(of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible. (verb) halve or reduce to the half
(noun) a spontaneously arising organic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition / (noun) a community or society characterized by this relationship
(verb) to purify ceremonially
(adjective) of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring
referring to Oulipo, a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques
(noun) theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