The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

By: Dan Brown

1. The parquet floor shook. Pg.3

2. “You and your brethren possess something that is not yours.” Pg.4

3. The curator’s true identity, along with the identities of his three sÐ"©nÐ"©chaux, was almost as sacred as the ancient secret they protected. Pg.4

4. SauniÐ"Ёre closed his eyes, his thoughts a swirling tempest of fear and regret. Pg.5

5. Tonight’s lecture вЂ" a slide show about pagan symbolism hidden in the stones of Chartres Cathedral вЂ" had probably ruffled some conservative feathers in the audience. Pg.’s 7-8

6. вЂ" 10. He is the author of numerous books: The Symbology of Secret Sects, The Art of the Illuminati, The Lost Language of Ideograms, and when I say he wrote the book on Religious Iconology, I mean that quite literally. Pg.9

11. “And Mr. Langdon’s refusal to speak publicly about his unusual role in last year’s Vatican conclave certainly wins him points on our intrigue-o-meter.” Pg.9

12. The image was gruesome and profoundly strange, bringing with it an unsettling sense of dÐ"©jÐ" vu. Pg. 11

1. parquet ; 1.) A flooring made of pieces of wood fitted together to form a pattern.

2.) The main floor of a theater; or orchestra.

2. brethren ; 1.) Brothers; of a religious order; or sect.

2.) A term used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to

the members of a profession, society, or sect

3. sÐ"©nÐ"©chaux ; 1.) Plural of sÐ"©nÐ"©chal, a high military office, appointed by the church,

in the middle ages.

4. tempest ; 1.) A wild outburst of feelings, and actions.

2.) A wild storm with high winds and, often rain.

5. pagan ; 1.) Heathen 1; especially; a follower of a polytheistic religion. (As in

ancient Rome.)

2.) One who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures

and material goods; an irreligious or hedonistic person.

3.) A person who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jewish.

6. Symbology ; 1.) The art of expression by symbols.

2.) The study or interpretation of symbols.

3.) A system of symbols.

7. Sects ; 1.) A group of people having the same leader, beliefs, etc.,