Vocab Lessons 1-2 Book D

REDO, CREDERE, CREDIDI, CREDITUM

to believe (Latin root)

DEUS

god (Latin root)

DIVINO, DIVINARE, DIVINAVI, DIVINATUM / DIVINUS

to foretell / divine (Latin root)

THEOS

god (Greek root)

SACER

sacred (Latin root)

SANCTUS

holy (Latin root)

HIEROS

holy, sacred, supernatural (Greek root)

PIO, PIARE, PIAVI, PIATUM

to appease, to purify with sacred rites (Latin root)

ac- (ad)

to, toward (Latin prefix — seen in accredit)

-fy (facere)

to make (Latin suffix — seen in deify)

apo-

away from (Greek prefix — seen in apotheosis)

-cracy (kratos)

power (Greek suffix — seen in theocracy)

logos

word, study (Greek — seen in theology)

a-

not, without (Greek prefix — seen in atheist)

pan-

all (Greek prefix — seen in pantheism, pantheon)

con- (cum)

with (Latin prefix — seen in consecrate)

ex-

from, out of (Latin prefix — seen in execrate)

legere

to gather, to steal (Latin — seen in sacrilege)

-sanct (sanctus)

holy (Latin — seen in sacrosanct)

-archy (arkhein)

to rule (Greek suffix — seen in hierarchy)

-glyph (gluphein)

to carve (Greek — seen in hieroglyphic)

im- (in)

not (Latin prefix — seen in impious)

accredit

to authorize; to certify; 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 foretell by supernatural means; to know by intuition

divinity

a god or divine being; the state of being divine; the study of theology

apotheosis

deification; a glorified ideal or essence

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 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 ironically)

sanctimonious

pretending to be righteous

sanction

approval, support, permission; or (pl.) a penalty for breaking law or custom

sanctity

godliness; holiness

sanctuary

a sacred place; any place of refuge

hierarchy

a group organized by rank

hieroglyphic

written with pictures representing sounds or words; hard to read

expiate

to make amends for; to atone for

piety

religious devotion; great respect

impious

sacrilegious; lacking appropriate reverence

pittance

a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary