Vocab Unit 4: Worship & Forgiveness

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absolve

(verb)

to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

(noun)

absolution

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abstemious

(verb)

marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol

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abstain

(verb)

to choose not to do/have something; to refrain deliberately, often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice

(noun)

abstinence

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ardent

(adjective)

characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate, fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous

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atone

(verb)

to make amends; to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome

(noun)

atonement

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clemency

(noun)

disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment

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deify

(verb)

to make a god of; to take as an object of worship

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elegy

(noun)

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

(adjective)

elegiac

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genuflect

(verb)

to bend the knee; to kneel, especially in worship

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martyr

(noun/verb)

a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause

(noun)

martyrdom

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penitent

(adjective/noun)

repentant; contrite; feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offense

(noun)

penitence

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revelation

(noun)

something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized

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reverence

(noun)

a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

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sectarian

(adjective/noun)

-of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect

-a narrow or bigoted person

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venerate

(verb)

to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor with a ritual act of devotion

(noun)

veneration