virgin Mary with dead Christ across her knees |
pietism | unquestioning or dogmatic religious devotion |
piscina | basin set in wall of church to drain away ceremonial water |
plebania | mother-church having authority over several local churches |
pluvial | floor-length open-fronted ecclesiastical garment |
pneumatomachy | denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |
pneumatophany | appearance of a spirit; especially the Holy Ghost |
poppyhead | raised ornament on top of upright end of seats in churches |
postlude | closing piece of music at end of church service |
postulant | candidate for a religious order |
postulator | official who presents case for canonization or beatification |
prebend | stipend or salary paid to clergyman |
prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
precentor | leader of the singing of a church choir |
predella | platform for altar; portable altar or decoration upon it |
prelacy | episcopal church government |
prelate | bishop or abbot of superior rank |
presbytery | part of church reserved for officiating clergy |
prie-dieu | prayer stool or kneeling bench in a church |
prime | prayer service held at 6 a.m. |
procathedral | parish church serving as a cathedral |
pronaos | vestibule in front of a temple |
proper | elements of Christian mass that are variable |
proseuche | place of prayer; oratory |
prothonotary | chief registrar of a court; keeper of canonisation records |
psalmodist | singer of psalms |
psalmody | act of singing psalms in church services |
pseudepigrapha | apocrypha; non-canonical books of the Bible |
pseudepiscopy | existence or rule of a spurious bishop |
psilanthropism | denial of Christ's divinity |
pulpitum | gigantic stone screen separating cathedral choir from the nave |
purificator | cloth used to wipe Eucharist chalice |
pyx | box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept |
quaestionary | religious pardoner |
qualificator | one who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial |
quaresimal | Lenten; having the meagreness of Lenten meals |
quartodeciman | early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday |
rantize | to sprinkle with water during baptism |
rasophore | lowest rank of Greek Orthodox monk |
recusant | one who refuses to attend Catholic church services; nonconformist |
refectory | dining-hall of a monastery or other institution |
regula | rule of a religious order |
reliquary | a small box or shrine used to hold relics |
repository | side altar in Catholic church |
requiem | lament or mass for the dead |
requiescat | prayer for the dead |
reredos | screen behind altar |
rescript | answer of pope or emperor to any legal question; edict or decree |
responsory | set of responses sung or said after liturgical reading |
retable | shelf or ornamental setting for panels behind an altar |
retrochoir | space in choir behind high altar |
ridel | altar curtain |
rochet | surplice-like vestment of a bishop or abbot |
rogation | asking or supplication, especially in an ecclesiastical sense |
rood | cross or crucifix at entrance to church chancel |
sacerdotalism | belief that priests are necessary mediators between God and mankind |
sacramentarianism | belief that sacraments have unusual properties |
sacrarium | place where sacred objects are kept |
sacristan | church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy |
sacristy | room in church where sacred objects are kept |
saltire | X-shaped cross |
samarra | flame-decorated cassock worn by those condemned by the Inquisition |
scapular | badge of monastic order worn on the shoulders |
schola | church choir led by a cantor |
scholasticate | preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order |
scriptorium | writing room; room used by monastic scribes |
sedilia | stone seats for clergy in wall of chancel |
sempect | extremely elderly Benedictine monk |
sepulchre | receptacle in an altar for holding religious relics |
sext | prayer service held at noon |
sexton | church caretaker or bellringer |
shrive | to hear a confession from and give absolution |
sigillum | seal of the confession |
simony | buying or selling of ecclesiastical offices |
sinecure | ecclesiastical office or other job requiring little work |
situla | a holy bucket |
slype | covered passage between walls, or between transept and chapterhouse |
solifidianism | doctrine that faith alone will ensure salvation |
soteriology | study of theological salvation |
soutane | priest's cassock |
squarson | clergyman who is also a land-holding squire |
starets | Eastern Orthodox spiritual advisor |
staurolatry | worship of the cross or crucifix |
sticharion | vestment like an alb worn by Orthodox priests |
