TOEFL을 위한 고급 어휘 - Religion

the study of religions and faiths

신학

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

영성, 정신성

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

종파, 컬트

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

성직자, 신부

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

성직자, 성직

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

구루, 스승

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

신탁, 신탁 (제사장/여제사장)

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

랍비

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

시나고그, 성전

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

라마, 불교 승려

a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect

마하트마, 존경받는 사람

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

목사, 신부

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

이단자

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

선교사

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

이교도, 이교도 여성

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

목사, 레버렌드

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

수피

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

목사, 설교자

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

설교, 서름

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

강해

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

샤먼

a follower of Sikhism

시크교도

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

청교도, 청교도 여성

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

순례자, 여성 순례자

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

메시아, 구세주

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

은둔자, 수도사

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

순교자, 마르티르

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

복음, 고스펠

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

사도

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

서신, 편지

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

불가지론자

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

무신론자

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

젠, 선학교

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

부두

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

삼위일체, 트리니티

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

구원, 구출

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

부활, 그리스도의 부활

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

신성모독, 모독

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

레퀴엠, 위령 미사

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

환생

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

예언, 예측