Vocab Lessons 1-6
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- Krinein
- (root) "to separate" "to decide" "to judge"; Greek
- sacrosanct
- sacred (often used ironically)
- Lexicon
- the specialized vocabulary of a particular topic or profession
- acronym
- a word composed of the first letters of parts of a name or series of words
- credo, credere, credidi, creditum L.
- to believe
- dogmatic
- pertaining to dogma
- sanctum
- a sacred or holy place
- discredit
- to cause to be doubted or distrusted
- dogmatic
- expressed in an authoritative or arrogant manner
- Analogy
- A comparison between things that are alike in some ways
- Doxa
- (root) "opinion" "judgment"; Greek
- Gignoskein
- (root) "to know"
- criterion
- a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgment can be made
- subscribe
- to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing.
- apotheosis
- a glorified ideal; an essence
- discredit
- lack of trust or belief; doubt
- dogma
- a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth
- plebiscite
- direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referndum
- sacrilege
- disrespect to something regarded as sacred
- cognizant
- aware, having knowledge of something
- transcribe
- to make a copy of; to write out fully
- prognosis
- a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction
- creed
- a statement of belief or principle
- connoisseur
- an expert or very discrimmminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
- agnostic
- relating to the belief that the existence of a god is unknowable
- Lithograph
- A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere only to the design to be printed
- theocracy
- government by divine power or priests
- sapient
- wise insightful, used ironically
- Divino, Divinare, Divinavi, Divinatum
- L- to fortell
- presage
- to gove a sign or warning about the future
- Reor (Reori, Ratun)
- (root) "to calculate" "to think"; Latin
- pantheism
- identifying god with nature; belief in all gods
- apotheosis
- making a god of something; deification
- Atheist
- N- a person who believes there is no god
- ascribe
- to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin
- discredit
- something damaging to one's reputation or stature
- theology
- the study of religion
- expiate
- to make amends for; to atone for
- putative
- supposed; reputed
- schizophrenia
- a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawal from relationship
- literal
- in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning.
- Dokein
- (root) :"to appear" "to seem" "to think"; Greek
- Apotheosis
- N- making a god of somthing, deification
- divino, divinare, divinare, divinavi, divinatum L.
- to foretell
- Epilogue
- short concluding section in a literary work
- Divinity
- the state of being divine
- miscreant
- an infidel; a heretic
- transcribe
- to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for
- sanctimonious
- pretending to be righteous
- divinity
- the study of Christian theology
- Epigraph
- an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chatper
- arraign
- (legal) to call to court to answer charges
- arraign
- to accuse; to charge with wrongdoing
- sanctity
- godliness; holiness
- conscientious
- thorough; with careful attention
- execrate
- to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest
- sanction
- approval; support; permission
- Ratio
- (root) "reason"; Latin
- Graffiti
- Words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall
- Pantheon
- N- all of the gods of a people or religion, if capitalized, the Roman temple
- Choreography
- the art of creating dances
- miscreant
- an evildoer; a villain
- Eclectic
- consisting of parts selected from various sources
- circumscribe
- to draw a line around; to encircle.
- transcribe
- to make a sound recording for later production.
- presage
- a sign or feeling concerning some fututre event; omen; foreboding
- ignominious
- shameful; disgraceful
- subscribe
- to express consent or agreement; to assent
- sagacious
- shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive
- pantheon
- all the gods of a people or religion
- discredit
- damage to one's reputation
- nomenclature
- a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
- literate
- knowledgeable; educated
- circumscribe
- to confine; to limit.
- schizophrenia
- a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life
- literal
- concerned mainly with facts; unimaginative.
- desecrate
- to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose
- credence
- belief; acceptance as true
- notorious
- widely and unfavorably known; infamous
- discredit
- to refuse to believe
- Graphic
- relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving
- credibility
- the quality, capability, or power to elict belief
- agnostic
- a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of God
- compute
- to determine by mathematics
- onomatopoeia
- a word that sounds like the thing it names
- Apologist
- a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something
- Pantheism
- N- identifying god with nature, belief in all gods
- divinus L.
- divine
- proscribe
- to denounce or condemn
- Credo Credere Credidi Creditum
- L- to believe
- sacrament
- something considered to have sacred significance
- hieratic
- of or pertaining to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly
- Phren (Phrenos)
- (root) "heart" "mind" "midriff"; Greek
- Mnemonikos
- (root) "mindful"; Greek
- proscribe
- to prohibit; to forbid,
- creditable
- deserving praise
- Accredit
- V- to authorize, to certify, to believe
- Credence
- N- Belief, acceptance as true
- divine
- to foretell by supernatural means
- Epigram
- a short witty saying
- impious
- sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect
- Lexicon
- A specialized dictionary
- physiognomy
- the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character
- Deus
- L- God
- piety
- religious devotion; great respect toward something; especially parents
- atheist
- a person who believes there is no god
- amnesty
- a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses
- Divinus
- L- divine
- prescience
- knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge
- frenetic
- frantic; frenzied
- Divinity
- the study of christian theology
- cognition
- the act of perceiving or knowing
- deity
- N- A god or goddess
- rationalize
- to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning
- accredit
- to authorize; to certify; to believe
- rationale
- the reasons inderlying something, often presented as a statement
- alliteration
- the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession.
- theos G.
- god
- deity
- a god or goddess
- Deify
- V- To make a god of
- Eulogy
- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially, honoring the dead
- discredit
- to damagen in reputation; disgrace
- obliterate
- to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase.
- Theology
- N- the study of religion
- Credulous
- Adj- Believing too easily, gullible
- literal
- word for word; verbatim.
- Divinity
- N- a god or goddess, a divine bieng
- sanction
- (usually plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custon
- hieroglyphic
- written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
- Theos
- G- god
- consecrate
- to dedicate something to a goal
- Graphic
- giving a vivid description
- Creed
- N- A statement of Belief or principle
- credibility
- a capacity for belief
- hieroglyphic
- hard to read
- deify
- to make a god of
- Topography
- the features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads
- sanction
- to approve; to encourage
- Theocracy
- N- Government by divine power or priests
- conscription
- a military draft
- pittance
- a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary
- divinity
- a god or goddess; a divine being
- heterodox
- not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions
- impute
- to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault to a person
- sage
- a person usually elderly who is honored for wisdom and experience
- deus L.
- god
- sanctuary
- a sacred place; any place of refuge
- consecrate
- to make or declare something sacred
- credulous
- believing too easily; gullible
- hypocrisy
- pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
- Divine
- To know by intuition or insight
- divine
- to know by intuition or insight
- Divine
- V- to fortell by supernatural means
- Logo
- a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution
- sage
- wise, judicious
- conscientious
- guided by one's sense of right and wrong
- literate
- able to read and write
- mnemonic
- relating to or assisting the memory
- divinity
- the state of being divine
- repute
- to assaign a reputation to (used with "to be")
- Logistics
- the organization of supplies and services
- pseudonym
- a fictitious name
- hierarchy
- a group organized by rank