Vocabolario Avanzato per il TOEFL - Religione

the study of religions and faiths

teologia

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

spiritualita

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

sezione

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

chierico

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

guru

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

oracolo

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

rabbino

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

sinagoga

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

lama

a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect

mahatma

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

pastore

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

eretico

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

missionario

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

predicatore

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

sermone

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

omelia

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

sciamano

a follower of Sikhism

Sikh

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

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

pallegrino

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

Messia

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

eremita

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

martire

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

il Vangelo

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

apostolo

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

epistola

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

agnostico

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

vudù

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

Trinita

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

salvezza

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

risurrezione

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

requiem

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

reincarnazione

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

profezia