Far from Heaven Glossary

by Todd Haynes

Far from Heaven Glossary

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Polemical

Virulent, scathing

Melancholy

Sadness, pessimism

Thronged

Filled, jammed

Undulation

Rise and fall

Undefiled

Pure, not infected or spoilt

Cloister

Corridor, walkaway, aisle

Cadence

Intonation, rhythm, tempo

Pervading

Permeating, infusing

Emanation

Result, product

Deification

When a human is treaded by people like a God

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