Vocabulaire Avancé pour le GRE - Société et Religion

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

éloigner

to part and move in different directions

se disperser

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

prier

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

vénérer

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

apothéose, divinisation

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

atavisme

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

chauvin, chauvine

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

illumination, soudaine révélation, fulguration

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

exégèse

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

hédoniste

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

iconoclaste

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

libertin

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

litanie

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

mœurs

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

occulte

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

pronostication

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

reclus, recluse, solitaire

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

solécisme

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

turpitude, dépravation, débauche

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

ésotérique, obscur

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

ignorant, ignorante

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

contrit

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabolique, minable

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

décousu, sans suite, incohérent

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanatique

(of people) delighted by the company of others

sociable

unbiased and not favoring one side

impartial, neutre

following or conforming to established beliefs or accepted norms

conventionnel

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

pieux

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

qui a des principes

divided into groups that strongly disagree

divisé, opposé, divergent

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

sacro-saint

not concerned or connected with religion

laïque, séculier

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

inconvenant, inconvenante