AP lang unit 10

319553096	ablution	noun, a washing or cleansing of the body, usually about any ritualized cleaning
319553097	immaculate	adj, not blemished, impeccably clean, flawless
319553098	purge	verb, to cleanse or purify, to get rid of impurities
319553099	expurgate	verb, to remove erroneous obscene or otherwise objectionable material from a book or other piece of writing before publication
319553100	bowlderize	verb, literary cleansing, to cleanse a manuscript of what is deemed offensive material or to shorten it so as to skew the content in a certain way.
319553101	unadulterated	adj, pure, not diluted with irrelevant or unnecessary material.
319553102	fumigate	to employ smoke in order to disinfect or exterminate
319553103	hygienic	adj, sanitary or sufficiently clean to promote or preserve health
319553104	pristine	adj, clean and pure, free from dirt or decay. Original or uncorrupted
319553105	winnow	verb, to rid of undesirable parts or to separate the good from the bad.
319553106	apotheosis	noun, glorification, giving god-like stature to
319553107	apostate	noun, someone who has abandoned either religious faith or political party or cause
319553108	heretic	noun, a person who holds controversial options
319621540	theocracy	noun, a government ruled by religious authority
319621541	numinous	adj, having a supernatural presence or spiritually elevated.
319621542	ecumenical	adj, universal, or worldwide scope
319621543	redemption	noun, salvation from sin through the sacrifice of jesus, to rescue or save, deliverance upon payment of a ransom
319621544	sanctimonious	adj, pretending to be sacred, excessively righteous
319621545	transcendent	adj, lying beyond the normal range of perception, not part of the material universe.
319621546	ecclesiastical	adj, of or relating to a church or appropriate for use in a church
319621547	pantheon	noun, an ancient and beautiful circular building that went from a temple to a church in rome, or a general term for a group of people regarded as most important in a certain field or era.
319621548	sacrilegious	adj, behavior that is disrespectful toward things many consider sacred, literally or figuratively.
319621549	canon	noun, church law or codes established by a church council, usually used metaphorically
319621550	laity	noun, people who are not members of the clergy or not part of some specialized group
319621551	credo	noun, a formal statement of beliefs
319621552	messianic	adj, a zealous or over zealous belief in a cause or a leader
319621553	incarnation	noun, a fleshly version of the divine
319621554	venial	adj, a minor sin, easily forgivable, unfortunate but not terribly offensive
319621555	conclave	noun, a meeting of the cardinals of the church to select a new pope, or any highly secret meeting
319621556	hagiography	noun, life of a saint, a biographical account so uncritical it makes the subject sound too good to be human