sticheron | short hymn |
stole | narrow ecclesiastical vestment or scarf |
stoup | vessel for holding holy water |
stylite | monk who spends much time on tops of pillars |
succinctorium | band or scarf worn from the Pope's girdle |
suffragan | assistant bishop |
superhumeral | ecclesiastical garment worn over the shoulders |
surplice | loose-fitting ankle length overgarment worn by clerics |
synaxarion | account of a saint's life |
synod | ecclesiastical assembly or council |
synthronus | joint throne for an Orthodox bishop and his presbyters |
tabernacle | ornamental container for storing Communion bread and wine |
taperer | one who bears a taper during a religious procession |
terce | prayer service held at 9 a.m. |
tester | canopy over a bed, pulpit or altar |
tetragrammaton | sacred word or acronym of four letters |
tetramorph | artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure |
theanthroposophy | system of belief concerning Christ as god and man |
theodidact | student of God; one who is taught by God |
theody | hymn in praise of God |
theolepsy | seizure or possession by a god |
theologaster | petty or shallow theologian |
theometry | measurement or estimation of God |
theophany | manifestation or appearance of a god to people |
theotokos | title given to the Virgin Mary as bearer of God |
thurible | censer |
thurifer | altar boy who bears censer |
tiara | three-tiered crown worn by or carried in front of the pope |
tippet | long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy |
tonsure | shaving of small area on the crown of head of a priest or monk |
transept | part of a church off to one side of main structure |
transubstantiation | miraculous changing of bread and wine into body and blood of Christ |
tremendum | feeling of overwhelming awe associated with religious experience |
trental | commemoratory service held thirty days after burial |
triduum | period of three days of prayer preceding Roman Catholic feasts |
triforium | gallery or arcade over an aisle; gallery over nave and choir |
tritheism | belief that the members of the Trinity are separate gods |
tropology | figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible |
tunicle | short ecclesiastical vestment worn by bishop or subdeacon |
tympanum | space within an arch; arched recess at entrance of cathedral |
ubiquitarianism | belief that Christ is everywhere |
ultramontane | south of the Alps; supporting the Pope |
unalist | priest holding one benefice |
unaneled | without extreme unction |
unction | anointing as right of consecration or healing; warmth of address |
undercroft | crypt or vault under a church |
unhouseled | not having received the Eucharist shortly before death |
verger | church usher and attendant |
vernicle | cloth with image of Christ's face impressed upon it |
versicle | short verse in church service normally followed by response |
vespers | prayer service held in early evening |
vestry | priest's dressing room |
vesturer | keeper of vestments |
viaticum | money or provisions for journey; Eucharist for a dying person |
vicegod | hostile appellation applied to the Pope |
wicket | small door forming part of larger door of a church or castle |
wimple | cloth covering for head and neck worn by nuns |
xerophagy | eating of dry food; fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter |
zeta | small room or closet in a church |
zucchetto | round skullcap worn by Catholic clergy to indicate rank |
zymite | priest using leavened bread during communion |
Divination and Fortune-Telling
acultomancy | divination using needles |
aeromancy | divination by means of the weather |
ailuromancy | divination by watching cats’ movements |
alectormancy | divination by sacrificing a rooster |
alectryomancy | divination by watching a rooster gather corn kernels |
aleuromancy | divination using flour or meal |
alomancy | divination using salt |
alphitomancy | divination using loaves of barley |
alveromancy | divination using sounds |
ambulomancy | divination by taking a walk |
amniomancy | divination by examining afterbirth |
anthomancy | divination using flowers |
anthracomancy | divination using burning coals |
anthropomancy | divination using human entrails |
apantomancy | divination using objects at hand |
arithmancy | divination using numbers |
armomancy | divination by examining one’s shoulders |
aspidomancy | divination by sitting and chanting within a circle |
astragalomancy | divination using dice or knucklebones |
astromancy | divination using stars |
austromancy | divination using wind |
axinomancy | divination using an axe or hatchet |
batraquomancy | divination using frogs |
