# Religion & Belief

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 63

## About

Faith, ritual, worship, myth, and spiritual life.

## Words by Level

### A1
- fairy — A small imaginary creature with magical powers, often shown with wings.; frequency rank 3350
- believe in — to have faith or confidence in someone or their ability

### A2
- god — A supernatural being with great powers that people worship.; frequency rank 143
- church — A building where Christians meet to worship.; frequency rank 943
- Christ — the title of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah in Christian belief; frequency rank 1088
- angel — A spiritual being believed to serve God, often shown with wings.; frequency rank 1456
- mosque — A building where Muslims gather to pray and worship.; frequency rank 8697

### B1
- soul — The spiritual part of a person, often believed to live on after death.; frequency rank 922
- holy — Connected with God or religion and treated with deep respect.; frequency rank 1021
- priest — A person trained to lead religious services and ceremonies in a church.; frequency rank 1960
- religion — Belief in a god or gods, together with the practices and worship connected to that belief.; frequency rank 3052
- religious — Believing in and worshipping a god or gods.; frequency rank 3152
- prayer — Words spoken to a god to give thanks or ask for help.; frequency rank 3265
- goddess — A female god worshipped in a religion.; frequency rank 3954
- spiritual — Relating to the human spirit or soul rather than physical things.; frequency rank 4512
- belief — A feeling that something is true or real.; frequency rank 4791
- myth — A widely held but false belief or idea.; frequency rank 5007
- unbelief — absence or rejection of belief, especially religious faith; frequency rank 94434

### B2
- faith — Strong belief or trust in someone or something.; frequency rank 1366
- temple — A building used for worship in some religions.; frequency rank 2052
- thanksgiving — the expression of gratitude, especially in a prayer or religious observance; frequency rank 4371
- ritual — A set of actions always performed in the same way, especially in a religious ceremony.; frequency rank 4968
- worship — To show love and respect for a god, especially through prayer or religious ceremonies.; frequency rank 5002
- pastor — A leader of a Christian church who guides and cares for its members.; frequency rank 5952
- hallelujah — used to praise or thank God, especially in worship or song; frequency rank 6043
- providence — the protective guidance, care, or ordering of events attributed to God or another divine power; frequency rank 11863
- scripture — the sacred writings of a religion, considered collectively, or a particular sacred text; frequency rank 16308
- psalm — a sacred song or poem used in Jewish or Christian worship; frequency rank 29705

### C1
- baptism — a Christian sacrament or rite involving water that marks spiritual cleansing and admission to the Church; frequency rank 14151
- archangel — an angel of the highest or a particularly high rank in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition; frequency rank 18889
- theology — The study of God, religion, and religious beliefs.; frequency rank 21249

### C2
- deacon — in several Christian churches, an ordained minister ranking below a priest; frequency rank 8843
- padre — a Christian priest, especially in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking community; frequency rank 10094
- sacrament — a Christian rite regarded as an outward sign of divine grace, such as baptism or the Eucharist; frequency rank 22576
- martyrdom — death or severe suffering endured because of loyalty to a religion, belief, or cause; frequency rank 26501
- pagoda — a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred tower, especially one built in several upward-curving tiers; frequency rank 27575
- mysticism — A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.; frequency rank 34688
- archdeacon — a senior Christian cleric who assists a bishop in administering part or all of a diocese, especially in the Anglican Church; frequency rank 43550
- vespers — an evening service of prayer in several Christian traditions; one of the canonical hours; frequency rank 44681
- evangelist — a Christian preacher who seeks to convert others or revive religious faith; frequency rank 48789
- consecration — (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; frequency rank 54119
- minaret — a tall, slender tower attached to or standing near a mosque, traditionally used for the call to prayer; frequency rank 58568
- iconoclast — One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.; frequency rank 87481
- impiety — lack of reverence or respect for a god, religion, or something regarded as sacred; frequency rank 95656
- hierophant — in ancient Greece, a priest who revealed and interpreted sacred mysteries, especially at Eleusis; frequency rank 115078
- stoup — a small basin for holy water, especially one fixed near the entrance of a church; frequency rank 132721
- polytheism — belief in or worship of more than one god; frequency rank 142931
- theosophy — religious or mystical philosophy claiming direct spiritual insight into the nature of God, the soul, or the divine world; frequency rank 145908
- revivalist — a preacher who conducts Christian religious revivals, often traveling between communities; frequency rank 161152
- doxology — a short hymn or formula praising God, often sung at the end of a Christian service; frequency rank 242862
- pantheism — the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God; frequency rank 299504
- conventicle — historical: a secret, unauthorized, or legally prohibited meeting for religious worship; frequency rank 491482
- diabolism — belief in, worship of, or ritual dealings with devils; frequency rank 684124
- quietism — a Christian mystical doctrine emphasizing passive contemplation and the surrender of personal will to God; frequency rank 859803
- pneumatology — the study of spirits or spiritual beings; in older philosophy, the study of the soul and God
- antinomianism — the Christian theological doctrine that salvation by faith and grace frees believers from the obligation of moral law
- theolatry — the worship of a god or gods
- syncretic — combining elements from different beliefs, traditions, or systems into a single form

### C2+
- creationism — the belief that the universe and life originated from divine acts of creation
- clergyman — an ordained male minister of a Christian church
- deity — a god or goddess; divine nature
- monotheism — the belief in the existence of only one god
- sabbath — a day of religious rest and worship, especially the seventh day