Lesson 10 - Spirituality

Question 1

agnostic

Answer 1

adj. Believing that humans cannot know whether there is a god

His devoutly Christan parents had problems with his agnostic beliefs.

agnostic n., agnosticism n.

Question 2

animism

Answer 2

n. The belief that natural objects, such as trees, have souls

Desert cultures that practice animism often believe that winds ……

animistic adj.

Question 3

atheist

Answer 3

n. One who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being

……made it impossible for him to be anything but an atheist.

atheistic adj.

Question 4

be inclined to

Answer 4

v. To favour an opinion or a course of action

……, but he had always been inclined to vote Republication.

incline n., inclination n.

Question 5

contemplate

Answer 5

v. To consider thoughtfully

If you contemplete each step for so long, …….

contemplation n., contemplative adj.

Question 6

deify

Answer 6

v. To worship as a god

When people deify the leader of their country, the leader is able to abuse power more _____.

deity n.

Question 7

ecclesiastical

Answer 7

adj. Relating to a church

……….study ecclesiastical history.

ecclesiastic n., ecclesiastically adv.

Question 8

exalt

Answer 8

v. To praise or honor

He would always exalt the virtues of his _____.

exaltation n.

Question 9

pious

Answer 9

adj. Having or exhibiting religious reverence

Sometimes she was so pious that the rest of us felt like heathens.

piousness n., piety n., piously adv.

Question 10

sacrifice

Answer 10

v. Anything offered to a deity as as a religious thanksgiving; giving up something in order to have something more valuable later on

……sacrificed vegetables to their gods as a show of thanks.

……, he had to sacrifice his privite life and his leisure time.