| beatitude |
(often cap.) any of the nine declarations of blessedness in the Sermon on the Mount, made by Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| get on |
to mount, board, or step onto. [1/5 definitions] |
| golden calf |
according to the Old Testament, a gold statue of a calf that the Israelites worshiped while Moses was on Mount Sinai. [1/2 definitions] |
| horse |
to mount or ride a horse. [1/10 definitions] |
| Moses |
according to the Old Testament, the Hebrew patriarch who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, and who led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt. |
| mounting |
something that serves as a support, foundation, or background; mount. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mt. |
abbreviation of "mount" or "mountain." |
| offer |
to present; mount. [1/14 definitions] |
| Olympus |
Mount Olympus, a mountain in northern Greece, believed in ancient times to be the dwelling place of the gods. |
| Parnassus |
Mount Parnassus, a mountain in central Greece that in classical times was associated with Apollo and the Muses. [1/3 definitions] |
| Pompeii |
an ancient city of southwestern Italy that was buried in 79 A.D. by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. |
| quirt |
a short whip used by a rider to make a mount go faster. [1/2 definitions] |
| remount |
to mount or climb again. [1/2 definitions] |
| rocket1 |
to mount suddenly and unexpectedly, as prices; skyrocket. [1/6 definitions] |
| Sermon on the Mount |
in the New Testament, the speech Jesus Christ delivered to his disciples on the Mount of Olives, in which he discoursed on those who are blessed. |
| Sinai |
see "Mount Sinai." [1/2 definitions] |
| swivel |
a fastener or mount that allows the object fastened or mounted to turn freely or pivot. [2/5 definitions] |
| Ten Commandments |
according to the Old Testament, the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai that constitute the fundamental code of moral responsibility for both Jews and Christians; Decalogue. |
| trunnion |
one of a pair of cylindrical pins on either side of a cannon that support it on its carriage or mount. [1/2 definitions] |
| Vesuvius |
an active volcano in southwestern Italy that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.; Mount Vesuvius. |