Vocabulary

Canaan - the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Gen. 12:5–10. 2. Biblical name of Palestine. 3. any land of promise. 4. a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah. Gen. 10.

hemmamashundi - the act of being moved by God and speaking in tongues

fundamentalist - (// sometimes initial capital letter //) a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.

the dunking incident - putting a human into a cage and dropping from a high point into a body of water repeatedly

fornication - the act of sexual intercourse (considered wrong in the Church of Fire and Brimstone)

cult - a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. 2. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.

nettles - a prickly plant-like object sometimes covered in stinging hairs

ornery - ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn; inferior or common; low or vile


 * Intercalated phocomelia-** In amelia, no hand structure is present. In phocomelia, a functional terminal element is always present. These patients are often best treated by the prosthetist. When the phocomelic hand can reach the mouth, even this is not indicated. Newer myoelectric prostheses allow muscle action to trigger the prosthesis. Occasionally, radial or ulnar deviation of the hand may require centralization.

fire and brimstone: **Fire and brimstone** (or, alternately, brimstone and fire, translated from the Hebrew גפרית ואש) are signs of God's wrath in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the New Testament. In the Bible, they often appear in reference to the fate of the unfaithful. "Brimstone," possibly the ancient name for sulphur, evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity. The term is also used, sometimes pejoratively, to describe a style of Christian preaching that uses vivid descriptions of judgment and eternal damnation to encourage repentance.