Define Indignant
Filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy
Define Anonymity
Secrecy; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
Define Devil's Book
Said to be large book containing the signatures of those who have made a pact with Satan
Define Faction
Small ground, usually contentious, within a larger group
Define Adamant
Define Ineptly
Awkwardly
Define Begulie
Delude, Cheat, or Divert
Define Crucible
Severe test, a vessel used for refining and purifying some material under intense heat
Define Partisan
Militant supporter of a party cause Faction or idea
Define Ascertain
Find out or Detect
Define Qualm
A sensation of misgiving or uneasiness
Define Bemused
Confused
Define The Devil's Mark
Scar or blemish said to be found on a person who has made a pact with the devil
The act of pretending
Define Calamity
Disaster
Define Remorselessly
Mercilessly; having no pity or compassion
Define Calumny
False statements knowingly made to injure someone
Define Providence
Work of divine intervention
Define Break Charity
Christians should be united by the bonds of love or Charity, so to treat someone in an unloving way was to break charity
Crazy or Foolish or Stupid
Define Hysteria/Mass Hysteria
Through the power of suggestion, many people came to believe witches overran the town, also called "the madness"
Define McCarthyism
Making accusations based on little or no evidence
Define Theocracy
government in which religious authorities rule the state as Government
Define Quakers
Members of the Society of Friends, founded by George Fox in 1647; Quakers believe an "inward light" can be lead to all a personal experience of God
Define statutes
A law, decree, or edict