antecedent
Having occurred previously
theologian
A person who studies the practices and beliefs of an organized religion
Anthropomorphism
Giving human characteristics to non-human entities
apprehension
The recognition or realization of something
atheism
Doctrine that denies the existence of a god or supreme power
conjecture
A perceived outcome of a situation made without being aware of all the contributing facts
deduce
To arrive at a conclusion based on inference of the existing known facts
corporeal
Physically existing rather than merely being abstract
corrupted
The negative effects of being depraved or engaging in wickedness
deity
A supreme being worshipped by others as a god
dogmatism
The practice of believing something to be true despite existing evidence to the contrary
empirical
A form of understanding based on the concept that all knowledge derives from experience
faculties
Related to the power of the mind
finite
Limited in scope, time or number
impotent
Lacking the ability to act or do something
infer
To draw a reasonable conclusion of one thing based on a similarity or difference in something related
benevolent
Possessed of the characteristic to try to do good rather than evil
malevolent
The polar opposite of benevolent in that one wishes to do evil
libertine
A free thinker that many view as immoral due to their rejection of conventional ethics and laws
sagacity
Wisdom that is borne from direct experience
vulgar
Uneducated commoners