pernicious
deadly; destructive; to ruin; highly destructive
transgression
crime; lawbreaking; trespass; violation of a law/command; spread of sea over land areas
grievance
complaint; a cause of distress felt for a cause of resistance/complaint
solemnity
formal or ceremonial occasion or event; solemn event; serious; earnest
posterity
all future generations
valiant
acting with bravery or boldness; courageous; heroic; carried out with courage
importune
annoy; trouble; to press or urge with troublesome persistence
esteem
worth; value; the regard in which one is held
partisan
a firm follower to a party, faction, cause or person; convert; follower
chaste
innocent of unlawful intercourse; clean; spotless; pure
profane
to treat (something sacred) with abuse or disrespect; lessen; corrupt
forswear
to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath; deny under oath; repeal; withdraw
languish
to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated; exhaust; weaken; decay
augment
to make more intense; greatly intensify; more numerous; supplement; expand
fray
a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute; battle; struggle
portentous
prodigious; pompous; of, relating to or constituting a portent
heretics
nonconformist; a person who differs in opinion from established religious teachings
tyrannous
marked by tyranny; oppressive power; absolutism
gall
boldness often with arrogant self-confidence; bitterness; animosity
nuptials
relating to marriage/ the marriage ceremony; marriage; wedding