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Vocabulário Avançado para o TOEFL - Religion
Aqui você aprenderá algumas palavras em inglês sobre religião, como “clérigo”, “pastor”, “sufi”, etc., que são necessárias para o exame TOEFL.
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the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items
espiritualidade
a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion
seita
people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution
clero
a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity
oráculo
a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect
mahatma
someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion
herege
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
missionário
a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions
pagão
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
pregador
a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service
sermão
a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving
homilia
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
xamã
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
peregrino
(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people
messias
a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice
eremita
any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
Evangelho
any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles
epístola
someone who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists or not
agnóstico
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
vudu
(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Trindade
the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ
salvação
the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament
ressurreição
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
réquiem
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
reencarnação
a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person
profecia
