Vocab Pt. 1 Flashcards

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credence

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belief acceptance as true

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accredit

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to authorize, certify, believe

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creditable

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deserving praise

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credulous

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believing too easily, gullible

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creed

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a statement of belief or principle

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deify

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to make a god of

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deity

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a god or goddess

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divine

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to foretell by supernatural means

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divinity

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a god or goddess a divine being

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apotheosis

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making a god of something, deification

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theocracy

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government by divine power or priests

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theology

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the study of religion

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12
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atheist

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a person who believes there is no god

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pantheism

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identifying god with nature, belief in all gods

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14
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pantheon

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all the gods of a people or religion

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Sapient

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Wise, insightful

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Sage

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A person usually elderly who is honored for wisdom and experience.

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Cognition

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The act of perceiving or knowing.

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Cognizant

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Aware; having knowledge of something.

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Connoisseur

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An expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste.

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Notorious

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Widely and unfavorably known; infamous.

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Compute

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To determine by mathematics

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Impute

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To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person.