Words related to Religion3

Standstill 정지, 멈춤

come(bring) to a standstill 꼼짝 못하다.

loaf/loves(복수) 빵 덩어리

Suppose that a sea is parted, that the sun comes to a standstill, and that five loaves of bread and two fishes fill the stomachs of five thousand hungry people.

now that = because

given that(that 생략 가능) = if /를 고려하면

A miracle is an event that is contrary to a law of nature. God can violate a law of nature, given that he is all-powerful.

Indicate (사실,존재함을) 나타내다,보여주다.

Indication (사정,생각,감정을 보여주는) 말,암시/조짐

Thus, the occurrence of miracles is an indication of the existence of God.

undercut 가치를 깍아내리다, -보다 저가로 팔다, 밑지고 팔다, 가격을 내리다.

Paradoxically, the occurrence of miracles undercuts the view that God is all-powerful.

retort 응수(대꾸)하다, 쏘아붙이다/ 반박(항변)하다./레토르트 식품, 증류기

ken 알다.

beyond one's ken 이해할 수 없는, 이해 밖의

within one's ken 이해되는

Theists might retort that human beings cannot know what God has in mind when he makes a miracle. God's idea is forever beyond the human ken. 

repute, reputation 평판, 명성

of repute 저명한, 신용 있는 A researcher of repute.

by repute 세평으로, 소문으로 I know him by repute 나는 그를 소문으로 알고 있다.

in common repute 세평으로는, 사람들이 평하기로는

through good and ill repute 세평에 개의치 않고

be reputed to

low repute, high repute

God is reputed to love human beings. But we can not know that God loves human beings?

ample 충분한

amplify 증폭시키다. 

putative -로 추정되는, 추정상의

attribute 속성,특성

attribute sth to sth -을 -의 결과로(덕분으로) 보다 

attribute to -의 덕분으로 돌리다.

The history of science has ample instances in which science has explained putative miracles that were initially attributed to God.

inexplicable 설명할 수 없는 

So when an inexplicable event occurs, it is reasonable to think that science will eventually explain it. 

veil 베일, 면사포

suspend 일시 중지하다, 판단을 유보하다, 매달다(걸다)

unveil 덮개를 벗기다.

Consequently, we are advised to suspend our judgment as to whether a miracle occurred until science unveils its true cause.