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CREDO, CREDERE, CREDIDI, CREDITUM <L. “to believe”
accredit, credence, creditable, credulous, creed
DEUS <L. “god”
deify, deity
DIVINO, DIVINARE, DIVINAVI, DIVINATUM < L. “to foretell”
DIVINUS <L. “divine”
divine, divinity
THEOS <G. “god”
apotheosis, theocracy, theology, atheist, pantheism, pantheon
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Exercise A:
Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word in bold-faced type.
1. A respected theologian a. pantheist b. theocrat c. accreditor d. student of divinity e. believe in a deity
2. respected their creed a. deity b. fundamental beliefs c. praise d. customs e. prophesy
3. a(n) credulous audience a. skeptical b. faithful c. unbelievable d. gullible
e. restless
4. witness a(n) apotheosis a. sacrifice b. pantheon c. creed d. deification
e. accreditation
5. an Aztec divinity a. monument b. custom c. creed d. deity e. religious practice
6. a former theocracy a. religious school b. government by priests c. basic principle d. divine being e. believe in all gods
7. study the Aztec pantheon a. temple b. totality of gods c. belief in all gods d. credence e. creed
Circle the letter of the best ANTONYM for the word in bold-faced type.
8. a(n) creditable record a. unbelievable b. falsified c. disgraceful d. reliable e. consistent
9. a means of divination a. staying underwater for long periods of time b. gullible c. foretelling the future d. becoming divine e. reviewing the past
10. a result of atheism a. belief in god b. aggression c. autonomy d. nihilism e. disloyalty
11. an accredited college a. uncertified b. impoverished c. infamous d. prestigious e. ostentatious
12. to give credence to someone a. refuse b. believe c. disrespect d. doubt
e. condole with
13. become a deity a. theologian b. diviner c. criminal d. pantheist e. mortal
Exercise B
1. P.T. Barnum supposedly said, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” to support his view that audiences tend to be ______.
2. The ______, the best-preserved temple in Rome, has served as a model for classical architecture.
3. The ______of most environmental groups might be summed up as “Act now to preserve the future of the planet.”
4. The Romans ______and worshipped many of their emperors, often during their lifetimes.
5. In Hindu ______a person’s fate, or “karma,” is regarded as reward or punishment for behavior in a previous existence.
6. For a(n) ______to function effectively, all citizens of that state must share the same religion.
7. The cave paintings at Lascaux in Southwest France suggest that Stone Age artists had a(n) ______regard for the animal life around them.
8. Listen to all the candidates, but don’t give ______to everything they promise.
9. Although a professed ______, she was married in a church to appease her religious parents.
10. Many aspiring artists of the nineteenth century regarded Paris as the ______of cultural life.
11. Although their profession was hardly ______, Mary Read and Anne Bonny won renown as pirates.