Religious
What does Pious mean?
What is devoutly religious
A large book containing the signatures of those who have made a pact with Satan?
What is the devils book
What does warden mean?
What is court official in Puritan times
What does Avidly mean?
What is Enthusiastically
What does Malign mean?
What is evil in nature
What does Blasphemy mean?
What is act or offense of speaking about god
What does familiar spirit mean?
What is evil spirit or demon that serves a witch
A false statements knowingly made to injure someone.
What is calumny
What does deference mean?
What is humble or submission and respect
A place where those convicted at Salem were hanged.
What is Gallow hills
What does Theocracy mean?
What is government in which religious authorities rule the state as God’s representatives
What does conjure mean?
What does McCarthyism mean?
making accusations based on little or no evidence, like the charges Senator Joseph McCarthy made against suspected Communists in the 1950s
What does predilection mean?
What is preference/special liking for something
What does Ameliorate mean?
What is make something bad or unsatisfactory
What does Quakers mean?
What is members of the Society of Friends, founded by George Fox in 1647
What does Traffic with spirits mean?
What is to conjure up through spells or communicate with demons, ghosts, etc
What does crucible mean?
What is severe test; a vessel used for refining and purifying some material under intense heat
What does Restitution mean?
What is Restoration of something lost or stolen to it's proper owner
What is Callous mean?
What is showing or having insensitive and cruel disregard for others
What is through the power of suggestion, many people came to believe witches overran the town
What does witch-hunt mean?
What is an intensive effort to expose disloyalty, usually based on little or no evidence
What does arbitrate mean?
What is an independent person/body reach and authoritative judgement or settlement
What does Remorselessly mean?
What is Mercilessly; having no pity or compassion
What does afflict mean?
What is torment, frighten, or harm through supernatural means