Vocab Unit 12 - Week 2

  1. The/Theo (Root Word)- Greek word meaning God

  2. Apotheosis- (1) Transformation into a god. (2) The perfect example

  3. Atheistic- Denying the existence of God or divine power

  4. Pantheon- (1) A building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation (2) A group of notable persons or things

  5. Theocracy- (1) Government by officials who are regarded as divinely inspired (2) A state governed by a theocracy

  6. Icon (Root  Word)- Latin word meaning image

  7. Icon- (1) A religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel: idol (2) Emblem, symbol

  8. Iconic- (1) Symbolic (2) Relating to a greatly admired and successful person or thing

  9. Iconoclast- (1) The imagery and symbolism of a work of art or an artist (2) The study of artistic symbolism

  10. Iconography- (1) The imagery and symbolism of a work of art or an artist. (2) The study of artistic symbolism

  11. Bovine- (1) Relating to cows and oxen (2) Placid, dull, unemotional

  12. Canine- Relating to dogs or the dog family; doglike