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20 Cards in this Set
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heathen (n)
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people who are not Christians (derogatory term)
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dalliance (n)
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a brief love relationship
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absolutions (n)
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remissions of sins pronounced by a priest
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penance (n)
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an act to show sorrow or repentance for sin
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shriven (v)
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freed from guilt through rituals
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farthing (n)
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British monetary unit, 1/4 of a penny
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coffers (n)
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strong boxes that contain money
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wary (adj)
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marked by keen caution in detecting and escaping danger
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girdle (n)
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any article of dress encircling the body, usually at the waist
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dais (n)
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raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
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tithes (v)
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pays/gives a tenth part of one's income, especially for the support of the church
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knave (n)
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a tricky and deceitful fellow
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arrears (n)
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states of being behind in the discharge of obligations (money)
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bailiff (n)
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an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions
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excommunication (n)
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an act depriving a person of the rights of church membership
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diocese (n)
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the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
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relics (n)
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objects that are worshipped because of association with a saint or martyr (often a body part after the death of the body part's owner)
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burgher (n)
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a townsman
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chaste (adj)
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morally pure in thought or conduct
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niggard
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a miser
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