Vocab Pt. 1 Flashcards
credence
belief acceptance as true
accredit
to authorize, certify, believe
creditable
deserving praise
credulous
believing too easily, gullible
creed
a statement of belief or principle
deify
to make a god of
deity
a god or goddess
divine
to foretell by supernatural means
divinity
a god or goddess a divine being
apotheosis
making a god of something, deification
theocracy
government by divine power or priests
theology
the study of religion
atheist
a person who believes there is no god
pantheism
identifying god with nature, belief in all gods
pantheon
all the gods of a people or religion
Sapient
Wise, insightful
Sage
A person usually elderly who is honored for wisdom and experience.
Cognition
The act of perceiving or knowing.
Cognizant
Aware; having knowledge of something.
Connoisseur
An expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste.
Notorious
Widely and unfavorably known; infamous.
Compute
To determine by mathematics
Impute
To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person.
