Pagan, heathen, ethnic, gentile, pantheistic, polytheistic.

    Judaical, Mohammedan, Brahminical, Buddhistic, etc.; Rosicrucian, etc.

  • Revelation (Substantives), Word, Word of God, inspiration, Scripture, the Scriptures, Holy Writ, the Bible.
  • (Phrases). The sacred Scriptures; the inspired writing; the Holy Book, etc.

    Old Testament: Septuagint, Vulgate, Pentateuch, Hagiographa, the Law, the Prophets, the Apocrypha, etc.; hierograph, hierogram.

    New Testament: the Gospel, the Evangelists, the Epistles, the Apocalypse.

    Talmud, Mishna, Masorah, Torah.

    A Prophet, Seer, Evangelist, Apostle, Disciple, Saint, the Fathers.

    (Phrases). The Holy Men of old; the inspired penmen.

    (Adjectives). Scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic, evangelical, apostolic, apostolical, inspired, theopneustic.

  • Pseudo-revelation (Substantives), the Koran (or Alcoran), Shi King, Shaster, Veda, Zendavesta, Purana, etc., Edda, Kalevala, Pitikas, Mahabharata.
  • Religious founders: Gotama (or Gautama), Zoroaster (or Zarathustra), Confucius, Lao-Tsze, Amida, Mahomet (or Mohammed), etc.

    Idols: Golden calf, Baal, Moloch, Dagon, etc.

    (Adjectives). Anti-scriptural, antichristian, profane, idolatrous, heathen, heathenish.

3°. Religious Sentiments
  • Piety (Substantives), religion, theism, faith, religiousness, godliness, reverence, humility, veneration, devoutness, devotion, theopathy, grace, unction, edification, unworldliness, other-worldliness; holiness, sanctity, sanctitude, sacredness, consecration.
  • (Phrases). The odour of sanctity; the beauty of holiness; spiritual existence.

    Theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, salvation, inspiration.

    A believer, theist, Christian, saint, one of the elect, a devotee.

    The good, righteous, godly, elect, just.

    (Phrases). The children of God, of light, etc.

    (Verbs). To be pious, etc., to believe, have faith; to convert, edify, sanctify, beatify, regenerate, inspire; to consecrate, enshrine.

    (Phrase). To work out one's salvation.

    (Adjectives). Pious, religious, devout, reverent, godly, humble, heavenly - minded, pure, holy, spiritual, saintly, saint-like, solemn, unworldly, other-worldly.

    Believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic, etc.


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