Believing- Lesson 1+2

THEOS

God

CREDO, CREDERE, CREDIDI, CREDITUM

to believe

DEUS

God

DIVINO, DIVINARE, DIVINAVI, DIVINATION

to foretell

DIVINUS

divine

accredit (to, toward) (v)

to authorize; to certify; to believe

credence (n)

belief; acceptance as true

creditable (adj)

deserving praise

credulous (adj)

believing too easy; gullible

creed (n)

a statement of belief or principle

diefy (v)

to make a God of

deity (n)

a god or goddess

divine (v)

to foretell by supernatural means

divinity (n)

• a god or goddess; a divine being

• the state of being divine

• the study of Christian theology

apotheosis (n)

Making a god of something; deification

theocracy (n)

government by divine power or priests

theology (n)

the study of religion

athiest (n)

a person who believes there is no God

pantheism (n)

Identifying God with nature; belief in all gods

pantheon (n)

all the gods of a people or religion (when capitalized, refers to a circular domed temple in Rome built in 27 B.C and dedicated to all the gods.

SACER

sacred

consecrate (v)

1. To make or declare something sacred

2. To dedicate something to a goal

execrate (v)

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

sacrament (n)

Something considered to have sacred significance

sacrilege (n)

Disrespect to something regarded as sacred

sacrosanct (adj)

Sacred (often used ironically)

SANCTUS

holy

sanctimonious (adj)

pretending to be righteous

sanction (n)

1. Approval; support; permission

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

3. (v) to approve; to encourage

sanctity (n)

Godliness; holiness

sanctuary (n)

A sacred place; any place of refuge

HIEROS

holy, sacred, supernatural

hieracrchy (n)

a group organized by rank

hieroglyphic (adj)

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

2. Hard to read

PIO, PIARE, PIAVI, PIATUM

to appease, to purify (with sacred rites)

expiate (v)

to make amends for; to atone for

piety (n)

religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

impious (adj)

sacrilegious; profane lacking appropriate reverence or respect

pittance (n)

A meager portion of anything; especially an allowance or salary