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Religious Terms Flashcards

ways of worship and belief systems

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225259776DietyA god or goddess.0
225259777DivinationTechniques for ascertaining the future or the will of gods by interpreting phenomena.1
225259778PolytheismThe belief in or worship of more than one god.2
225259779MonotheismThe doctrine or belief there's only one god.3
225259780MonkMember of religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, etc.4
225259781MonasticismLiving in a religious community apart from secular society, and ushering to chastity.5
225259782MissionariesA person sent on a religious mission6
225259783PilgrimageJourney to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their pity, fulfill their vows7
225259784DiffusionThe spreading of something more widely8
225259785MonasteryA community of persons; monks or nuns, living under religious vows.9
225259786AsceticismThe belief that through renunciation of pleasures its possible to reach the high state.10
225259787ClergyThe body of all people ordained for religious duties11
225259788VedicOf, or relating to the Veda or Vedas12
225259789KarmaThe sum of person's actions in this, or previous states of existence, which decides their future.13
225259790DharmaThe principle of cosmic order.14
225259791ReincarnationThe rebirth of a soul in a new body.15
225259792NirvanaA state where there is no suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and released from karma.16
225259793MokshaLiterally means "release", liberation from samsara, repeated death17
225259794StupaA dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.18
225259795DivineOf, from, or like God or a God.19
225259796SchismA split between strongly opposed sections caused by differences in belief20
225259797Ethical CodeA system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct.21
225259798Eternal SalvationGotta do what life tells you too.22
225259799TheocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a God.23
225259800ShariaIslamic law based on the teachings of Koran and the Prophet traditions24
225259801JihadA war or struggle against unbelievers.25
225259802KoranThe Islamic sacred book26
225259803MosqueA Muslim place of worship27
225259804TempleA building devoted to worship, or regarded as the dwelling place.28
225259805ScripturesThe sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible29
225259806UlamaThe Body of Mulians30
225259807CrusadeHoly war31
225259808ScholasticismThe system of theology and philosophy taught32

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