Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de GRE - De ziel van een zielloze wereld
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over maatschappij en religie, zoals "verspreiden", "dogma", "litanie", enz., die nodig zijn voor het GRE-examen.
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to make one feel isolated or hostile toward a person or group

vervreemden, verwijderen
to part and move in different directions

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

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

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

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

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

chauvinist, seksist
a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

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

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

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

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

libertijn, losbandige
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

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

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

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

kluizenaar, heremiet
an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

solecisme, onbeleefdheid
a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

verdorvenheid, laagheid
requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

geheimzinnig, mysterieus
lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

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

berouwvol, verslagen
tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

duivels, demonisch
not connected in an orderly or coherent way

onsamenhangend, incoherent
extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanatiek, gepassioneerd
(of people) delighted by the company of others

sociaal, extravert
unbiased and not favoring one side

onpartijdig, neutraal
following established beliefs, traditions, or accepted standards

orthodox, traditioneel
having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

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

principieel, met principes
divided into groups that strongly disagree

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

heilig, onaantastbaar
not concerned or connected with religion

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

onbetamelijk, ongepast
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