SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的，值得崇敬的;有宗教性質的;
?? sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲許多部落仍認為蛇是不可冒犯的.
近義：holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反義：immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突？
近義：creed, faith
反義：godlessness
adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;顯得重要的;
v. 辨別，區別( distinguish的過去式和過去分詞);突出;區別(distinguish的過去式);
?? distinguish區別+ed表形容詞→與眾不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫學領域的輝煌生涯
近義：illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 虛偽的;不正的，非法的;假造的，摹造的;臨時的;
adv. 欺詐地;叛賣地;
?? fals(deceive)+e→錯的；欺騙的；假的；不實的
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚，對還是錯？
近義：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
反義：irrefutable, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, original
adj. 不敬（神）的;瀆神的;褻瀆的;世俗的;
vt. 不敬；褻瀆，玷污;
n. 未受秘傳的人;
?? pro(before)+fane(temple寺院；神殿)→非神圣的；不敬的；凡俗的；異教的；玷污（=outside of the temple）
"songs of sacred and profane love"
歌唱圣潔與世俗愛情的歌曲
近義：defile, desecrate, immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious
反義：honor, respect, revere, reverence, sanctify, worship
adj. 神圣的;值得尊敬的，值得推崇的;圣潔的，圣徒般的;宗教的;
?? 厚禮（諧音）: 神圣的厚禮 洞里(hole)的丫頭(y)是 神圣的（洞很深、很神秘） holiday=holi-holy 神圣的+day(天)
"A holy person is required to read the Holy Bible."
圣徒必讀《圣經》.
近義：sacral, sacred, sainted, saintly, blessed, blest
反義：unconsecrated
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"TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally."