Let us progress through a number of concepts. The institution described in the following lines should quickly become apparent.

Apostasy punishable by exile and ostracism, dogmatic belief fanatically intolerant of heterodoxy, sanctimonious self-flagellation, outrage and righteous exasperation towards the impious, evangelical conduits for conversion, a well-funded clergy through tithes of the faithful, physical institutions that mark their presence across a proclaimed dominion, connections to influence secular authorities, and a fastidiously conceived demarcation between high and low culture.