English words from Renaissance Latin
- geologyThe science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- LutheranOf or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.
- sororityA group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
- mammaryOf or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- effectuateTo cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).
- AbyssiniaEthiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian.
- angulationThe formation of angles.
- florilegiumA collection of flowers.
- finitudeThe state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
- AbyssinSynonym of Abyssinian.
- definitudedefiniteness
- discarnateStripped of flesh.
- ErasmianOf or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian).
- indefinitudeThe quality of being indefinite or vague.
- Lachryma ChristiAn Italian white wine from grapes grown on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
- linguiformShaped like a tongue.
- mad appleEggplant.
- multangleA polygon.
- nihilityThe state or fact of being nothing; nothingness, nullity; nonexistence.
- polyanthusA type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
- septangularSynonym of heptagonal.
- septemfidCleft into seven.