Question | Answer |
accredit | to authorize; to believe |
credence | belief, acceptance as true |
creditable | deserving praise |
credulous | believing too easily; gullible |
creed | a statement of belief or principle |
deify | to make a god of |
deity | a god or goddess |
divine | to fortell by supernatural means |
divinity | a god or goddess, a divine being |
apotheosis | making a god of something, deification |
theocracy | government by divine power or priests |
theology | the study of religion |
atheist | a person who believes there is no god |
pantheism | identifying god with nature, belief in all gods |
pantheon | all the gods of a people or religion |
consecrate | to make or declare something sacred, 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 ironicaly) |
sanctimonious | pretending to be righteous |
sanction | approval; support; permission |
sanctituy | godliness; holiness |
sanctuary | a sacred place, any place of refuge |
heirarchy | a group organized by rank |
heiroglyphic | written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words; hard to read |
expiate | to make amends for, to atone for |
piety | religious doevotion; great respect toward something, especially parents |
impious | sacreligeous,, profane, lacking appropriate reverence or respect |
pittance | a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary |