Unit 4 Vocabulary Practice

What word means a private place; a retreat?

• sanctions

• sanctuary

• sanctify

• sanctum

After making a mistake at work, my supervisor decided to ​ (a)   me for not following the company's safety procedures.

• chastise
• sanctify
• deify
• sanctum

What word means "to make holy"?

The ancient Egyptians often ​ (a)   their pharaohs, believing them to be divine rulers who possessed god-like powers.

• deified
• deity
• pantheon
• sanctified

While the news section of the newspaper presents objective facts, the _______ page offers subjective opinions and commentary on various issues.

The word sanctions means:

• a place of protection

• something that forces obedience with a law or a rule

•  a god; a divine being

• to criticize; to condemn

​ (a)   , the belief in the existence of a single, all-powerful deity, is often synonymous with the concept of "singularity" in religious philosophy.

• Monotheism
• Pantheon
• Polytheistic
• Sanctum

What word means "a place of protection"?

• pantheon

• sanctum

• sanctify

• sanctuary

The bustling, noisy city streets were the antithesis of the quiet, serene ​ (a)   of the monastery hidden in the mountains.

• sanctum
• sanctuary
• castigate
• deity

What word means "a god; a divine being"?