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Buddhism
Buddhist terms
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Religious Studies
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07/25/2011

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Term
counterfeit
Definition
–adjective
1. made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: _______ dollar bills. 2.pretended; unreal: counterfeit grief.

–noun
3. an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery.
4. Archaic . a copy.
5. Archaic . a close likeness; portrait.

–verb
6. imitate fraudulently; forge.
Term
dogma
Definition

–noun
1.
a system of principles or tenets, as of a church.
2. a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church.

Term
monastery
Definition

–noun
1. a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.

Term
perseverance
Definition
–noun
1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
2. Theology. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.
Term
deviant
Definition
–adjective
1. departing from the norm; characterized by deviation: _____ social behavior.

–noun
2.
a person or thing that departs markedly from the accepted norm.
Term
externalism
Definition
–noun
attention to externals, especially excessive attention to externals, as in religion.
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