The Cross and the Lynching Tree Glossary

by James H. Cone

The Cross and the Lynching Tree Glossary

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Liturgical

Ceremonial, solemn

Enunciate

Articulate, vocalize

Vehement

Fanatical, forceful

Intagliate

Engraving on surface

Demeanor

Attitude

Clambered

Climbed, ascended

Repelled

Stave off, repulse

Calamity

Mischance, disaster

Vessel

Boat, ship

Efficacious

Powerful, potent

Sanguine

Upbeat, optimistic

Seminary

Theological academy

Agnostic

Skeptic, cynic

Encumbrance

Obligation, obstruction

Ecclesiastical

Ministerial, pastoral

Fleeting

Transitory, fading

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