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| ADJ . inflexible; unshakeable in belief or purpose (Mr. Tucker wanted everyone to come, but Paul was adamant about staving home.) |
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| N. one who believes the existence of God cannot be proved but w ho does not deny such existence may be possible (An agnostic demands material evidence for belief in things unseen.) |
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| N. one who renounces physical comforts fo r spiritual discipline (Mark lived the life of an ascetic, owning only the barest necessities.) |
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| N. one who does not believe that God exists (Voltaire, a well known French atheist, wrote Candide in 1759.) |
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| ADJ. enthusiastic or extremely eager (Being such an avid hockey fan, Gloria knew all the statistics about her hometown team.) |
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| N. an act of contempt for something sacred, or for God (Believers in any religion consider blasphemy among the very worst sins.) |
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| N. a general idea or thought (Equal pay for equal work is a fundamentally democratic concept.) |
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| N. a false belief accepted as true despite evidence to the contrary (Doug suffers from the delusion that the earth is the center of the universe.) |
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| ADJ. marked by an authoritative stand on principles that cannot be sufficient ly proved (Mary makes the dogmatic assertion that faith healing cured her.) |
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| V. to praise or glorify (The purpose of worship is to exalt a deity.) |
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| ADJ. sacred; holy (The city of Jerusalem is considered hallowed ground by three major religions.) |
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| N. a belief contrary to established, usually religious, doctrine (Many women accused of being witches were burned for heresy.) |
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| ADJ. having meaning that is spiritual, not rational (Madam e Btavatskv claimed to have mystical contacts in the spirit world.) |
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| ADJ. adhering to traditional or established beliefs, especially in religion (They belong to a very orthodox church.) |
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| N. one w ho opposes aggression or violence (Because Victor is a pacifist, he refused to fight in the Vietnam War.) |
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| ADJ. marked by firm determination (Resolute in her decision to continue the fight for civil rights, Rosa Parks inspired others to do the same.) |
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| N. a ritual or ceremonial act (More than one ancient rite of spring involved human sacrifice.) |
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| ADJ. concerning something existing beyond the natural world (Marcy claimed the apparition she saw was a supernatural being.) |
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| N. a truth (Life after death is accepted as a verity by many religions.) |
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| ADJ. enthusiastically devoted to a cause or goal (Hugo is a zealous member of his church, attending services three times weekly.) |
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