HAGIOLOGY = Study of literature dealing with lives of saints
CHASM = An extermely deep crack or opening in the ground
CONNOISSEUR = A person who is competent to pass critical judgement upon anything
CUCKOLD = Man whose wife is unfaithful to him
DIDACTIC = Story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth
FARCE = A light-hearted humorous play with silly action
KNELL = A funeral bell
MAUSOLEUM = A magnificent tomb