OVERVIEW
NEW WORDS.
Religions and their followers.
| Religion | Followers |
| Buddhism | Buddhist (s) |
| Christianity | Christian (s) |
| Hinduism | Hindu (s) |
| Islam | Muslim (s) |
| Judaism | Jew (s) |
| Shinto/ Shintoism | Shintoist (s) |
| Sikhism | Sikh (s) |
Nouns.
- adoration the act of worship.
- angel (plural: angels) a heavenly creature.
- baptism (plural: baptisms) a Christian religious rite consisting of immersion in or sprinkling with water as a sign that the subject is cleansed from sin and constituted as a member of the Church.
- chapel (plural: chapels) a place of worship that is smaller than a church.
- church (plural: churches) a building for public, especially Christian worship.
- clergy (plural: clergies) the body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders.
- devotion (plural: devotions) religious ardor or zeal; piety.
- faith (plural: faiths) belief in God or in a set of religious doctrines.
- fasting the practice of abstaining from or eating very little food.
- heaven (plural: heavens) the abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation.
- homily (plural: homilies) a sermon, especially one intended to explain the practical and moral implications of a particular scriptural passage.
- mosque (plural: mosques) a building used as a place of Muslim worship.
- pilgrim (plural: pilgrims) a religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place.
- prayer (plural: prayers) a reverent petition made to God.
- priest (plural: priests) a person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites.
- religion (plural: religions) a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
- reverence a feeling or attitude of profound respect, usually reserved for the sacred or divine.
- salvation deliverance by redemption from the power of sin and from the penalties ensuing from it.
- scripture (plural: scriptures) a sacred writing or book.
- sermon (plural: sermons) a religious discourse, especially one delivered as part of a service.
- sin (plural: sins) deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
- soul (plural: souls) the spirit or immaterial part of man, the seat of human personality, intellect, will, and emotions, regarded as an entity that survives the body after death.
- stained-glass window (plural: windows) colored-glass used to form pictorial designs of different aspects of religious faith.
- synagogue (plural: synagogues) a building or place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith.
- temple (plural: temples) a building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship.
- theology (plural: theologies) the study of the nature of God and religious truth.
Adjectives.
- divine having the nature of a deity.
- holy sacred; being associated with a divine power.
- sacred holy; worthy of religious veneration.
- secular worldly rather than spiritual.
- spiritual concerned with sacred or religious things.
Verbs.
- to adore to worship.
- to pray to address God with adoration.
- to preach to deliver a sermon.
- to worship to show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power.
VISUAL VOCABULARY
- Let’s visit some places of worship in New York City
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in the United States
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in Canada
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in the United Kingdom
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in Ireland
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in Australia
- Let’s visit some famous places of worship in New Zealand
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