Table 1.
Religious word concepts taken from Meier et al., 2007 and non-religious concepts taken from Pecher et al., 2010 (OCEAN and SKY words) and Schubert, 2005 (POWERFUL and POWERLESS words).
| GOD words | DEVIL words | POWERLESS words | POWERFUL words | OCEAN words | SKY words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almighty | Antichrist | Apprentice | President | Anchor | Helicopter |
| Creator | Demon | Assistant | Boss | Submarine | Balloon |
| Deity | Lucifer | Student | Professor | Shell | Kite |
| Lord | Devil* | Defendant | King | Whale | Eagle |
*
We used ‘Devil’ rather than the word ‘Satan’ from Meier et al. (2007) in an attempt to use a more general word.