belomancy | divination by means of arrows |
bibliomancy | divination by opening a book at random |
botanomancy | divination using burning branches or plants |
brontomancy | divination using thunder |
capnomancy | divination by means of smoke |
cartomancy | telling fortunes using playing cards |
catoptromancy | divination by examining mirror placed underwater |
causimancy | divination by means of fire |
ceneromancy | divination using ashes |
cephalonomancy | divination by boiling an ass head |
ceraunomancy | divination using thunderbolts |
ceraunoscopy | divination using lightning |
ceromancy | divination by means of wax drippings |
ceroscopy | divination using wax |
chaomancy | divination by examining phenomena of the air |
chirognomy | divination by studying the hands |
chiromancy | divination by means of palmistry |
chronomancy | divination by means of time |
cleidomancy | divination using keys |
cleromancy | divination using dice |
conchomancy | divination using shells |
coscinomancy | divination using a sieve and a pair of shears |
crithomancy | divination by strewing meal over sacrifices |
critomancy | divination using viands and cakes |
cromnyomancy | divination using onions |
crystallomancy | divination by means of clear objects |
crystalomancy | divination using a crystal globe |
cubomancy | divination by throwing dice |
dactyliomancy | divination by means of a finger |
dactylomancy | divination using rings |
daphnomancy | divination using a laurel |
demonomancy | divination using demons |
dririmancy | divination by observing dripping blood |
emonomancy | divination using demons |
enoptromancy | divination using mirrors |
eromancy | divination using water vessels |
extispicy | divination using entrails |
floromancy | belief that flowers have feelings |
gastromancy | divination by sounds from the belly |
geloscopy | fortune-telling by means of laughter |
geomancy | divination by casting earth onto a surface |
grafology | divination by studying writing |
graptomancy | divination by studying handwriting |
gyromancy | divination by falling from dizziness |
halomancy | divination using salt |
haruspication | divination by inspecting animal entrails |
hematomancy | divination using blood |
hepatoscopy | divination by examining animal livers |
hieromancy | divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice |
hieroscopy | divination using entrails |
hippomancy | divination using horses |
hydromancy | divination using water |
hypnomancy | divination using sleep |
ichnomancy | divination using footprints |
ichthyomancy | divination by inspecting fish entrails |
iconomancy | divination using icons |
idolomancy | divination using idols |
kephalonomancy | divination using a baked ass’s head |
keraunoscopia | divination using thunder |
knissomancy | divination using burning incense |
labiomancy | lip reading |
lampadomancy | divination by flame |
lecanomancy | divination using water in a basin or pool |
libanomancy | divination by watching incense smoke |
lithomancy | divination by stones or meteorites |
logarithmancy | divination by means of algorithms |
logomancy | divination using words |
macromancy | divination using large objects |
maculomancy | divination using spots |
margaritomancy | divination using pearls |
mathemancy | divination by counting |
meconomancy | divination using sleep |
meteoromancy | divination by studying meteors |
metopomancy | divination using the forehead or face |
metoposcopy | fortune-telling or judgement of character by the lines of the forehead |
micromancy | divination using small objects |
myomancy | divination from the movements of mice |
narcomancy | divination using sleep |
necyomancy | divination by summoning Satan |
nomancy | divination by examining letters of name |
odontomancy | divination using teeth |
oenomancy | divination by studying appearance of wine |
oinomancy | divination using wine |
ololygmancy | fortune-telling by the howling of dogs |
omoplatoscopy | divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae |
omphalomancy | divination from the knots in the umbilical cord |
oneiromancy | divination by dreams |
onomancy | divination using a donkey or ass |
onomancy | divination using proper names |
onychomancy | divination by the fingernails |
onymancy | divination by the fingernails |
oomancy | divination using eggs |
ophidiomancy | divination using snakes |
ophiomancy | divination by watching snakes |
ornithomancy | divination by observing flight of birds |
oryctomancy | divination using excavated objects |
ossomancy | divination using bones |
osteomancy | divination using bones |
ouranomancy | divination using the heavens |
pedomancy | divination by examining the soles of the feet |
