one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

to fuse into one entity; merge

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

a fixed or firm belief

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church