Godly words

Hugh D. (United States of America)
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  1. transept
    structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church
  2. supernal
    of heaven or the spirit
  3. divine
    resulting from heavenly providence
  4. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  5. eschatology
    the branch of theology that is concerned with final things
  6. ecclesiastic
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  7. vicar
    a Catholic priest who acts for a higher-ranking clergyman
  8. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  9. Brahma
    the Creator
  10. tabernacle
    (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
  11. ontological
    relating to the metaphysical study of existence
  12. asceticism
    rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
  13. propitiation
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing
  14. indulgence
    the act of gratifying a desire
  15. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  16. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  17. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  18. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  19. apologist
    a person who argues to defend some policy or institution
  20. transubstantiation
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  21. reliquary
    a container where religious relics are stored or displayed
  22. nullity
    the state of nonexistence
  23. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  24. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  25. diaspora
    the dispersion of something that was originally localized
  26. codex
    a written manuscript, typically from ancient times
  27. eldritch
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
  28. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  29. execration
    hate coupled with disgust
  30. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  31. soothsayer
    someone who makes predictions of the future
  32. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  33. synod
    a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
  34. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  35. salvific
    pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption
  36. chiliastic
    relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness
  37. unregenerate
    not reformed morally or spiritually
  38. holy order
    the sacrament of ordination
  39. firmament
    the sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  40. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  41. benefice
    an endowed church office giving income to its holder
  42. prelate
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
Created on Sun Jan 19 11:18:12 EST 2014 (updated Sat Jul 18 18:18:41 EDT 2015)

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