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30 Cards in this Set
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consecrate
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1) to make or declare something sacred
2) to dedicate something to a goal |
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execrate
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to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest
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sacrament
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something considered to have sacred significance
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sacrilege
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disrespect to something regarded as sacred
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sacrosanct
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sacred (often used ironically)
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sanctimonious
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pretending to be righteous
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sanction
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1) approval; support; permission
2) (usually plural) A penalty for breaking with law or cutom. to approve; to encourage |
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sanctity
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godliness; holiness
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sanctuary
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a sacred place; place of refuge
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hierarchy
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a group organized by rank
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hieroglyphic
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1) written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
2) hard to read |
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expiate
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to make amends for; to atone for
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piety
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religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents
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impious
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sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect
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pittance
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a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary.
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accredit
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to authorize; to certify; to believe
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credence
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belief; acceptance as true
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creditable
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deserving praise
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credulous
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believing to easily; gullible
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creed
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a statement of belief or principle
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deify
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to make a god of
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deity
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a god or goddess
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divine
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to foretell by supernatural means
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divinity
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a god or goddess; a diving being
the state of being diving the study of Christian theology |
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apotheosis
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making a god of something; deification
a glorified ideal; an essence |
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theocracy
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government by divine power or priests
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atheist
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a person who believes there is no god
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pantheism
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identifying god with nature; beliefe in all gods
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pantheon
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all the gods of a people or religion
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theology
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the study of religion
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