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English IV AP Set 15

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264071747consecrate(v) to declare or set apart as holy or sacred; to dedicate to a worthy goal or service; to confirm officially by religious or civil ceremonies
264071748credo(n) a system of fundamental beliefs or guiding principle; creed; a formal statement of religious belief
264071749desecrate(v) to violate or abuse the sacredness of; profane to treat irreverently or contemptuously, thereby arousing outrage in others
264071750laudable(adj) deserving praise; commendable
264071751pious(adj) having or exhibiting reverence and earnest compliance in the observance of religion; devout; professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded; marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical
264071752sacrilegious(adj) disrespectful or irreverent toward something sacred
264071753sanctimony(n) pretended devoutness or righteousness; a hypocritical show of holiness
264071754sanctity(n) the quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
264071755supplicate(v) to make a humble entreaty to; beseech; to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; to make a humble and earnest petition; beg
264071756venerate(v) to regard with respect, reverence, or deference

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