Secular pilgrimage

conference

holy place

great respect

to talk about sth without careful consideration

having to do with the church

to defend yourself against an attack

abnormal, irregular

for an even stronger reason than one that has already been accepted

causing improvement of behavior or character

the process of examining sth again

comparing different things

the proliferation or growth of religion, usually after a period of prior secularization

of or relating to the responsibilities of the pastor of a Christian church

the state of understanding sth

between or including different religions

the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, lecture, etc.

tending to remind one of something

the division of the body of an organism into a series of similar parts

in a way that is not directly expressed

definite, clearly stated

the act or process of bringing back to life

to find out

comfort

involving or based on experience and observation

disappointed

historical, social and cultural background of a text

sacredness

confusing, making unclear

greater, better, more important or going past or above all others

real and not imaginary

a combination of diverse elements, a mixture

to compete

secret

announced

to believe or say that something is caused by something else

interesting and shocking

ceremony

in a group, all together

holiness

needing much effort, using a lot of energy

a local church community

to involve

a division into two parts

defensible

the fact of sharing interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something

the fact that two or more things become similar or come together

to give as a gift

practice use

saturated, filled

understandable

resembling a network

dead

having to do with the meaning of words or language

showing contempt toward sacred things

difficult

to remove or set something free something with difficulty

cause

clearly

illness

most frequent or common

mediator

an area of interest or activity

relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process

dead end

a person killed because of their beliefs

disputed or made the object of contention or competion

because of that

having the opposite of the desired effect

giving facts to support

action of making someone or something into a god

relating to worship or prayer

the denial of god and the repudiation of faith

particular manner or kind of speech

be of the same opinion, agree

planned route or journey

excessive praise or flattery

restore friendly relations between

twist together

a person who favors formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body

a person’s social environment

center of public attention

arousing intense feeling

not permanent

explanation

carried or transported by

system of supports beneath, a foundation or basis

not continuous, happening at intervals

make sure of

feeling pain or sorrow for wrongs comitted, sorry

forced, obligated

reason or justification for existing

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

arranged in multiple layers

relating to philosophical study of how we acquire knowledge