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12296608095AthesimThe belief that God does not exist0
12296611629AgnosticismThe belief that the existence of God can't be proven empirically1
12296616591Universalizing ReligionA religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.2
12296619771ethnic 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 its adherents are concentrated.3
12296627900congregationA local assembly of people brought together for common religious worship.4
12296630020DenominationA division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body.5
12296637190branchA large and fundamental division within a religion6
12296638784SyncreticCombining several religious traditions7
12296641891AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.8
12296645803MonotheismThe doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god.9
12296651088Polythesimthe belief in or worship of more than one god.10
12296652812MissionariesAn individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion.11
12296655039GhettosDuring 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.12
12296667870Hierarchical religionA religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.13
12296671652Autonomous religionA religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.14
12296674235PilgrimageA journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.15
12296675876CosmogonyA set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.16
12296677663SolsticeWhen the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from Sun it creates the shortest and longest days twice each year17
12296690799CasteThe class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.18
12296695992FundamentalismLiteral interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).19
12296706373ReligionGeneral term for the belief in and worship of a supernatural power, especially a personal God or gods.20
12296715802SecularismDescribes attitudes, activities, etc., that aren't religious or spiritual ; not connected with religion21
12296735965DiasporaFrom the Greek word meaning "to disperse"; the scattering of people who have a common culture or background22
12296745509ZionismMovement to unite the Jewish people and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land23
12296755417interfaith boundaryBoundaries between the two or more of the world's major faiths. Ex: there is a stark interfaith boundary between India and Pakistan, dividing Hinduism and Islam.24
12296766682Intrafaith boundaryBoundaries within a single major faith. Ex: in Northern Ireland the Protestant majority and Catholic minority are in conflict over coexistence and their future.25

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