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30 Cards in this Set
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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 too 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 godess
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divine
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1. To foretell by supernatural means.
2. To know by intuition or insight |
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divinity
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1. A god or godess; a divine being.
2. The state of being divine 3. The study of Christian theology |
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apotheosis
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1. Making a god of something; deification
2. A glorified ideal; an essence |
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theocracy
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Government by divine power or priests.
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theology
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The study of religion
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athiest
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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; belief in all gods.
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pantheon
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All the gods of a people or religion.
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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
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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. A penalty for breaking with law or custom |
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sanctity
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Godliness; holiness
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sanctuary
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A sacred place; any 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 protion of anything, especially an allowance or salary
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