absolution
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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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anecdote
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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apprehensive
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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bigot
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hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
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blasphemy
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act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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cantankerous
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ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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censorious
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critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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