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"The Scarlet Letter" Vocabulary Crossword

Across
of a brilliant red color
a person who has been rejected by society or a social group.
The sacred writings of Christianity contained in the bible
serious and immediate danger
a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind
sewn on cloth with thread
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones
preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.
a raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals
A wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned people are executed
an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage
a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract
Down
voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
the intention or desire to do evil; ill will
Sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death
used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy
a male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one
a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
the quality of being kind and generous.
the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
the fact or condition of being a young, unmarried woman
a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, especially with a married man
denoting feelings associated with or typical of a mother; motherly
connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.
a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible.
public shame or disgrace
the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir