Lesson 1 - Vocab (believing)

Credo, Credere, Credidi, Creditum (Latin)

“to believe”

Accredit (v.)

To authorize; to certify; to believe

Credence (n.)

Belief; acceptance as true

Creditable (adj.)

Deserving praise

Credulous (adj.)

Believing too easily; gullible

Creed (n.)

A statement of belief or principle

Deus (Latin)

“god”

Deify (v.)

To make a god of

Deity (n.)

A god or goddess

Divino, Divinare, Divinavi, Divinatum / Divinus

Latin: “to foretell” / “divine”

Divine (v.)

1. To foretell by supernatural means

2. To know by intuition or insight

Divinity (n.)

1. A god or goddess; a divine being

2. The state of being divine

3. The study of Christian theology

Theos (Greek)

“god”used in various theological contexts to denote divinity.

Apotheosis (n.)

1. Making a god of something; deification

2. A glorified ideal; an essence

Theocracy (n.)

Government by divine power or priests

Theology (n.)

The study of religion

Atheist (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, it refers to the circular domed temple in Rome built in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods.)