Across
- 1. Gifts or sacrifices given to a deity or in religious rituals
- 4. A long period of little or no rainfall
- 6. The meaning or importance of something
- 8. An ancient timekeeping device that uses the sun’s shadow to show the time
- 10. The highest point or peak, especially in the sky or success
- 12. A natural pit or sinkhole filled with water, often found in limestone regions like Mexico
- 13. Extremely tiring and demanding; exhausting
- 14. To go through or into something, especially with force or difficulty
Down
- 2. Lived in or occupied by people or animals
- 3. Acts of giving up something valuable for the sake of something more important
- 5. A piece of land almost surrounded by water but still connected to the mainland
- 6. Considered holy or connected to a god or spiritual purpose
- 7. Fell or dived suddenly and quickly
- 9. A large and important church, often the central church of a diocese
- 11. Icicle-shaped formations hanging from cave ceilings, made of minerals
