The Doctor and the Devils (Play) Glossary

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The Doctor and the Devils (Play) Glossary

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Wield

To grip and use an instrument

Fringe

The front part of a woman's hair hanging on the forehead

Insatiable

Uncontrollable, unquenchable

Resurrectionist

A person who firmly believes in Christ's resurrection

Graverobber

A person who steals the remnants of a dead body from a grave

Perverted

A corrupt person; a person having abnormal sexual urge

Parasitical

Related to parasitism; tendency of damaging the host

Slack

Lazy, unwilling to work

Grimed

Dirty or stained black

Grey distance

Neither very far nor too close.

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