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246387615enumeratedlisted, counted0
246387616innovationsnew ways of doing things1
246387617syphilisan STD that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete2
246387618heresiesbeliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings3
246387619sectsReligious societies of a few people, usually with a preacher as their leader.4
246387620acuitysharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)5
246387621penancesConfessions6
246387622theologythe rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth7
246387623ostentationsdone to impress others, showy, pretentious8
246387624celibateabstaining from intercourse9
246387625animositya feeling of ill will arousing active hostility10
246387626recantedreject a formerly held belief, usually under pressure11
246387627aberrationa state or condition markedly different from the norm12
246387628heliocentrichaving the sun as the center13
246387629subordinationthe quality of obedient submissiveness14
246387630tediousso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness, long and tiresome15
246387631buttressmake stronger or defensible16
246387632apexthe highest point (of something)17
246387633eccliasticalof or relating to a church18
246387634absolutisma form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)19
246387635prosematter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression20
246387636ascendancycontrolling influence; domination21
246387637continuitythe property of a continuous and connected period of time22
246387638theologicalrelating to the study of God23
246387639antiquityan artifact surviving from the past24
246387640reconciliationthe act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute25
246387641sythesisthe combination of seperate parts into a unified whole26
246387642devoidcompletely lacking27
246387643dioceseThe basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church28
246387644vernacularthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)29
246387645interrogationan instance of questioning30
246387646ingeniousshowing inventiveness and skill31
246387647ellipticaloval; missing a word or words; obscure32
246387648bourgeoisiethe social class between the lower and upper classes33
246387649acuteextremely sharp or intense34
246387650dowrymoney or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage35
246387651annuldeclare invalid36
246387652annexedformally added37
246387653dissenta difference of opinion38
246387654corruptionlack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)39
246387655scandalousgiving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation40
246387656absolutionsfreedom from blame or guilt41
246387657piousdevoutly religious42
246387658denunciationa public act of denouncing43
246387659curtailingholding back44
246387660linguisticsthe humanistic study of language and literature45
246387661adherentsbelievers, followers46
246387662secularworldly47
246387663malevolencethe quality of threatening evil48
246387664celestialof heaven or the spirit49
246387665capricea sudden desire50
246387666metalurgydevelopment of metal tools and goods.51
246387667pervasivespreading throughout52
246387668guildsbusiness associations53
246387669innovationthe creation of something in the mind54
246387670coercingTo dominate, restrain, or control forcibly55
246387671dissenterA person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders56

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