The True Story of Jesus — Page 114
as 114 Dedicated Devoted to a sa- cred purpose. Defiled To do something which is offensive to the sa- cred person or place. Desist Stop doing it. Duress Threat. Exhort To urge, To admonish. Fore-runner Predecessor Forsake To withdraw help. Abandon. Gentile A person who is not a Jew. Grieve To feel very sad about something that has hap- pened. Hideous Extremely unpleas- ant; Ugly. High Priest The chief Jewish priest and president of Jew- ish supreme council. Homage To show respect; To honour. Hypotensive With low blood pressure. Hyssop A small bushy plant used in religious ceremonies to sprinkle liquids. Immune Exempt. Impostor False claimant to Prophethood Interpolated Additions to sa- cred writings. Leavened Bread Bread made using yeast. Metaphor Using words not with their ordinary meaning, but trying to describe a situa- tion by using images or sym- bols. Mortified Humiliated; Multitude Crowd of people. Myrrh A sweet smelling gummy substance produced from the sap of certain trees and shrubs. Omnipotence Having total power. Parable A story used to illus- trate spiritual lesson, Alle- gory. Perplexed Puzzled, Con- fused; Pharisees A Jewish religious