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30 Cards in this Set
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accredit |
to authorize; to certify; to believe |
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apotheosis |
making A God of something; deification |
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atheist |
A person who believes there is no God |
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credence |
belief; acceptance as true |
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creditable |
deserving praise |
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credulous |
believing too easily; gullible |
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creed |
a statement of belief or principle |
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deify |
to make a God of |
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deity |
a god or goddess |
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divine |
I) to Foretell by supernatural means 2) to know by intuition or insight |
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divinity |
1) a God or goddess; a divine being 2) the State of being divine 3) the study of Christian theology |
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pantheism |
identifying God w/nature; belief in all gods |
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pantheon |
all the gods of a people or religion; _ Roman building |
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theocracy |
government by divine power or priests |
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theology |
the Study of religion |
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consecrate |
I) to make or declare something sacred 2) to dedicate something to a goal |
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execrate |
to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest |
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expiate |
to make amends For; to atone for |
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hierarchy |
a group organized by rank |
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hieroglyphic |
1) written w/ pictures to represent sounds or meanings words 2) hard to read |
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impious |
sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect |
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piety |
religious devotion; great respect towards something, especially parents |
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pittance |
a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary |
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sacrament |
something considered to have sacred signifigance
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sacrilege |
disrespect to something regarded as sacred
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sacrosanct |
sacred (often used ironically)
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sanctimonious |
pretending to be righteous
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sanction |
1) approval;support; permission
2) (usually plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custom 3) toapprove; to encourage |
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sanctity |
Godliness; holiness
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sanctuary |
a sacred place; any place of refuge |
