English Vocabulary
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faith
B2
/feɪθ/
Strong belief or trust in someone or something.
temple
B2
/ˈtɛm.pl̩/
A building used for worship in some religions.
confess
B2
/kənˈfɛs/
To admit that you have done something wrong.
Jew
B2
/dʒuː/
a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group with origins in the ancient Israelites
ritual
B2
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/
A set of actions always performed in the same way, especially in a religious ceremony.
worship
B2
/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/
To show love and respect for a god, especially through prayer or religious ceremonies.
pastor
B2
/ˈpæs.tɚ/
A leader of a Christian church who guides and cares for its members.
hallelujah
B2
/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/
used to praise or thank God, especially in worship or song
immortal
B2
/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/
Able to live forever; never dying.
adore
B2
/əˈdoɹ/
To love someone very deeply.
altar
B2
/ˈɔl.tɚ/
A table or raised structure used for religious ceremonies.
monastery
B2
/ˈmɑnəstɛɹi/
A building where monks live together and follow a religious life.
ark
B2
/ɑrk/
the great vessel that Noah built to preserve his family and animals from the biblical flood
cathedral
B2
/kəˈθiːdɹəl/
A large and important Christian church, especially the main one in a region run by a bishop.
hindu
B2
/ˈhɪnduː/
a person who follows Hinduism
providence
B2
/ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/
the protective guidance, care, or ordering of events attributed to God or another divine power
relic
B2
/ˈɹɛlɪk/
An old object or custom that has survived from the past.
biblical
B2
/ˈbɪblɪkəl/
relating to, contained in, or characteristic of the Bible
scripture
B2
/ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/
the sacred writings of a religion, considered collectively, or a particular sacred text
self-confidence
B2
/ˌsɛlfˈkɑːnfədəns/
belief and trust in your own abilities
spirituality
B2
/ˌspɪr.ɪ.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/
the quality of being concerned with the human spirit, soul, or sacred experience rather than only with material things
priory
B2
/ˈpɹaɪəɹi/
a monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress, or the buildings occupied by that community
psalm
B2
/sɑm/
a sacred song or poem used in Jewish or Christian worship
godly
B2
/ˈɡɑdli/
Deeply religious and living according to the rules of one's faith.
redeemer
B2
/rɪˈdiːmɚ/
a person who saves another person, group, or cause from suffering, danger, failure, or disgrace
pastoral
B2
/ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/
Showing or describing peaceful, idealized country life.
Quaker
B2
/ˈkweɪ.kɚ/
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement historically associated with pacifism, equality, and direct spiritual experience
Methodist
B2
/ˈmeθ.ə.dɪst/
a member or adherent of Methodism, a Protestant Christian movement that grew from the eighteenth-century revival associated with John Wesley
wafer
B2
/ˈweɪfɚ/
a thin disk of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist or Communion