pegomancy | divination by springs or fountains |
pessomancy | divination using pebbles |
phyllomancy | divination using leaves or tea leaves |
physiognomancy | divination by studying the face |
psephomancy | divination by drawing lots or markers at random |
psychomancy | divination by means of spirits |
pyromancy | divination using fire |
retromancy | divination by looking over one’s shoulder |
rhabdomancy | divination using a rod or stick |
rhapsodomancy | divination by opening works of poetry at random |
scapulomancy | divination by examining burnt shoulder blade |
scatomancy | divination by studying excrement |
scatoscopy | divination by studying excrement; scatomancy |
schematomancy | divination using the human form |
sciomancy | divination using ghosts |
scyphomancy | divination by means of a cup |
selenomancy | divination by studying the moon |
sideromancy | divination using stars; divination by burning straws |
sortilege | divination by drawing lots |
spasmatomancy | divination by twitching or convulsions of the body |
spatilomancy | divination by means of feces |
spheromancy | divination using a crystal ball |
spodomancy | divination by means of ashes |
stercomancy | fortune-telling by studying seeds in dung |
stichomancy | divination by picking passages from books at random |
stolisomancy | divination by observing how one dresses oneself |
sycomancy | divination using fig leaves |
tephromancy | divination by ashes |
theomancy | divination by means of oracles |
thrioboly | divination using pebbles |
thumomancy | divination by means of one's own soul |
tiromancy | divination using cheese |
topomancy | divination using landforms |
trochomancy | divination by studying wheel tracks |
tyromancy | divination using cheese |
uranomancy | divination by studying the heavens |
urimancy | divination by observing urine |
xenomancy | divination using strangers |
xylomancy | divination by examining wood found in one’s path |
zoomancy | divination by observing animals |
Fabric and Cloth
aba | garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric |
aerophane | thin crinkled semi-transparent fabric |
alepine | mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric |
alpaca | fine wool made from alpaca hair |
angora | silk-like fabric made from wool of angora goats |
ardass | fine silk |
armure | twilled woollen or silk fabric |
arrasene | embroidery fabric of wool and silk |
atlas | rich satin fabric |
baft | cheap coarse cotton fabric |
bagging | coarse fabric for making bags or sacks |
baize | coarse napped cotton or wool fabric |
balbriggan | knitted cotton fabric |
baldachin | rich embroidered silk and gold fabric |
balzarine | light cotton dress material |
barathea | pebbly silk or worsted fabric with broken rib weave |
barege | gauzy fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or worsted |
barracan | fine silk cloth |
barras | coarse linen fabric |
barrateen | some kind of fabric |
batiste | fine soft sheer fabric of plain weave |
bayadere | fabric with horizontal stripes in strongly contrasting colours |
beaupers | linen fabric used for flags |
bengaline | crosswise ribbed fabric |
bombazine | twilled silk and worsted fabric |
borato | thin fabric |
bouclé | fabric of uneven looped yarn |
brilliantine | light lustrous cotton and worsted fabric |
broadcloth | dense twilled wool or worsted fabric |
brocade | rich silk fabric with raised patterns |
buckram | stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments |
bump | coarse cotton fabric |
bunting | light loosely woven fabric used for flags |
burdet | cotton fabric |
burlap | coarse plain-woven jute or hemp fabric |
burnet | dark brown; dark woollen cloth |
burrel | coarse russet cloth |
calamanco | satin twilled woollen fabric |
calico | plain white cotton |
camaca | fine silk fabric |
cambresine | fine linen fabric |
cambric | fine thin white cotton or linen fabric |
camlet | strong waterproof silk or wool fabric |
caneva | fancy woollen fabric made to resemble canvas |
canque | Chinese cotton fabric |
cashmere | soft twilled fabric made of fine goat's wool |
cashmerette | soft imitation of cashmere |
cassimere | closely woven twilled cloth of fine wool |
cendal | silk fabric resembling taffeta |
challis | soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric |
chambray | lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling |
chamois | cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather |
charmante | silk fabric with a crepe back |
charmeuse | soft and satiny silk fabric |
chenille | velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile |
cheviot | coarse heavy plain or twilled wool or worsted |
