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AP Human Geography Rubenstein's Ch. 6 Vocab
Religion
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Geography
9th Grade
03/25/2012

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autonomous religion
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a religion that doesn't have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
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branch
Definition
large and fundamental division within a religion
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Caste
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the class or distinct heredity order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
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cosmogony
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set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
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diocese
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basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church
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Hierarchical religion
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religion in which the central authority exercises a high degree of control
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pagan
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follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times
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sect
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relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
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solstice
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time when the sun is farthest from the equator
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