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. [1/9 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. |
Mount Everest |
the world's highest mountain, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan range of mountains that lie between India and China. In Tibet, the mountain is called Chomolungma. In Nepal, it is called Sagarmatha. |
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 |
a mountain in northern Greece, believed in ancient times to be the place where the gods lived; Mount Olympus. |
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 |
the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, according to the Old Testament of the Bible. The Ten Commandments are laws of moral conduct in the Jewish and Christian religions. |
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. |