chiffon | sheer silk fabric |
chino | strong twilled cotton cloth |
chintz | glazed printed cotton fabric |
cire | fabric with a glazed finish |
cloque | fabric with an embossed design |
coburg | thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk |
cordovan | soft goatskin leather |
corduroy | durable cotton piled fabric with vertical ribs |
crash | coarse drapery and towelling fabric |
crepe | light crinkled fabric |
crepon | heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles |
cretonne | heavy cotton or linen cloth |
crin | horsehair fabric |
crinoline | stiff flax or cotton fabric |
cubica | fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon |
cypress | silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black |
damask | fine lustrous fabric with flat patterns and a satin weave |
delaine | light fabric of wool or mixed wool and cotton |
denim | firm and durable twilled cotton |
dimity | sheer and stout white cotton |
domett | plain cotton-wool blend |
dornick | stout linen |
dowlas | coarse linen |
drabbet | coarse linen |
drap-de-Berry | old woollen cloth |
dreadnought | heavy woollen cloth |
drill | durable twilled cotton |
droguet | ribbed woollen dress fabric |
drugget | coarse durable wool fabric |
ducape | plain-woven stout silk fabric |
duck | durable closely woven cotton fabric |
duffel | fabric of thick, low-quality woolen cloth |
dungaree | heavy coarse durable twilled cotton, usually coloured |
dupion | coarse silk |
duroy | coarse woollen |
duvetyn | smooth lustrous velvety fabric |
ecarlate | fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet |
éolienne | fine silk and wool |
etamine | light open-mesh cotton or worsted |
eyelet | small hole in fabric to allow passage of a cord; cotton fabric with small holes |
faille | shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon fabric |
farandine | silk and wool cloth |
filoselle | coarse floss silk |
flannel | light woollen fabric |
foulard | soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk fabric |
foulé | light woollen fulled cloth |
frieze | rough heavy woollen cloth |
fuji | plain spun silk fabric |
fustian | coarse twilled cotton |
gabardine | closely woven cotton or wool twill |
galatea | striped cotton |
gambroon | twilled worsted and cloth |
gazar | silk organza fabric |
genappe | smooth worsted yarn |
georgette | thin silk |
gingham | striped cotton cloth |
grenadine | thin silk |
grogram | coarse loosely woven silk fabric |
grosgrain | heavy close-woven corded silk |
gulix | kind of fine linen |
harn | coarse linen |
herringbone | twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines |
hodden | coarse undyed woollen cloth |
holland | coarse plain-woven cotton or linen |
hopsack | rough-surfaced loose fabric |
houndstooth | fabric with an irregular checked pattern |
huckaback | absorbent cotton or linen used for towels |
jaconet | stout cotton cloth |
jacquard | intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard |
jaspe | cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect |
jean | durable twilled cotton material |
jersey | plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton, nylon or silk |
kalamkari | fabric coloured by repeated dyeing |
kelt | coarse fabric made of black and white wool |
kente | hand-woven African silk fabric |
kersey | coarse woollen cloth |
kerseymere | twilled fine wool |
khaddar | homespun cotton cloth |
kincob | embroidered silk with gold and silver threads |
lamé | fabric in which metallic threads are interwoven |
lasting | sturdy cotton or worsted cloth |
lawn | fine sheer plain-woven cotton or linen |
leno | open-woven fabric |
linsey | coarse linen and wool blend |
linsey-woolsey | thin coarse fabric of wool and linen |
lockram | coarse linen |
loden | heavy waterproof woollen fabric |
lustring | glossy silk |
lutestring | plain glossy silk |
mackinaw | heavy napped and felted wool cloth |
mackintosh | lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton |
madapollam | fine cotton cloth |
madras | fine plain-woven cotton or silk |
marabout | thin downy silk |
marcella | cotton or linen in twill weave |
marocain | ribbed crepe fabric |
marquisette | sheer meshed cloth |
matelassé | having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted |
melton | strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth |
merino | soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth |
messaline | soft lightweight silk with a satin weave |
mockado | inferior quality woollen fabric |
mogadore | ribbed silk used in making neckties |
mohair | fabric made from silky hair of angora goats |
moire | watered silk |
moleskin | heavy durable cotton |
