Erweiterter Wortschatz für den GRE - Die Seele einer seelenlosen Welt

to make one feel isolated or hostile toward a person or group

entfremden, isolieren

to part and move in different directions

sich zerstreuen, verstreuen

to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner

anflehen, bitten

to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone

verehren, wertschätzen

the act of elevating a person's rank to that of a god

Apotheose

an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to

Atavismus, Urmerkmal

someone who strongly believes that their gender, race, country, or group is superior

Schovinist, Nationalist

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

Epiphanie

an interpretation and thorough explanation of a piece of writing, particularly a religious one

Exegese

an individual who acts according to the belief that pursuing pleasure is of the highest importance in life

Hedonist

an individual who criticizes and attacks beliefs, ideas, customs, etc. that are generally cherished or accepted

Ikonoklast, Traditionsbrecher

an individual who is not concerned with morality and overindulges in pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure

Libertin, Wohlleben

a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating

Litanei, Anrufung

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

Sitten, Brauchtum

all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.

Okkultismus, das Okkulte

a statement meaning to predict or guess the events of the future

Prognose, Vorhersage

an individual who lives by themselves and avoids all sorts of contact with other people

Eremit, Zurückgezogen

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

Solezismus, Unhöflichkeit

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

Verworfenheit, Schändlichkeit

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

geheimnisvoll, okkult

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

ungebildet, dumm

expressing or experiencing deep regret or guilt because of a wrong act that one has committed

reuevoll, bereuend

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabolisch, teuflisch

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

zusammenhanglos, unzusammenhängend

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanatisch, begeistert

(of people) delighted by the company of others

gesellschaftlich, gesellig

unbiased and not favoring one side

indifferent, unparteiisch

following or conforming to established beliefs or accepted norms

orthodox, konventionell

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

fromm, gläubig

behaving in a manner that shows one's high moral standards

prinzipiell, moralisch

divided into groups that strongly disagree

polarisiert, geteilt

extremely important, to the point that it is not allowed to be condemned or changed

heilig, unantastbar

not concerned or connected with religion

säkular, weltlich

behaving in a manner that is impolite and not in accordance with the situation

unangemessen, unhöflich