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CR2 - believing
10th grade CR lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SACER | Latin "sacred" |
| consecrate | 1. to make or declare something sacred 2. to dedicate something to a goal |
| execrate | to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest |
| sacrament | something considered to have sacred significance |
| sacrilege | disrespect to something regarded as sacred |
| sacrosanct | sacred (often used ironically) |
| SANCTUS | Latin "holy" |
| sanctimonious | pretending to be rightous |
| sanction | 1. approval; suppor; permission 2. (usally plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custom 3. to approve; to encourage |
| sanctity | godliness; holiness |
| sanctuary | a sacred place; any place of refuge |
| HIEROS | Greek "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 | Latin "to appease," "to purify" |
| expiate | to make ammends for; to atone for |
| piety | religous devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents Antonym: impiety |
| impious | sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverance or respect Antonym: pious |
| pittance | a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary |