Religious Studies Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Religious Studies.

Heathen

A person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity.

Widely Held

Known or believed by a lot of people; powszechny.

Adherent

Someone who obeys a particular set of rules, principles; zwolennik/zwolenniczka.

Quran (Koran)

The central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God.

Rabbi

A spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism.

Scholar

Someone who has studied a subject and knows a lot about it; uczony.

Synagogue

A building in which Jewish people pray.

Assembly

A group of people who meet for a particular purpose; zgromadzenie.

Congregation

A group of people meeting to worship in church; wierni, zgromadzenie wiernych.

Religious Worship

A ceremony where people show respect for a god by saying prayers; nabożeństwo religijne.

Mosque

A building where Muslims say their prayers; meczet.

Minaret

A tower on a mosque from which the call to prayer is sounded.

Muezzin

A man who calls Muslims to prayer from the tower of a mosque.

Decalogue

The Ten Commandments; the rules of behaviour God gave to Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.

Pilgrimage

A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion; pielgrzymka.

Sacred

Considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god; święty.

Religious Devotion

The fact of following religious teachings, or religious worship; religijne oddanie.

Monotheism

The belief that there is only one god; monoteizm.

Doctrine

A belief or set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, that are taught and accepted by a particular group; doktryna.

Polytheism

A belief in or worship of more than one god; politeizm.

Parish

A small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor; parafia.

Anachronistic

Existing out of its time in history; anachronistyczny (?), archaiczny.

Eagerly

In a way that shows that you want to do or have something very much; ochoczo, chętnie.

Temple

A place of religious worship, usually referring to a non-Christian religion; świątynia.

To be Granted a Permission

To receive a formal agreement to do something; uzyskać pozwolenie.

Bureaucratic

Referring to bureaucracy, which means complicated rules and processes used by an organization, especially those that seem unnecessary; biurokratyczny.

Revival

A situation in which something becomes popular again; odrodzenie, renesans.

Make-believe

A state of mind in which you pretend to believe that conditions are real, esp. because that reality would be more pleasant than the actual one; pozór, symulacja (?)

To Seek sth

To try or attempt; próbować, ubiegać się o coś (?)

Hanged

Killed (as a punishment) by being dropped with a rope tied around the neck; powieszony.

To Please

To make someone feel happy or satisfied; zadowolić.

Cattle

A group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat; bydło.

Feast

A special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people; uczta.

Caterer

A person or company that makes or serves food; dostawca, catering (?)

Respectable

Behaving in a socially acceptable way or looking socially acceptable; porządny, przyzwoity, poważny

Made Up

Invented, not true; zmyślony

Leading Ideologue

A prominent person who strongly promotes and develops a particular set of ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or culture; czołowy ideolog.

A Compass of Imagination

The range or extent of someone's imagination or creative thinking; zakres wyobraźni.

Wicca

A modern religious form of witchcraft; wicca, wikka, wika (?)

Civil Servant

A person who works for local, state, or esp. the federal government; urzędnik administracji państwowej, urzędnik służby cywilnej

To Rediscover

To discover something again; odkryć na nowo

Unchristian

Not good, kind, or showing any care for other people; not showing the qualities expected of a Christian; nie po chrześcijańsku (?)

To Draw On

To start using a supply of something; czerpać z (?)

Self-conscious

Nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions; skrępowany, nieśmiały

Deity

A god or goddess; bóstwo

Greedy

Wanting a lot more of something than you need; chciwy, zachłanny

Folk Religion

A set of traditional religious beliefs and practices that are passed down through generations, often linked to local culture rather than organized religion; religia ludowa

Lapland

A region in northern Europe, mostly within the Arctic Circle, spanning parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia; Laponia

Mischievous

Behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage; figlarny, psotny.

Distinguishing Mark

A feature that makes someone or something clearly different from others; znak szczególny

Church Tax

A tax collected by the government or church to support religious institutions or activities; podatek kościelny.

