figure(s) – n. a person, individual or character
exhibit – n. show; an object or collection of objects shown to the public
Virgin Mary – n. (religious) name given to the mother of Jesus Christ
response – n. a reaction to something else
deeply ingrained – adj. firmly established
psyche – n. the human mind or spirit
fraught – adj. full of (something bad or unwanted); showing or producing tension
horrify – v. to cause (someone) to feel horror or shock; to frighten
public stream – idiom in public
depict – v. to show (someone or something) in a picture, painting or photograph
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