17Th Century Vocabulary

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Ferment

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(of a substance) undergo fermentation

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Inaugurated

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begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period)

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Patriarch

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the male head of a family or tribe

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Staunch

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loyal or committed in attitude

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Progeny

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a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant, offspring

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Ecclesiastical

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of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy

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Explicitly

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stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

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Affront

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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

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Papist

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used as a disparaging term for a Roman Catholic

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Prerogatives

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a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

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Stupendous

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extremely impressive

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Analogous

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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared

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Revoke

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put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise)

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Entity

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something that exists by itself: something that is separate from other things

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Iconoclasm

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the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious icons and other symbols or monuments

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Resonated

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produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound

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Stringent

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(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

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Sacrilege

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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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Martyt

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a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

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Essay

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a short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.