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== A - G ==
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;Aonic: (A) 1) A language spoken in Arelon and Teod. It was originally based on the Aons. 2) A racial group that originated in Teod. People of Aonic descent are characterized by blonde hair and tall frames. Most people in Teod are pure Aonic, while those in Arelon have intermixed more with the eastern nations.
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;Delbahad: relatively new holiday {{book ref|tes|d|17}}
;DeluseDoo: (D) A word that loosely translates as 'angered for being insulted.'{{book ref|Elantris|16}}
:# A [[Deo Plantation|plantation]] in northwestern Arelon.
:# The basic coin in Arelon.
;Derethi: (F) The Adjective for Shu-Dereth. Usually refers to the Derethi religion.
;Dion: (A) A young Elantrian
;Do: (J) Book.
;DoMin: (J) The Jindoeese word for Domi, or god.
;Doloken: (D) Hell
;Domi: (A) The God of the Korathi religion. The religion claims that he is a loving parent of humankind.
;Dorven: (F) The lowest level of Derethi priest.
;Dreok: (A) See Crushthroat, Draok.
;Dula: (D) A word for those who are from Duladel.
;Duladen: (D) An adverb to describe people or things from Duladel.
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;Elantrian: (A) The name for one who has been taken by the Shaod. One who lives in Elantris.
;Eostek: (A) Sixth month of the Aonic year.
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;Fjordell: (F) A word for a person from Fjorden. Also the adverb to describe such. Fjordell's tend to have dark black hair and are very wide of build. Many rival even Teos when it comes to height.
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;Grador: (F) The rank in the Derethi priesthood directly above Arteth. Generally, they lead chapels in large cities.
;Gragdet: (F) A special rank in the Derethi priesthood. The title is given to those who lead monasteries in Fjorden. Their rank in relation to the rest of the priesthood depends on the importance of their monastery. The three most important Gragdets—the ones who lead Rathbore, Dakhor, and Fjeldor monasteries—out-rank even Gyorns.
;Gyorn: (F) The highest sequential rank in the Derethi priesthood. Gyorns are only subject to the will of Wyrn and, occasionally, Gragdets. The Gyorns are amongst the most powerful people on the content—in Derethi nations, Kings are required to bow before them. Gyorns often serve to oversee the Derethi faithful in an entire nation, though they are also given special political duties, such as serving as Wyrn's personal emissary. Their blood-red ceremonial armor gives them an imposing aura, an aura enhanced by their reputation. It is said that Gyorns are the most politically savvy, and the most heartless, people under Wyrn's control. Political unrest often follows in their wake, and where they are displeased Kings are often found assassinated.
== H - M ==
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;Hama: (D) Grandmother
;Haona: (A) An Elantrian woman.{{ref|group=nb|name=onlyGlossary|text=only mentioned in the glossary}}
;Hraggish: (F) An adjective to describe something or someone from Hraggen.
;Hroden: (F) 'Master' or 'Lord.' It is half of the two-part Derethi oath bond. (See also Odiv.)
;Hroven: (F) A word to describe someone or something from Hrovell.
;Hruggath: (F) An obscene oath in Fjordell; often used with 'Ja,' the shortened, vulgar word for Jaddeth.
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;Idos: (A) Merciful. Often used when calling on Domi's name.
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;Ja: (F) The Vulgar version of 'Jaddeth,' God of the Derethi religion.
;Jaadorian: (F) A word to describe someone or something from Jaador.
;Jaddeth: (F) The historical Fjordell god of the underworld. Upon Wulfden the First's adoption of Shu-Dereth as the official state religion, Jaddeth was adapted to become the official god of the religion. Hold-overs from the ancient pantheistic Jaddeth still exist, however, such as the tradition that Jaddeth's Kingdom lies beneath the earth, not in the heavens.
;Jedaver: (F) The Jaadorian word for a fencing sword.
;Jindoeese: (J) A word describing a person or thing from Jindo.
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;Kaa: (A)
:# A [[Kaa Plantation|plantation]] in southern Arelon, currently held by baron [[Shuden]].
;Kaloo: (D) A common Duladen name.
;Kayana: (D) Insane.
;Kimeon: (A) A lowly Arelis noble title.
;Kimess: (A) The feminine version of Kimeon.
;Kmeer: (D) The Duladen name for a fencing sword.
;Kolo: (D) A tag question commonly used in Duladen, especially amongst the commoners. It means 'Isn't that right?' or 'Don't you think?'
;Korathi: (F) An adjective used for Shu-Korath. Usually refers to the Korathi religion.
;Krondet: (F) Half of the Derethi oath-bond. Krondet is similar to Odiv, but far less binding. (See Odiv.)
; KuNuKam: Mulla'dil word {{book ref|tes|d|97}}
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;MaeDal: (A) Second day of the week according to the Aonic calendar.
;Maipon sticks: (J) Eating utensils used in Jindo.
== N - R ==
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;Odiv: (F) Half of the Derethi oath-bond. Derethi society is stratified in a way that each person is linked back to Jaddeth. Common people swear an oath bond to their priests, who in turn swear an oath bond to the priest higher than them, who swear to those higher than them. Eventually, it all ends with Wyrn. There are two types of oaths:
::Odiv-Hroden and Krondet-Hroden. In both cases, the Hroden is the lord and the other is the servant. Odiv—the oath usually sworn by priests—is far more binding than Krondet. If one swears to be another's Odiv, then their spiritual salvation depends on how well they serve their Hroden. They are required to do whatever their Hroden commands, even if it is against their own conscience or will.
;Omin: (A) Head priest of Shu-Korath in Arelon.
;OpeDal: (A) Sixth day of the week according to the Aonic calendar.
;Overspirit: (D) Another word for the Dor.
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;Ragnat: (F) Rank in the Derethi priesthood directly below Gyorn. They usually oversee a region of Derethi worshipers.
;Revertiss: (F) A famous food dish.
;Ruda: (D) Feminine of Rulo.
;Rulo: (D) A word that loosely translates as 'unfortunate one.'
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;Shaod: (A) 'The transformation.' This is the name for the mystical event that changes a regular person into an Elantrian. The Shaod takes only minutes, and it is irreversible. It chooses people with apparent randomness, though it does follow a couple of rules. It only takes people who live in Arelon or northwestern Duladel, and it only takes people of Aonic blood—meaning either Teos, Arelenes, or Dulas. Before the Reod, the Shaod transformed a person into a glowing, quick-healing being with god-like powers. After the Reod, the Shaod instead began to change people into corpse-like creatures with blotchy skin.
;Shu: (J) 'Path of.'
;Sule: (D) Friend.
;Svordish: (S) A word for someone, or something, from Svorden.
;Syclan: (F) Of or relating to the continent of Sycla.
;Syre: (F) The Fjordell word for a fencing sword.
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;Teois: (A) An adjective referring to Teod.
; Tore: (A) A very minor noble title in Arelon.{{disputed|not found in the book}}
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; The [[Velding]]: somewhere in [[Svorden]] worth spying on{{book ref|Elantris|17}}
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; weedfingers: insult used for the bloodsealer {{book ref|tes|d|97}}
;Wulfden: (F) A common name for Fjordell Wyrns. Wulfden the First was the one who instigated Derethi as the state religion of Fjorden.
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== Notes ==
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