Animals
Cleverly deceitful. Think of a "fox."
What is vulpine?
One who defies convention in a striking fashion.
What is an iconoclast?
Describing the fusion of several different beliefs.
What is syncretic?
To free from blame or wrongdoing.
What is exonerate?
Result, outcome. This is a noun.
What is effect.
Describing a person who is slow and unintelligent. Think of a "cow".
What is bovine?
A person who rejects or abandons a strongly held belief.
What is a apostate?
Traditionally a biography of a saint, but today any writing that praises highly to the point of worship.
What is hagiography?
To lessen the severity.
What is extenuate?
What is flout?
Enormous, massive. Think of an "elephant."
What is elephantine?
Pretending to be religious and holy, but doing so as a pretext to look down on others.
What is sanctimonious?
A person new to a religious order, or any beginner in general.
What is novitiate?
To express strong disapproval and loathing.
What is execrate?
To show off something in a very obvious manner.
What is flaunt?
Relating to apes.
What is simian?
Violation of something considered holy.
What is sacrilege?
To violate something considered holy.
What is desecrate?
To wipe out any trace.
What is expunge?
Not drawing attention to an activity that is generally kept private.
What is discreet?
Describing a donkey; slow-witted.
What is asinine?
Universal.
What is catholic?
Relating to a church or the clergy.
What is ecclesiastical?
To remove objectionable material from written work.
What is expurgate?
Open to corruption or bribery.
What is venal?