English 10 H Lesson 1 and 2

credo

to believe

accredit

To authorize, to certify, to believe

credence

Belief, acceptance as truth

creditable

deserving praise

credulous

Believing too easily, gullible

creed

A statement of belief or principle

deus

god

deify

to make a god of

deity

god or goddess

divino

to foretell

divinus

divine

divine

to foretell by supernatural means or to know by intuition or insight

Divinity

A god or goddess; a divine being, the state of being divine, or the study of Christian theology

Theos

God

Apotheosis

Making a god of something; deification or a glorified ideal; an 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 ( can mean a roman building when capitalized)

Sacer

Sacred

Consecrate

To make or declare something sacred or to dedicate something 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)

Sanctus

Holy

Sanctimonious

Pretending to be righteous

Sanction

Approval; support; permission, a penalty for breaking with law or custom, or to approve; to encourage

Sanctity

Godliness; holiness

Sanctuary

A sacred place; any place of refuge

Hieros

Holy, scared, supernatural

Hierarchy

A group organized by rank

Hieroglyphic

Written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words. Hard to read

Pio

To appease, to purify (with sacred rites)

Expiate

To make amends for; to atone for

Piety

Religious devotion; great respect to something, especially parents

Impious

Sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

Pittance

A meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary