Me ajuda por favor essa questão ta me matando e eu n sei responder

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What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "hester could not imbibe the true weight of her crime after seeing the hypocritical nature of her fellow puritans."

All of the following people worked with jesus of nazareth during his ministry except the apostle peter paul of tarsus mary magdalene john the baptist