Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
SACER
|
sacred
|
|
|
consecrate
|
1. to make/declare something sacred
2. to dedicate something to a goal. |
|
|
execrate
|
to denounce as vile/evil; to detest.
|
|
|
sacrament
|
something considered to have sacred significance
|
|
|
sacrelige
|
disrespect to something regarded as sacred
|
|
|
sacrosanct
|
sacred (often used ironically)
|
|
|
SANCTUS
|
holy
|
|
|
sanctimonious
|
pretending to be righteous
|
|
|
sanction
|
1. approval; support; permission.
2. a penalty for breaking with law/custom 3. to approve; to encourage |
|
|
sanctity
|
godliness; holiness
|
|
|
sanctuary
|
a sacred place; any place of refuge
|
|
|
HIEROS
|
holy / sacred / supernatural
|
|
|
hierarchy
|
a group organized by rank
|
|
|
hieroglyphic
|
1. written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
2. hard to read. |
|
|
PIO, PIARE, PIAVI, PIATUM
|
to appease / to purify (with sacred rites)
|
|
|
expiate
|
to make amends for; to atone for.
|
|
|
piety
|
religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents.
|
|
|
impious
|
sacriligious; profane; lacking appropriate reverance or respect
|
|
|
pittance
|
a meager portion of anything, expecially an allowance or salary
|
