Vocabulary from classical roots: book D: Lesson 2

Sacer

(Latin) Sacred

Consecrate

noun

1. To make or declare something sacred

2. To dedicate something

Execrate

noun

To denounce something as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

Sacrament

noun

Something considered to have sacred significance

Sacrilege

noun

Disrespect to something regarded as sacred

Sacrosanct

adjective

Sacred (often used ironically)

Sanctus

(Latin) Holy

Sanctimonious

adjective

Pretending to be righteous

Sanction

noun

1. Approval; support; permission

2. A penalty for breaking with law or custom

transitional Verb

3. To approve; to encourage

Sanctity

noun

Godliness; holiness

Sanctuary

noun

A sacred place; any place of refuge

Hieros

(Greek) Holy; Sacred; Supernatural

Hierarchy

noun

A group organized by rank

Hieroglyphic

adjective

1. Written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words

2. Hard to read

Pio, Piare, Piavi, Piatum

(Latin) To appease; To purify

Expiate

transitional verb

To make amends for; to atone for

Piety

noun

Religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

Impious

adjective

Sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

pittance

noun

A meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary