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To meet or satisfy a need. (Verb)
"SUH-FICE" |
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To insult especially directly to the face by behavior or language. (Verb)
"Uh-FRONT" |
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| Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Regard for others, both natural and moral. |
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| A descriptive word that describes something that is everywhere. Found everywhere. Omnipresent. |
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Give moral or emotional strength to.
The comfort one feels when consoled in times of disappointment. |
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| Offering or providing help. Supplementary. Additional help. |
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Also known as imperfect contrition. The desire not to sin or to sorrow for one's sins for a reason other than love of God.
Council of Trent: "If any man assert that attrition . . . is not a true and a profitable sorrow; that it does not prepare the soul for grace, but that it makes a man a hypocrite, yea, even a greater sinner, let him be anathema." |
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Greek term originally meant to mean something lifted up as an offering to the gods. Later it become to be known as:
1. To be formally set apart.
2. Banished, exiled, excommunicated.
3. Denounced or accursed
4. A literary term |
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Putting someone out of communion.
A religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. |
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According to Roman Catholicism, these are lesser sins that do not result in complete separation from God and eternal damnation in Hell.
These sins meet at least one of the three criteria:
1. Does not concern a "grave matter"
2. It is not committed with full knowledge.
3. It is not committed with both deliberate and complete consent. |
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To spot; to detect with the senses; to perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind.
To differentiate; to perceive differences. |
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| In philosophical and religious language, a term for a creator deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe. |
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| A postulated preternatural or supernatural immortal being who may be thought of as holy, divine, sacred, held high in regard, and respected by human beings. |
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That which appears outside or beyond the natural.
May indicate extremity--an ordinary phenomenon taken 'beyond' the natural.
Example: angels have these kind of powers. Their powers may be beyond human capacity, but they are still FINITE.
There is a limit. This term is not boundless. |
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| Pertains to an order of existence beyond the scientifically visible universe. |
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1. Pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen.
2. Highly influential and providing basis for future development or research. |
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| Blameworthy. Deserving blame. |
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Cause to become.
"The shot rendered her immobile." |
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Main force of a blow. "Brunt of the hurricane."
Full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. |
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| Weaken in force. The property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density. |
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To free from accusation or blame.
To free from an obligation or task. |
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| A subtle difference in meaning or opinion; a minor distinction; a fine detail. |
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| Definitive; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion. |
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| Suitable to one's needs. "A congenial atmosphere to work in." |
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| Pale; pallor; unnaturally pale. Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness. |
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Noun: A source of inspiration, especially a woman providing inspiration for a male artist.
Verb 1: To become lost in thought.
Verb 2: To say something with due consideration or thought. |
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Verb: To stroll or walk at a leisurely pace.
Noun: A leisurely walk or pace. |
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| Acute perception or responsiveness toward something, such as the emotions of another. |
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The art or science of being a teacher.
The strategies of instruction or the styles of instruction. |
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To misrepresent or to contradict something.
Example: "Her youthful appearance belied her age." |
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Adjective: Giving advice; encouraging; inciting (exciting).
Example: A hortatory speech. |
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| Verb: To urge strongly. To incite by argument or advice. |
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Verb: To stir up; to move to action. May or may not imply initiating.
Example: Inciting a riot. |
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| Adjective: Required or obligatory. Mandatory or enforced. |
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Adjective: Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
Individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group. |
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| Noun: a body of clients of a professional or business. |
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| A book in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. |
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| Verb: to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way. To imply or suggest in an artful or indirect way. |
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| Verb: to introduce something into the mind of. |
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| Adjective: unable to be persuaded; impossible to be stopped. Relentless; unrelenting. |
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| Verb: to become less severe, harsh, or strict. to become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving. To give in. |
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| A person who provides some form of help to benefit another. A person who CONFERS a benefit. |
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| To bestow from or as if from a position of superiority. |
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To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral, or intellectual means.
1. To restrain or dominate through force.
2. To compel to an act or choice.
3. To achieve by force or threat. |
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