Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Religión

the study of religions and faiths

teología

the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items

espiritualidad

a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion

secta

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

clérigo

people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution

clero

a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism

gurú

a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity

oráculo

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

rabino

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

sinagoga

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

lama

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

pastor

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

hereje

someone who is sent to a foreign country to teach and talk about religion, particularly to persuade others to become a member of the Christian Church

misionero

a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions

pagano

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

reverendo

a member of an Islamic sect that tries to become united with God through prayer, meditation, and living a simple and strict life

Sufi

someone who delivers spiritual speeches, often an associate of the clergy

pastor

a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service

sermón

a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving

homilía, sermón

a person in some religions and cultures believed to be capable of contacting good and evil spirits and curing people of illnesses, especially in some cultures in northern Asia and North America

chamán

a follower of Sikhism

sij

a person belonging to an English religious group of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted church rituals made simpler and who believed it was important to work hard and control oneself, while pleasure was unnecessary or even wrong

puritano, puritana

a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause

peregrino

(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people

Mesías

a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice

anacoreta

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

mártir

any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

evangelio

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

apóstol

any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles

Epístola

someone who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists or not

agnóstico

someone who does not believe in the existence of God or gods

ateo

a school of Mahayana Buddhism, originally formed in Japan, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than reading religious scripts or ritual worship

zen

a religious cult involving witchcraft and the worship of spirits, especially common in parts of the Caribbean

vudú

(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Trinidad

the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ

salvación

the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament

Resurrección

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

sacrilegio

a mass at which people honor and pray for the soul of a dead person, especially in the Roman Catholic Church

misa de réquiem

the belief that after someone’s death, their spirit comes back to life in the form of a new body, especially in Buddhism and Hinduism

reencarnación

a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person

profecía