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| 5531629673 | Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. EX. Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, is highly animistic. |  | 0 |
| 5531673372 | Autonomous Region | a political unit with limited self-government. EX. North America |  | 1 |
| 5531682825 | Branch | A large and fundamental division within a religion. EX. Roman Catholic |  | 2 |
| 5531682826 | Caste | a rigid and hereditary social class. EX. The Basor are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India |  | 3 |
| 5531686873 | Cosmogony | A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. EX. study of the nature of the Universe on a large scale. |  | 4 |
| 5531686874 | Denomination | A particular religious group, usually associated with differing Protestant belief systems |  | 5 |
| 5531700959 | Diocese | The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church |  | 6 |
| 5531703133 | Ethnic Religion | A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated. |  | 7 |
| 5531705149 | Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect). |  | 8 |
| 5531705150 | Ghetto | A poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions |  | 9 |
| 5531711682 | Hierarchical Religion | A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control. |  | 10 |
| 5531714249 | Missionary | An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. EX. Jesus's Disciples |  | 11 |
| 5531715999 | Monotheism | Belief in one God. EX. All Christian religions and Islam are both prominent examples of monotheism. |  | 12 |
| 5531716000 | Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times. EX. have many Gods and/or Goddesses. |  | 13 |
| 5531720070 | Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. EX. fans often visit the places that are — or were — significant to their heroes. |  | 14 |
| 5531721943 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods. EX. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. |  | 15 |
| 5531721944 | Sect | A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination. EX. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) is a sect of Christianity. |  | 16 |
| 5531724411 | Solstice | Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. EX. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year; the winter solstice is the shortest. |  | 17 |
| 5531732713 | Universalizing Religion | A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location. EX. Christianity can be traced to Christ, Islam can be traced to Muhammad, and Buddhism can be traced to Siddhartha Gautama |  | 18 |
