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5766878424AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events like thunderstorms or earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.0
5766878425Autonomous religionA religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.1
5766878426BranchA large and fundamental division within a religion2
5766878427CasteThe class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.3
5766878428CosmogonyA set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.4
5766878429DenominationA division of a branch that unites a number of local gregations into a single legal and administrative body.5
5766878430Ethnic religionA religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which it's adherents are concentrated.6
5766878431FundamentalismLiteral interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect.)7
5766878432GhettoDuring the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal or economic pressure.8
5766878433Hierarchical religionA religion in which a central authority excericizes a high degree of control9
5766878434MissionaryAn individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion.10
5766878435MonotheismThe doctrine or belief of the exercise of the existence of only one God.11
5766878436PaganA follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.12
5766878437PilgrimageA journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.13
5766878438PolytheismBelief in or worship of more than one God.14
5766878439SectA relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.15
5766878440SolsticeAstronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of earths axis is most inclined toward or away from the sun, causing the suns apparent position in the sky to reach it most northernmost or southernmost extreme, and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year.16
5766878441Universalizing religionA religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.17

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