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VCR D 1-2
Vocabulary from Classical Roots D Lessons 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| credo, credere, credidi, creditum | To believe |
| accredit | (v) To authorize; to certify; to believe. |
| credence | (n) Belief; acceptance as true. |
| creditable | (adj) Deserving praise. |
| credulous | (adj) Believing too easily; gullible |
| creed | (n) A statement of belief or principle. |
| deus | God |
| deify | (v) To make a god of. |
| deity | (n) A god or goddess. |
| divino, divinare, divinavi, divinatum | To foretell |
| divinus | Divine |
| divine | (v) 1. To foretell by supernatural means. 2. To know by intuition or sight. |
| divinity | (n) 1. A god or goddess; a divine being. 2. The state of being divine. 3. The study of Christian theology. |
| theos | God |
| apotheosis | (n) 1. Making a god of something; deification. 2. A glorified ideal; an essence. |
| theocracy | (n) Government by divine power or priests. |
| theology | (n) The study of religion. |
| atheist | (n) A person who believes there is no god. |
| pantheism | (n) Identify god with nature; belief in all gods. |
| pantheon | (n) All the gods of a people or religion. |
| sacer | Sacred |
| consecrate | (v) 1. To make or declare something sacred. 2. To dedicate something to a goal. |
| execrate | (v) To denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest. |
| sacrament | (n) Something considered to have sacred significance. |
| sacrilege | (n) Disrespect to something regarded as sacred. |
| sacrosanct | (adj) Sacred (often used ironically). |
| sanctus | Holy |
| sanctimonious | (adj) Pretending to be righteous. |
| sanction | (n) 1. Approval; support; permission. 2. A penalty for breaking with law or custom. (v) 3. To approve; encourage. |
| sanctity | (n) Godliness; holiness. |
| sanctuary | (n) A sacred place; any place of refuge. |
| hieros | Holy, sacred, supernatural |
| hierarchy | (n) A group organized by rank. |
| hieroglyphic | (adj) 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 | (v) To make amends for; to atone for. |
| piety | (n) Religious devotion; great respect toward something, esp. parents. |
| impious | (adj) Sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect. |
| pittance | (n) A meager portion of anything, esp. in allowance or salary. |
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