spirituality Flashcards
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agnostic adj.(ეგ-ნოსთ-იკ)
ფილოსოფიური მოძღვრება, რომელიც განსაზღვრული შეხედულებით არის დაკავშირებული ღვთის არსებობასთან. აგნოსტიკოსი არ უარყოფს ღვთის არსებობას, არამედ აღიარებს, რომ ის უბრალოდ არ უნდა იყოს ცნობილი.
Believing that humans cannot know whether there is a god
example–His devoutly Christian parents had problems with his agnostic beliefs.
Parts of speech–agnostic n, agnosticism n(ეგნოს-თი-სიზმ)
animism n. (ე-ნი-მიზმ)
The belief that natural objects, such as trees, have souls( სპირიტუალიზმი, ზოგადად სულისა და სულიერების არსებობის რწმენა)
example–Desert cultures that practice animism often believe that winds contain spirits.
Parts of speech–animistic adj.
atheist n. (ეი-სიესთ)
One who does not believe in the existence of a supreme(უმაღლესი, უზენაესი) being
example–He argued that his scientific training made it impossible for him to
be anything but an atheist.
Parts of speech–atheistic adj
be inclined to v. (ინ-ქლაინ)
To favor an opinion or a course of action(იყოს მიდრეკილი)
example–He couldn’t say which candidate he favored, but he had always been inclined to vote Republican.
Parts of speech–incline n, (რაიმესადმი განწყობილია, მიდრეკილება აქვს) ; inclination n.–მიდრეკილება
contemplate v.
To consider thoughtfully(გათვალისწინება, მიზნად დასახვა)
example–If you contemplate each step for so long, we will never complete this
project on time.
Parts of speech–contemplation n(განზრახვა, მიზანი), contemplative adj(მჭვრეტელობითი)
deify v. (დი-ეfაი)
To worship as a god (გაღმერთება)
example–When people deify the leader of their country, the leader is able to
abuse power more easily.
Parts of speech–deity n
ecclesiastical adj.(ექლი-ზიას-თიქალ)
Relating to a church(საეკლესიო, სასულიერო)
example–He was looking specifically for a university where he could study
ecclesiastical history.
Parts of speech–ecclesiastic n, ecclesiastically adv–საეკლესიოდ
exalt v. (ეგ-ზოლთ)
To praise or honor(ამაღლება, შექება, პატივის მიგება)
example–He would often exalt the virtues(ვერ-ჩუზ)–სათნოებები, ღირსებები of his new wife.
Parts of speech–exaltation n
pious adj.(ფა-იეს)
Having or exhibiting religious reverence(რელიგიური, ღვთისმოსავი)
example–Sometimes she was so pious that the rest of us felt like heathens.–წარმართი, ურჯულო
Parts of speech–piousness n–ღვთისმოსაობა, piety n(ფა-იე-თი)–კეთილმორწმუნეობა, ღვთისმოსაობა; piously adv
sacrifice v.
Anything offered to a deity as a religious thanksgiving;
giving up something in order to have something more valuable later on.
example1–Every harvest time, the Fadeloni people sacrificed vegetables to
their gods as a show of thanks
example2–In order to succeed in his career, he had to sacrifice his private life
and his leisure time.
Parts of speech–sacrifice n, sacrificial adj, sacrificially ad