Société et Religion

to supplicate

verbe

/sʌp.li.keɪt/ or /sap.li.keit/

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prier

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

apotheosis

nom

/ə.pɑ.θioʊ.səs/ or /ē.paa.thiooo.sēs/

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(divinisation)

apothéose

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

atavism

nom

/æ.tə.vɪ.zəm/ or /ā.tē.vi.zēm/

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atavisme

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

chauvinist

nom

/ʃoʊ.və.nəst/ or /shooo.vē.nēst/

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(chauvine)

chauvin

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

epiphany

nom

/ɪ.pɪ.fə.ni/ or /i.pi.fē.ni/

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(soudaine révélation, fulguration)

illumination

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

exegesis

nom

/ɛ.gzɪ.ʤi:.sɪs/ or /e.gzi.ji.sis/

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exégèse

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

hedonist

nom

/hɛ.də.nɪst/ or /he.dē.nist/

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hédoniste

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

iconoclast

nom

/aɪ.kɑ.nək.læst/ or /ai.kaa.nēk.lāst/

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iconoclaste

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

libertine

nom

/lɪ.bɜr.tin/ or /li.bēr.tin/

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libertin

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

litany

nom

/lɪt.ɛ.ni/ or /lit.e.ni/

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litanie

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

mores

nom

/mɔ.reɪz/ or /maw.reiz/

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mœurs

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

occult

nom

/ə.kəlt/ or /ē.kēlt/

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occulte

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

prognostication

nom

/prɑg.nɑs.tə.keɪ.ʃən/ or /praag.naas.tē.kei.shēn/

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pronostication

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

recluse

nom

/rɪk.lus/ or /rik.loos/

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(recluse, solitaire)

reclus

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

solecism

nom

/soʊl.sɪəzm/ or /soool.siēzm/

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solécisme

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

turpitude

nom

/tɜr.pɪ.tud/ or /tēr.pi.tood/

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(dépravation, débauche)

turpitude

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

benighted

Adjectif

/bɪ.naɪ.tɪd/ or /bi.nai.tid/

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(ignorante)

ignorant

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

contrite

Adjectif

/kənt.raɪt/ or /kēnt.rait/

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contrit

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

disjointed

Adjectif

/dɪs.ʤɔɪn.ɪd/ or /dis.jawin.id/

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(sans suite, incohérent)

décousu

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

fanatical

Adjectif

/fə.næ.tɪ.kəl/ or /fē.nā.ti.kēl/

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fanatique

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

gregarious

Adjectif

/grə.gɛ.riəs/ or /grē.ge.riēs/

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sociable

(of people) delighted by the company of others

indifferent

Adjectif

/ɪn.dɪ.fɜrnt/ or /in.di.fērnt/

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(neutre)

impartial

unbiased and not favoring one side

pious

Adjectif

/paɪəs/ or /paiēs/

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pieux

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

principled

Adjectif

/prɪn.sə.pəld/ or /prin.sē.pēld/

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qui a des principes

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

polarized

Adjectif

/poʊ.lɜ.raɪzd/ or /pooo.lē.raizd/

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(opposé, divergent)

divisé

divided into groups that strongly disagree

sacrosanct

Adjectif

/sæk.roʊ.sænkt/ or /sāk.rooo.sānkt/

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sacro-saint

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

secular

Adjectif

/sɛk.jə.lɜr/ or /sek.yē.lēr/

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(séculier)

laïque

not concerned or connected with religion

unseemly

Adjectif

/ʌn.si:m.li/ or /an.sim.li/

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(inconvenante)

inconvenant

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