**icon
n. 圣像(an image or picture of Jesus, Mary, a saint, etc.);偶像
【派】iconize(vt. 盲目崇拜);iconoclasm(n. 打破圣像的理论/行动)
*inviolable
adj. 不可侵犯的(incapable of being violated);不可亵渎的(sacred)
【记】in(不)+viol(看作violate,违反,冒犯)+able→不可侵犯的
【反】profane(adj. 亵渎的);impure(adj. 不纯的)
*sacrosanct
adj. 神圣不可侵犯的(most sacred; inviolable)
【例】The brash insurance salesman invaded the sacrosanct privacy of the office of the president of the company.
*consecration
n. 神圣化,献祭(仪式)
【例】Wafers are deposited into a bowl for consecration during the Mass.
*sacrilege
n. 亵渎,冒犯神灵(outrageous violation of what is sacred)
【反】respect(n./v. 尊敬)
sacrilegious
adj. 亵渎神圣的(treating a sacred thing or place with disrespect)
【记】sacr(神圣的)+i+leg(读,讲)+ious→说神的坏话→亵渎神圣的
*invocation
n. 祈祷(to plea; prayer)
*immerse
vt. 给…施洗礼;使浸没;使沉浸
【记】im(进)+merse(沉)→沉进去→给…施洗礼
【例】I immersed myself in the hot bath and relaxed.
parochial
adj. 教区的(of or relating to a church parish);地方性的,狭小的(restricted to a small area or scope; narrow)
【记】来自parish(n. 教区)
**sacred
adj. 上帝的,神圣的(holy; heavenly)
【例】In maternal tribes, sacred things were kept by the oldest woman.
*redemptive
adj. 赎回的,救赎的,救世的(acting to save someone from error or evil)
*earthly
adj. 现世的,尘世的(of this world; not spiritual)
【记】来自earth(n. 土地;地球)
*earthbound
adj. 只在地面的;向地球移动的
【例】The earthbound astronauts will have to deal with simulated emergencies and perhaps even real ones.
**pilgrim
n. 朝圣者,香客(one who travels to a shrine as a devotee)
*exodus
n. 大批离去,撤离
【例】The refugees made an exodus to a safe place.
*inferno
n. 火海,地狱般的场所(hell or any place characterized by great heat or flames)
【记】infern(地狱)+o→地狱般的场所
*dogma
n. 教义,教条(belief; view)
【例】Tom rejected the dogma of his church and joined another.
*mosque
n. 清真寺(伊斯兰教的寺庙)(a building used for public worship by Muslims)
**tenet
n. 信念;信条;教义(a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true)
【记】ten(握住)+et→(握住的)想法→信念
*credo
n. 信条(creed)
【记】cred(相信,信任)+o→信条
*confessional
n. (教堂中神父听取忏悔的)告解室(private, usually enclosed, place in a church where a priest sits to hear confessions)
【例】the secrets of the confessional
*crescent
n. 新月形(物体),月牙形(物体)(narrow curved shape that is like the new moon)
*deify
vt. 将…奉为神(to worship as a god);崇拜(to adore in an extreme)
**divine
v. 推测,预言(to discover or guess by or as if by magic)adj. 神的,神性的;神授的
*demythologize
vt. 除去…的神话色彩
【记】de(无)+myth(神话)+ologize(使)→除去…的神话色彩
【例】The Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value.
*consecrate
vt. 将…奉为神圣;献身于(to dedicate; devote)
【记】和sacred(adj. 神圣的)一起记
【例】The priest consecrated the water in the baptismal basin.
*invoke
vt. 恳求,祈求(to beg; pray)
【记】in+voke(喊)→恳求
【例】I invoked their forgiveness.
*preach
vt. 说教,布道;鼓吹(to advocate)
【记】和reach(v. 到达)一起记
【例】He preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
*pious
adj. 虔诚的(loyal; faithful)
【例】Those pious faithfuls are not allowed to take photos of themselves.
*devout
adj. 虔诚的(pious; religious);真诚的
【例】The devout worshiper attended church each week.
*heretical
adj. 异教的,异端邪说的(of heresy or heretics)
【记】here(异)+tical→异教的
*apocalyptic
adj. 预示灾祸的;启示的(prophetic)
【记】来自apocalypse(n. 天启,启示),apo(离开)+calyps(盖上)+e→揭开→启示
*fiesta
n. (西班牙语国家的)节日
*talisman
n. 避邪物,护身符(an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune)
【记】talis(做仪式,驱邪)+man(人)→人在驱邪仪式上佩戴避邪物→避邪物,护身符
*malediction
n. 诅咒(curse; execration)
【记】male(坏)+dict(说)+ion→说坏话→诅咒
**vestry
n. (教堂的)法衣室
*lection
n. 经文(scriptures)
*lustrate
vt. 驱除
*enchant
vt. 施魔法于(to enthrall; fascinate)
【记】en+chant(歌曲)→通过吟唱施魔法于→施魔法于
【例】The witch enchanted the handsome knight, turning him into a frog.
ablution
n. 净礼;沐浴(a washing of the body)
【记】ab+lut(冲,洗)+ion→净礼;沐浴;含有相同词根lut的词语:dilute(vt. 冲淡,稀释);antediluvian(adj. 大洪水以前的)
sectarianism
n. 宗派主义
【例】He condemned religious sectarianism.
*sacrificial
adj. 牺牲的,献祭的(immolated)