Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de GRE - De ziel van een zielloze wereld

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

vervreemden, isoleren

to part and move in different directions

verspreiden, uit elkaar gaan

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

smeeken, verzoeken

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

eerbiedigen, vereren

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

apotheose

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, nationalist

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, traditiekriticus

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

libertijn, losbol

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

litanie, gebedsdienst

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

zeden, gebruiken

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

occultisme, het occulte

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

prognose, voorspelling

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

kluizenaar, teruggetrokken persoon

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

solecisme, onbeleefdheid

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

depravatie, verderfelijkheid

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

verborgen, occulte

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

onverlicht, achterlijk

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

berouwvol, gemeen

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabolisch, satanisch

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

ontkoppeld, onlogisch

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanatiek, enthousiast

(of people) delighted by the company of others

sociaal, gezellig

unbiased and not favoring one side

onverschillig, partijdig

following or conforming to established beliefs or accepted norms

orthodox, traditioneel

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

vroom, gelovig

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

principieel, moreel

divided into groups that strongly disagree

gepolariseerd, verdeeld

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

heilig, onaanraakbaar

not concerned or connected with religion

seculier, wereldlijk

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

onbehoorlijk, ongepast