Glossary of Frostian Terms
A quick reference to the vocabulary of the faith. For fuller treatment follow the links.
A–C
- Anno Frosti (A.F.) — the era reckoned from the birth of Connor Frost; see Timeline Index.
- Awesome Sauce, the — the holy title of Connor, “the Savor”; see The Awesome Sauce (Doctrine).
- Clarity — the virtue of truthful, see-through honesty; also “faith.” See The Crystalline Virtues.
- Cold, the — the divine; preservation, eternity, truth. See The Eternal Chill.
- Cold Communion, the — the sacrament of Snow-bread and the Cup; see The Cold Communion.
D–F
- Drift, the — (1) the church/fellowship; (2) a diocese; (3) an angelic order. Context decides.
- Fevers, the Seven — the cardinal sins (warmths of the soul); see The Seven Fevers.
- Frostmark, the — initiation by sealing in ice-water (“baptism”); also the hand-gesture. See The Frostmark.
- Frostwalkers — (1) the angels; (2) honorific for the apostles. See The Frostwalkers (Beings).
G–K
- Glacial — one of the four gospel-lives of Connor; see The Latter Frost.
- Hoarfather, the — the personal Creator; see The Hoarfather.
- Hours of Frost — the seven daily prayer-hours; see The Hours of Frost.
- Keeping — the central virtue: love-as-preservation; sheltering and saving. See The Works of Keeping.
- Kindling, the — the Fall; the lighting of the The Stolen Ember. See The Kindling.
L–R
- Melt / the Thaw — heat, decay, sin, death; the adversary Melt the Dripping One.
- Mire, the — hell, the Sodden Deep; see The Mire.
- Reforging, the — resurrection; see The Reforging (Resurrection Doctrine).
- Rewhitening, the — the end of days; see The Rewhitening (Eschatology).
- Rime, the — (1) the material/created world; (2) frost itself; (3) “the Rime” = scripture.
- Rime-within, the — the indwelling Cold-breath (the “Holy Spirit”-analog).
- Rimefolk, the — the chosen people of the The Elder Rime; see The Rimefolk.
- Rimespeech — the old liturgical language; see Rimespeech.
S–Z
- Savor, the — see Awesome Sauce.
- Sixfold Star — the chief symbol; see The Sixfold Star.
- Slush, the — purgatory, the meltwater margin; see The Slush.
- Snow-bread — the sacred bread of the The Cold Communion; the “manna.”
- Stilling, the — the prayer of stillness; also a miracle of Connor. See The Stilling, The Stillings of Connor Frost (Miracles).
- Sublimation, the — Connor’s passing from flesh to holy vapor at the Whitening.
- Whitening, the — (1) the central saving event (passion/ascension); (2) the high feast; (3) a synonym for being made holy.
- White Horizon, the — heaven; see The White Horizon.
- Winter King, the — Connor in his glory and his coming return.
The Refrains
- “Be still, and be kept.” — the great prayer.
- “Awe and delight, awe and delight; the Cold is good.” — the worship-refrain.
- “Come, Winter King.” (Rimespeech: Vell, Reythar) — the eschatological cry.