IELTS Advanced Religion, Culture, and Beliefs Vocabulary Set 4 questions and answers

angelic (adjective) Related to angels or resembling angels in beauty and grace. archbishop (noun) The highest rank of bishop in some Christian denominations; a powerful bishop who presides over an archdiocese. cardinal (noun) One of the leading positions in the Roman Catholic Church. christen (verb) To baptise; give a Christian name to the child. consecrate (verb) To hallow or make sacred. denomination (noun) A subdivision, relation or branch of a religion. heresy (noun) An opinion or belief that is contrary to accepted doctrine. heretic (noun) A person who practises heresy and lives in contrary to generally accepted (Christian or Catholic) beliefs. martyrdom (noun) Where someone is killed due to their religious/political beliefs. medium (noun) A person that transfers information from the spirit world. moralist (noun) A person who advocates moral principles. nomad (noun) A member of travelling folk with no fixed home, moving constantly to find fresh pastures for cattle. occult (adjective) Used to describe something out of the ordinary such as supernatural events, magical powers, unnatural occurrences, and mystical practises. parish (noun) A small area with its own church and priest or pastor. penance (noun) An act of imposing punishment on self to show repentance for sin. psychic (adjective) Used to describe a person or occurrence that seems to defy the laws of nature, primarily those that involve telepathy or premonition. seminary (noun) An institution for the training of priests, ministers, and rabbis. underworld (noun) The world of the dead; the afterlife. angelic Which word has the following synonyms? celestial, ethereal, heavenly, otherworldly, radiant christen Which word has the following synonyms? asperse, baptise, bless consecrate Which word has the following synonyms? bless, ordain, exalt denomination Which word has the following synonyms? sect, church, creed, faith heresy Which word has the following synonyms? blasphemy, misbelief heretic Which word has the following synonyms? dissenter, schismatic, apostate martyrdom Which word has the following synonyms? offering, scapegoat, saint moralist Which word has the following synonyms? ethicist, preacher nomad Which word has the following synonyms? itinerant, traveller, migrant, wayfarer, wanderer occult Which word has the following synonyms? supernatural, mystical, magic, paranormal, transcendental parish Which word has the following synonyms? congregation, flock, community penance Which word has the following synonyms? absolution, atonement, retribution psychic Which word has the following synonyms? supernatural, paranormal, magical seminary Which word has the following synonyms? institute, academy, school underworld Which word has the following synonyms? hell, Hades, afterlife, netherworld angelic Which word has the following antonyms? bad, earthly, hellish, sinful, wicked consecrate Which word has the following antonyms? condemn, desecrate, deprecate heresy Which word has the following antonyms? agreement, belief, harmony heretic Which word has the following antonyms? adherent, believer martyrdom Which word has the following antonyms? life, aid, moralist Which word has the following antonyms? immoralist nomad Which word has the following antonyms? settler, inhabitant, immigrant, habitant occult Which word has the following antonyms? ordinary, normal, everyday, known, usual penance Which word has the following antonyms? happiness, joy, reward psychic Which word has the following antonyms? natural, mundane underworld Which word has the following antonyms? heaven, paradise, Eden, kingdom come angelic The large man's _____ features made every person that met him stare in awe. archbishop The new _____ distanced himself from the evangelical values of his predecessor. cardinal In the heirarchy of the Catholic Church, only the pope is above higher than a _____. christened Our children are _____ in the church according to tradition and customs. consecrated Many religions share similar notions to the idea of _____ ground that should be respected as much as possible.