Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sequel, n. [OFr < L. 'to follow'.]

Consequence; importance; that which follows as a result of an event or course of action; an after-consequence.

sequence, n. [L. 'to follow'.]

Succession; follow.

sequester (-ed), v. [L. 'to place in safe keeping, to remove, to separate'.]

To set aside; separate; dismiss from consideration.

sequestered, adj. [see sequester, v.]

Sheltered; retired; secluded.

seraph (-im, -s, -'s), n. [L. < Heb.]

1. Angel; spirit; heavenly being; personage of light; [fig.] dear one who has died; lovely person who has passed away.
2. Winged creature; personified insect, such as a bee or butterfly.
3. Holy Ghost; Spirit of God; divine messenger.
4. Bird; [fig.] cloud bank; [metaphor] winter month.
5. Member of the highest order of angels; one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision (see Isaiah 6:2,6).

seraphic, adj. [see seraph, n.]

1. Angelic; cherubic; paradisaical; heavenly; other-worldly.
2. Winged; flying; airborne.
3. Divine; godlike; sublime; awe-inspiring; [fig.] unspeakable; paralyzing.

sere (sear), adj. [see sear, adj.]

sere, n. [L. 'to join in a series'.]

A series of plant communities, each naturally succeeding the previous one.

serene (-r), adj. [L. 'clear, fair, calm'.]

Of the weather, air, sky: Clear, fine, and calm (without cloud or rain or wind.

serf (-s), n. [OFr < L. serv-um, slave.] (webplay: The serfs in Poland are slaves.).

Servant; household slave; attendant who keeps the lamps in the house burning; [possible pun on “seraph”.]