Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book D Lessons 1 and 2

accredit

[transitive verb] to authorize; to certify; to believe

credence

[noun] belief; acceptance as true

creditable

[adjective] deserving praise

credulous

[adjective] believing too easy; gullible

creed

[noun] a statement of belief or principle

deify

[transitive verb] to make a god of

deity

[noun] a god or goddess

divine

[transitive verb]

(1) to foretell by supernatural means

(2) to know by intuition or insight

divinity

[noun]

(1) a god or goddess

(2) the state or being divine

(3) the study of Christian theology

apotheosis

[noun]

(1) making a god of something; deification

(2) a glorified ideal; an essence

theocracy

[noun] government by divine power or priests

theology

[noun] the study of religion

atheist

[noun] a person who believes there is no god

pantheism

[noun] identifying god with nature; belief in all gods

pantheon

[noun] all the gods of a people or religion (When capitalized, Pantheon refers to the circular domed temple in Rome built in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods.)`

consecrate

[transitive verb]

(1) to make or declare something sacred

(2) to dedicate something to a goal

execrate

[transitive verb] to denounce as evil or vile; 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)

sanctimonious

[adjective] pretending to be righteous

sanction

[noun]

(1) approval; support; permission

(2) (usually plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custom

[transitive verb] to approve; to encourage

sanctity

[noun] godliness; holiness

sanctuary

[noun] a sacred place; any place of refuge

hierarchy

[noun] a group organized by rank

hieroglyphic

[noun]

(1) written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words

(2) hard to read

expiate

[transitive verb] to make amends; 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

CREDO, CREDERE, CREDIDI, CREDITUM

Latin root meaning "to believe"

DEUS

Latin root meaning "god"

DIVINO, DIVINARE, DIVINAVI, DIVINATUM

Latin root meaning "to foretell"

DIVINUS

Latin root meaning "divine"

THEOS

Greek root meaning "god"

SACER

Latin root meaning "sacred"

SANCTUS

Latin root meaning "holy"

HIEROS

Latin root meaning "holy," "sacred," "supernatural"

PIO, PIARE, PIAVI, PIATUM

Latin root meaning "to appease," "to purify"