Glossary

Glossary

unequivocally - unambiguously

considerable - ample, sizable

antiquity - ancientness

inscriptions - a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or other on a hard surface

Anthologies - book or other collection of selected writings by various authors

secular - non religious, temporal

indigenous - native

esthetics - American spelling for aesthetics, sense of beauty

subtlety - distinction, nuance

profundity - solidity, sophistication

subaltern - subordinate, inferior

extensively - broadly, largely

universality - acceptance, prevalence

myriad - indefinitely great number

facet - feature, character

illuminated - lucid or clear

undergird - fundamental support

conservative - traditional

Dravidian - a family of languages spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka

Indo-Aryan - Indo-European people

touchstone - a standard or criterion

fecund - fertile

preexisting - antecedent, former

offshoot - outgrowth, sprout

indescribably - indefinably

patently - clearly, undoubtedly