moreen | stout corded wool or cotton |
mousseline | fine sheer fabric |
mull | soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric |
muslin | plain-woven fine cotton |
musterdevillers | archaic mixed grey woollen cloth |
nainsook | fine cotton fabric |
nankeen | buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton |
needlecord | thinly ribbed cotton |
ninon | silk voile or other thin fabric |
organdie | fine translucent cotton |
organza | transparent thin silk or nylon |
orleans | interwoven cotton and worsted |
osnaburg | coarse linen or cotton |
ottoman | heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs |
oxford | soft durable plain-woven cotton |
paduasoy | corded silk |
paisley | soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern |
panne | heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |
paramatta | worsted and cotton blend |
pashmina | fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls |
pekin | fine soft silk |
pellicule | thin diaphanous fabric |
percale | closely woven lightweight cloth |
percaline | glossy lightweight cotton |
perse | dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour |
piqué | stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk |
platilla | fine white linen |
plissé | fabric with puckered finish |
pongee | thin soft fabric woven from raw silk |
poodle | coarsely looped or nubby fabric |
poplin | corded woven silk and worsted |
prunella | strong and heavy silk or wool |
rabanna | raffia fabric of Madagascar |
ramie | strong lustrous fabric resembling linen or silk |
raploch | coarse undyed woollen cloth |
raschel | light loosely kitted cloth |
ratiné | rough bulky plain-woven fabric |
rep | plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs |
reticella | old Venetian lace-like fabric |
romal | handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric |
rumchunder | fine silk |
russel | ribbed cotton and wool |
russet | coarse homespun cloth |
sagathy | light blend of silk and cotton or wool |
samite | rich and heavy silk, sometimes interwoven with gold or silver |
sarsenet | fine and soft silk; soft or gentle |
satara | ribbed lustred wool |
sateen | glossy cotton or wool |
satin | closely woven silk with lustrous face |
satinet | thin silk satin or imitation thereof |
saxony | fine soft woollen fabric |
say | delicate woollen fabric |
scarlet | fine cloth |
scrim | durable plain-woven cotton fabric |
seersucker | light puckered cotton or linen fabric |
sempiternum | durable wool |
sendal | thin silk or linen |
serge | strong twilled worsted |
shalloon | light twilled wool or worsted |
shantung | plain rough silk or cotton |
sharkskin | smooth durable wool or worsted fabric |
shetland | lightweight loosely twisted wool fabric |
shoddy | woollen fabric made from rags |
sicilienne | ribbed silk |
silesia | thin twilled cotton or linen |
silkaline | soft light cotton fabric resembling silk |
sindon | fine linen |
stammel | coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour |
stockinette | soft elastic cotton fabric |
surah | soft twilled silk or rayon |
swansdown | heavy napped cotton flannel |
swanskin | soft napped fabric resembling flannel |
tabaret | striped watered silk and satin fabric |
tabby | plain-woven silk taffeta fabric |
tabinet | silk and wool watered fabric |
taffeta | thin glossy silk |
tamin | thin glazed worsted |
tamis | thin wool |
tarlatan | thin sheer stiff cotton |
terry | piled fabric consisting of uncut loops |
ticking | strong linen or cotton fabric used for mattress and pillow cases |
tiffany | transparent silk-like gauzy fabric |
tiretaine | wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen |
toile | plain or simple twilled fabric |
tricolette | silk or rayon knitted fabric |
tricot | plain knitted silk or woollen fabric |
tricotine | double-twilled worsted fabric |
tulle | sheer and delicate thin silk |
tussah | brownish silk fabric |
tweed | rough twilled wool |
twill | any diagonally woven fabric |
velour | piled velvety cotton |
veloutine | velvety corded wool |
velvet | soft piled fabric of silk, cotton or synthetic material |
velvetine | cotton with silk pile |
vicuna | fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant |
voile | soft fine sheer fabric |
wadmal | thick coarse wool |
whipcord | fabric with bold twill used for making dresses |
wigan | stiff plain-woven cotton |
wincey | plain or twilled cotton |
woolsey | cotton and wool blend |
worcester | fine wool |
worsted | fine closely-woven wool |
zanella | mixed twilled umbrella fabric |
zephyr | lightweight wool or worsted fabric; the west wind |
zibeline | soft piled wool |
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