Psalms Flashcards
(38 cards)
Vain
Means useless/fruitless/futile or Narcissistic
Derision
Ridicule/mockery
Wrath
Extreme anger
Vice
Immoral or wicked behaviour
Edenic
Relating to or characteristic of the garden of Eden
Destitute
Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
Bemuse
Confuse
Abate
Become less intense or widespread
Beget (past tense begotten)
(Of a man) bring a child into existence by reproduction. - father
Decree
(Noun) An official order that has force by law
(Verb) to give an order (by decree)
Scornful
Feeling or expresses:
Contempt: feeling that a person is worthless or beneath consideration
Or
Derision: contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Chastises
To rebuke scold severely
Fugitive
a person who has escaped from captivity or a person who is in hiding
Vagabond
Someone who wanders from place to place without a home or job
Disposition
Inherent quality of mind and character (nature/character)
Inherent
Exisiting as a permanent/essential attribute
Patriarchy
a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is reckoned through the male line.
Patriarch
the male head of a family or tribe.
2.
any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
3. Archbishop/ religious leader
Triumphantly
in a way that shows great happiness or joy at a victory or achievement.
Vindicate
Clear someone of blame or suspicion
Proselyte
a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another.
- a gentile converted to judaism
Gentile
Person who is not jewish
Jewish people
Jewish People are an ethno-religious group and nation originating in the Land of Israel
Heed
To pay attention to