Chapter XVII - Glossary
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UNKNOWN. That which spiritual sense alone compre-
UNKNOWN. That which spiritual sense alone compre-
hends, and which is unknown to the material senses.
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Paganism and agnosticism may define Deity as "the
Paganism and agnosticism may define Deity as "the
great unknowable;" but Christian Science brings God
much nearer to man, and makes Him better known as
the All-in-all, forever near.
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Paul saw in Athens an altar dedicated "to the unknown
Paul saw in Athens an altar dedicated "to the unknown
God." Referring to it, he said to the Athenians: "Whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you."
(Acts xvii. 23.)
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URIM. Light.
URIM. Light.
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The rabbins believed that the stones in the breast-
The rabbins believed that the stones in the breast-
plate of the high-priest had supernatural illumination,
but Christian Science reveals Spirit, not matter, as the
illuminator of all. The illuminations of Science give us
a sense of the nothingness of error, and they show the
spiritual inspiration of Love and Truth to be the only fit
preparation for admission to the presence and power of
the Most High.
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VALLEY. Depression; meekness; darkness.
VALLEY. Depression; meekness; darkness.
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"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil." (Psalm xxiii.4.)
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Though the way is dark in mortal sense, divine Life
Though the way is dark in mortal sense, divine Life
and Love illumine it, destroy the unrest of mortal thought,
the fear of death, and the supposed reality of error. Chris-
tian Science, contradicting sense, maketh the valley to bud
and blossom as the rose.
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VEIL. A cover; concealment; hiding; hypocrisy.
VEIL. A cover; concealment; hiding; hypocrisy.
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The Jewish women wore veils over their faces in token
The Jewish women wore veils over their faces in token
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of reverence and submission and in accordance with
of reverence and submission and in accordance with
Pharisaical notions.
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The Judaic religion consisted mostly of rites and cere-
The Judaic religion consisted mostly of rites and cere-
monies. The motives and affections of a man were of
little value, if only he appeared unto men to fast. The
great Nazarene, as meek as he was mighty, rebuked the
hypocrisy, which offered long petitions for blessings upon
material methods, but cloaked the crime, latent in thought,
which was ready to spring into action and crucify God's
anointed. The martyrdom of Jesus was the culminating
sin of Pharisaism. It rent the veil of the temple. It re-
vealed the false foundations and superstructures of super-
ficial religion, tore from bigotry and superstition their
coverings, and opened the sepulchre with divine Science,
– immortality and Love.
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WILDERNESS. Loneliness; doubt; darkness. Spon-
WILDERNESS. Loneliness; doubt; darkness. Spon-
taneity of thought and idea; the vestibule in which a
material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense
unfolds the great facts of existence.
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WILL. The motive-power of error; mortal belief; ani-
WILL. The motive-power of error; mortal belief; ani-
mal power. The might and wisdom of God.
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"For this is the will of God." (I Thessalonians
"For this is the will of God." (I Thessalonians
iv. 3.)
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Will, as a quality of so-called mortal mind, is a wrong‑
Will, as a quality of so-called mortal mind, is a wrong‑
doer; hence it should not be confounded with the term
as applied to Mind or to one of God's qualities.
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WIND. That which indicates the might of omnipo-
WIND. That which indicates the might of omnipo-
tence and the movements of God's spiritual government,
encompassing all things. Destruction; anger; mortal
passions.