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Vocabulary Units 1-4

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to authorize, to certify, to believe
accredit
belief, acceptance as true
credence
deserving praise
creditable
believing too early; gullible
credulous
a statement of belief or principle
creed
to make a god of
deify
a god or goddess
deity
1. to foretell by supernatural means
2. to know by intuition or insight
divine
1. a god or goddess; a divine being
2. the state of being divine
3. the study of Christian theology
divinity
1. making a god of something; deification
2. a glorified ideal; an essence
apotheosis
government by divine power or priests
theocracy
the study of religion
theology
a person who believe there is no god
atheist
identifying God with nature; belief in all gods
pantheism
all the gods of a people or religion
pantheon
1. To make or declare something sacred
2. to dedicate something to a goal
consecrate
to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest
execrate
something considered to have sacred significance
sacrament
disrespect towards something regarded as sacred
sacrilege
sacred
sacrosanct
pretending to be righteous
sanctimonious
1. Approval; support; permission
2. a penalty for breaking with law or custom
3. to approve; to encourage
sanction
godliness; holiness
sanctity
a sacred place; any place of refuge
sanctuary
a group organized by rank
hierarchy
1. Written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
2. Hard to read
3. Carved into stone by priests
hieroglyphic
to make amends for; to atone for
expiate
religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents
piety
sacrilegious, profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect
impious
a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salery
pittance
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a system of doctrines put forth by an authority to be an absolute truth
dogma
1. pertaining to dogma
2. expressed in an authoritative or arrogant manner
dogmatic
not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions
heterodox
a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of God
relating to that belief (noun form)
agnostic
judging human character by facial features, facial features revealing character
physiognomy
a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or predicition
prognosis
a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made
criterion
pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one doesn't have
hypocrisy
a general pardon for offenders
amnesty
relating to or assisting the memory
mnemonic
frantic; frenzied
a frenzied person
frenetic
1. a severe mental disorder without rationality because of delusions
2. a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life
schizophrenia
1.to call to court to answer charges
2. to accuse; to charge with wrongdoing
arraign
the reasons underlying for doing something
rationale
to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning
rationalize
wise; insightful
sapient
1. a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
2. wise; judicious
sage
the act of perceiving or knowing
cognition
aware, having knowledge of something
cognizant
an expert or very discriminating person in an area
connoisseur
widely and unfavorably known; infamous
notorious
to determine by mathematics
compute
to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person
impute
to assign a reputation to
repute
supposed; reputed
putative
a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding
presage
shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive
sagacious
1. guided by one's sense of right and wrong
2. thorough; with careful attention
conscientious
a vote of all the people in a country
plebiscite
knowledge of events before they occur; foresight
prescience
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