Fiske 50, 51, 52

Question 1

apotheosis

Answer 1

glorification; giving God-like stature to, deification

Question 2

apostate

Answer 2

describes someone who has abandoned his religious faith or political party or cause

Question 3

heretic

Answer 3

a person who holds contreversial opinions

Question 4

theocracy

Answer 4

a gov ruled by religious authority

Question 5

numinous

Answer 5

having a supernatrual presence; spirtually elevated

Question 6

ecumenical

Answer 6

universal; of worldwide scope; promoting unity among churches or religions

Question 7

redemption

Answer 7

to rescue or save; deliverance upon payment of a ransom; recovery of something that has been pawned or mortagaed, salvation from sin through sacrifice of Jesus

Question 8

sanctimonious

Answer 8

pretending to be sacred; excessively righteous

Question 9

transcendent

Answer 9

lying beyond the range of ordinary perception; not part of the material universe

Question 10

ecclesiastical

Answer 10

of relating to church; appropriate for use in a church

Question 11

pantheon

Answer 11

a group of people/gods who are most important in an area

Question 12

sacrilegious

Answer 12

behavior that is disrespectful toward sacred things literal or figurative

Question 13

canon

Answer 13

an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature, the official list in inspired book

Question 14

laity (layman) (layperson)

Answer 14

people who are not members of the clergy or part of a certain group

Question 15

credo/creed

Answer 15

a formal statement of beliefs

Question 16

messianic/ a messiah

Answer 16

overzealous belief in a cause or a leader

Question 17

incarnation

Answer 17

a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.

Question 18

venial

Answer 18

a minor, forgivable sin; unfortunate but not too offensive

Question 19

conclave

Answer 19

a private or secret meeting

Question 20

hagiography

Answer 20

a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person

Question 21

susurrus

Answer 21

whispering, murmuring, or rustling

Question 22

epitome

Answer 22

the best or most typical example

Question 23

striation

Answer 23

stripes

Question 24

holistic

Answer 24

dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts

Question 25

stipulate

Answer 25

to specify as an essential condition

Question 26

extant

Answer 26

still in existance

Question 27

tribulation

Answer 27

refers to a hardship, an affliction, a form of suffering

Question 28

conundrum

Answer 28

a challenging puzzle, a dilemma, a riddle

Question 29

recrimation

Answer 29

an accusation made in response to an accuser; countercharge, accusation

Question 30

belie

Answer 30

contradict; give a false impression