| A | B |
|---|
| consecrate | to declare or set apart as holy or sacred |
| credo | a system of fundamental beliefs or guiding principles; creed |
| desecrate | to violate or abuse the sacredness of; profane |
| laudable | deserving praise; commendable |
| pious | having or exhibiting reverence and earned compliance in the observance of religion; devout |
| sacrilegious | disrespectful or irreverent toward something sacred |
| sanctimony | pretended devoutness or righteousness; a hypocritical show of holiness |
| sanctity | the quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty to; beseech |
| venerate | to regard with respect, revenence, of deference |
