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acroamatic - (adj) esoteric and revealed only to chosen disciples orally
adoration - worship of a divine being
afflatus - inspiration, divine bestowing of knowledge
afterlife - state of existence following physical death
antediluvian - (adj) before the Flood
apostasy - abandonment of one’s faith
astral plane - subtle dimension more refined than physical reality
beatitude - blessedness, bliss
blessed - (adj) consecrated, holy, enjoying bliss; state prior to sainthood
bliss - perfect, heavenly joy
born-again - (adj) designating person who has experienced spiritual awakening and new religious commitment to Christ as personal savior; reborn; saved
calling - in ancient use, God’s selection of individual; now spiritual impulse toward religious vocation
canonization - elevation to sainthood
charity - love for one’s fellow man and acts conveying such goodwill
damnation - condemnation to eternity of suffering in hell
devotion - piety, worshipful ardor
divinity - state of being godlike
ecstasy - state of absorption in the divine, with loss of awareness of body or outside world
enlightenment - state of spiritual awakening
enthusiasm - extreme religious devotion, usu. associated with intense emotionalism
epiphany - direct manifestation of God or deity to a person
exaltation - state of heightened spiritual awareness
faith - state of trust in divinity
get religion - (vb) have sudden, inspirational experience inducing faith
glossolalia - speaking in tongues while in state of religious ecstasy
God-fearing - (adj) deeply fearful or respectful of God
godliness - piety, devotion to one’s faith
grace - state of being in divine favor; effect of God’s mercy
hallowed - (adj) blessed, made or kept holy
holy - (adj) sacred, saintly, pure, whole
immanence - inherent presence of God or divinity in Creation and daily life
immortality - unending life without death
impiety - lack of reverence for God
inspiration - sudden spiritual awakening resulting from divine influence
irreverence - disrespect for and discounting of divinity, Creation, and religion
joy - bliss, beatitude
manna - divinely supplied spiritual nourishment
martyrdom - self-sacrifice to point of death in service of others or for maintenance of one’s faith
metanoia - profound transformation or conversion
metempsychosis - rebirth, reincarnation
Molinism - quietism
mystical - (adj) involving direct communion with God or the divine
numinous - (adj) inspiring awe and fascination, pertaining to mysterious aspect of divine power and religious experience
piety - devotion to religious duty and practice; piousness
piousness - piety
profane - (adj) irreverent, unholy; defiling what is sacred
quietism - type of religious mysticism marked by attainment of perfection through systematic contemplation; Molinism
rebirth - reincarnation; transmigration of soul
reborn - (adj) born-again
receive Christ - (vb) be reborn, accept Christ as one’s personal savior
recreant - (adj) failing to keep faith
redemption - salvation, deliverance from sin or evil
reprobation - rejection by God and exclusion from salvation
revelation - disclosure of God’s will to humankind
reverence - respect and awe for divinity, Creation, and religion
righteousness - freedom from sin, sanctity
sacred - (adj) consecrated, holy
sacrosanct - (adj) extremely sacred or holy
saintliness - charity, piety, holiness of spirit and action
salvation - deliverance from sin, evil, and punishment; redemption
sanctity - state of being sacred or holy
saved - (adj) having accepted Christ as one’s personal savior; born-again
spirituality - conviction in one’s experience of the mysterious aspect of divine power
transcendence - state of God’s nature or highest principle as above and apart from immanent Creation
transformation - experience in which adherent to religion moves from one state to another, as by conversion, leap of faith, or following a path
transmigration of soul - rebirth, reincarnation
unholy - (adj) lacking in purity
venerable - (adj) blessed, honorable; state prior to sainthood
veneration - reverential love and adoration
zeal - intensely passionate religious fervor