Leviathan — Page 6

Vocabulary

DOMINIO

do-mì-nio — Domain, rule, or authority over a territory

PATERNO

pa-tèr-no — Relating to a father or paternal authority

DISPOTICO

dis-pò-ti-co — Despotic, relating to absolute and oppressive power

LIBERTÀ

li-ber-tà — Freedom, liberty, or independence from constraint

SUDDITI

sùd-di-ti — Subjects, people under the rule of a sovereign

SISTEMI

si-stè-mi — Systems, organized structures or frameworks

SOGGETTI

sog-gèt-ti — Subjects, persons under authority or subjected to something

POLITICI

po-lì-ti-ci — Political, relating to governance and public affairs

PRIVATI

pri-và-ti — Private, not public; individual or personal

MINISTRI

mi-nì-stri — Ministers, officials serving in government or church

PUBBLICI

pùb-bli-ci — Public, belonging to or concerning the general people

POTERE

po-tè-re — Power, authority, or ability to act or govern

SOVRANO

so-vrà-no — Sovereign, supreme ruler of a state or kingdom

NUTRIZIONE

nu-tri-ziò-ne — Nutrition, the process of nourishing a body

PROCREAZIONE

pro-cre-a-ziò-ne — Procreation, the process of producing offspring

STATO

stà-to — State, a politically organized sovereign community

CONSIGLIO

con-sì-glio — Council or advice; a deliberative governing body

LEGGI

lèg-gi — Laws, rules established by authority for governance

CIVILI

ci-vì-li — Civil, relating to citizens and their legal rights

CRIMINI

crì-mi-ni — Crimes, serious offenses against law or morality

SCUSE

scù-se — Excuses or justifications offered to reduce blame

ATTENUANTI

at-te-nu-àn-ti — Mitigating circumstances that reduce severity of punishment

PUNIZIONI

pu-ni-ziò-ni — Punishments, penalties imposed for wrongdoing

PREMI

prè-mi — Rewards or prizes given for merit or achievement

INDEBOLISCONO

in-de-bo-lì-sco-no — They weaken, cause something to lose strength

TENDONO

tèn-do-no — They tend toward, incline in a particular direction

DISSOLUZIONE

dis-so-lu-ziò-ne — Dissolution, the breaking up or disintegration of something

UFFICIO

uf-fì-cio — Office, a position of authority or official duty

RAPPRESENTANTE

rap-pre-sen-tàn-te — Representative, one who acts on behalf of others

REGNO

rè-gno — Kingdom or reign, the domain of a sovereign ruler

DIO

dì-o — God, the divine supreme being

NATURA

na-tù-ra — Nature, the natural world or inherent character

PARTE

pàr-te — Part, a portion or section of a whole

CRISTIANO

cri-stià-no — Christian, relating to or follower of Christianity

PRINCIPI

prìn-ci-pi — Princes or principles; rulers or foundational concepts

POLITICA

po-lì-ti-ca — Politics, the theory and practice of governance

CRISTIANA

cri-stià-na — Christian (feminine), relating to the Christian religion

NUMERO

nù-me-ro — Number, a mathematical quantity or count

ANTICHITÀ

an-ti-chi-tà — Antiquity, ancient times or ancient artifacts

SCOPO

scò-po — Purpose, aim or goal of an action

AUTORITÀ

au-to-ri-tà — Authority, the power to command or enforce decisions

INTERPRETI

in-tèr-pre-ti — Interpreters, those who explain or translate meaning

LIBRI

lì-bri — Books, written or printed works bound together

SACRA

sà-cra — Sacred (feminine), holy or dedicated to religious use

SCRITTURA

scrit-tù-ra — Scripture or writing; sacred written texts

SIGNIFICATO

si-gni-fi-cà-to — Meaning, the sense or significance of a word

SPIRITO

spì-ri-to — Spirit, a non-physical being or soul

ANGELO

àn-ge-lo — Angel, a divine messenger or heavenly being

ISPIRAZIONE

i-spi-ra-ziò-ne — Inspiration, divine influence or creative stimulus

SANTO

sàn-to — Saint or holy; sacred and consecrated to God

SACRO

sà-cro — Sacred or holy, deserving religious reverence

SACRAMENTO

sa-cra-mèn-to — Sacrament, a religious rite conferring divine grace

PAROLA

pa-rò-la — Word, a unit of language or spoken expression

PROFETI

pro-fè-ti — Prophets, those who speak divine messages or predictions

MIRACOLI

mi-rà-co-li — Miracles, extraordinary events attributed to divine power

USO

ù-so — Use or custom; the act of employing something

VITA

vì-ta — Life, the condition of living or existence

ETERNA

e-tèr-na — Eternal (feminine), lasting forever without end

INFERNO

in-fèr-no — Hell, the place of punishment for the damned

SALVEZZA

sal-vèz-za — Salvation, deliverance from sin and its consequences

MONDO

mòn-do — World, the earth or all of human existence

VENIRE

ve-nì-re — To come, to arrive or approach a place

REDENZIONE

re-den-ziò-ne — Redemption, salvation through atonement for sins

CHIESA

chiè-sa — Church, a Christian place of worship or community

DIRITTI

di-rìt-ti — Rights, legal or moral entitlements of individuals

ABRAMO

A-brà-mo — Abraham, the patriarch and ancestor in biblical tradition

MOSÈ

Mo-sè — Moses, the biblical Hebrew prophet and lawgiver

SOMMI

sòm-mi — Supreme or highest; used with priests meaning high priests

SACERDOTI

sa-cer-dò-ti — Priests, ordained ministers performing religious ceremonies

RE

re — King, a male sovereign ruler of a kingdom

GIUDA

Giù-da — Judah or Judas; biblical name for a person or tribe

BEATO

be-à-to — Blessed, beatified or supremely happy in religious context

SALVATORE

sal-va-tò-re — Savior, one who rescues or delivers from sin

ECCLESIASTICO

ec-cle-siàs-ti-co — Ecclesiastical, relating to the church or clergy

CIÒ

ciò — That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

NECESSARIO

ne-ces-sà-rio — Necessary, required or essential for a purpose

ACCOGLIENZA

ac-co-gliènza — Reception or welcome, the act of receiving someone

UOMO

uò-mo — Man, an adult male human being

CIELI

ciè-li — Heavens or skies; the celestial realm in religion

TENEBRE

tè-ne-bre — Darkness, gloom or obscurity, often spiritual or moral

SPIRITUALI

spi-ri-tuà-li — Spiritual, relating to the spirit or religious matters

DERIVANTI

de-ri-vàn-ti — Deriving or stemming from a particular source

FALSA

fàl-sa — False (feminine), untrue or incorrect in nature

INTERPRETAZIONE

in-ter-pre-ta-ziò-ne — Interpretation, the explanation or understanding of meaning