Untidy

Not tidy or well arranged; nieporządny

Tax Return

A document in which income is reported each year so that income tax can be calculated; zeznanie podatkowe, deklaracja podatkowa

To Seep Up Into

To slowly move or rise into something, usually through small openings or by absorption; przesiąkać do / wnikać do

Licensed For

Having official permission to do, have, or sell something; uprawniony do

Frenzy

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion; szał

Shrine

A place of worship that is often dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint or similar figure of awe and respect; sanktuarium/świątynia.

A Feeble Effort

An attempt that lacks strength, energy, or determination; słaby wysiłek

To Appropriate (culturally)

To take something from a culture and use it as part of your own; zawłaszczyć (kulturowo)

Bizarre Iconography

Unusual or strange set of symbols and images used in art or religion; dziwaczna ikonografia

Contemporary

Existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern; współczesny

Laminated

Consisting of several thin layers of wood, plastic, glass, etc stuck together; laminowany

Emblem

An object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea, or a picture of the object; emblemat, godło, symbol

Heather

A low, spreading bush, usually with small pink, purple, or white flowers, that grows wild, especially on hills; wrzos

Secular

Not having any connection with religion; świecki

Condemnation

The act of condemning something or someone; potępienie

Adultery

Sex between a married man or woman and someone he or she is not married to; cudzołóstwo

Hospitality

The act of being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors; gościnność

Asylum Seeker

Someone who leaves their own country, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there; uchodźca ubiegający się o azyl

To Saturate

To make a place completely full of something; nasycać/zapełniać

Cleansing

The act of making something clean or pure, often used in religious, emotional, or symbolic contexts; oczyszczenie

Druid

A priest of a religion followed in Britain, Ireland, and France, especially in ancient times; druid

To Invoke

To request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation; przywoływać.

Rejuvenation

The act or process of making someone look or feel young and energetic again; odmłodzenie

Impish

Showing a child's pleasure in enjoying yourself and making trouble; psotny

Outburst

A sudden forceful expression of emotion, especially anger; wybuch

Fragile

Easily damaged or broken; kruchy, słaby, wrażliwy

Decrepit

In very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot; walący się, rozpadajacy się

Infidelity

(an act of) having sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular sexual partner; zdrada, niewierność

Compliance

The act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work; zgodność, uległość.

Acknowledgement

A letter or email to say that you have received something that someone sent to you; potwierdzenie

Observance

The act of obeying a law or following a religious custom; obchodzenie, przestrzeganie, obrzęd (religijny).

To Conjure Up

To ask the spirit of a dead person or an imaginary being to appear, by using special words; przywołać, wywołać np ducha

Stuffed Toy

A toy with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material; pluszak

Passage

A short section taken from a religious text like the bible, Quran, or Torah; fragment.

To Occur

To happen; zdarzać się

Verily

In an honest way, „indeed"; zaiste, zaprawdę

Heavens

The sky; niebiosa

Scattered

Covering a wide area; rozrzucony, rozproszony

Assured Faith

Having a strong belief in a particular religion; pewnej, silnej wiary.

Alternation

A situation in which one thing repeatedly happens or exists after another; kolejne następstwa.

To Send Down

Zsyłać

Sustenance

Food; żywność, pożywienie, pokarm.

To Revive

To bring sth back to life; wskrzeszać

To Cleave Asunder

To split or break something violently into parts, often used in old or biblical language; rozłupać/rozdzielić

Obedience

The act of doing sth one is told to; posłuszeństwo

To Cool

To become or cause something to become slightly colder; schładzać się

To Establish

To start something that will last for a long time; rozpocząć, ustanowić

Course

The direction in which a vehicle, especially an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, moves, or the path along which a river flows; kurs

Celestial Body

A natural object which is located outside of Earth 's atmosphere, such as the Moon, the Sun, an asteroid, planet, or star; ciało niebieskie