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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