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PHIL 110 Final Vocab
Phil 110 Final Vocab UIUC
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monotheistic
Definition
belief in one God
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Akhenatan
Definition
god of Egyptian monotheists
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Guru Nanak
Definition
Sikh monotheistic god
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Bahai
Definition
variant of Islam formed in 19th century
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Creatio ex Nihilo
Definition
creation from nothing
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canon
Definition
collection of texts
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diaspora
Definition
spreading of people
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TaNaKh
Definition
Torah, Nevi'im, and Khetuvim
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Torah
Definition
Jewish law
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Nevi'im
Definition
Jewish prophets
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Khetuvim
Definition
Jewish writings
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Definition
Coming of age for a young Jew
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Passover
Definition
God killed all first born sons in Egypt but passed over the Jews
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covenant
Definition
agreement
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Enuma Elish
Definition
humans as servants to god
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Talmud
Definition
commentary on Mishnah
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Mishnah
Definition
1st post-Biblical sacred Jewish texts
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Old Testament
Definition
First half of the Bible; Longer than the TaNaKh
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New Testament
Definition
Gospels and Epistles
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Gospel
Definition
good news
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Kingdom of God
Definition
actualization of God's reign
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Paul
Definition
Apostle, wrote much of the New Testament
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Apocalypse
Definition
end of the world
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Liturgy
Definition
customary public worship
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Baptism
Definition
sacrament in which one gives oneself to God
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Constantine
Definition
Byzantine emperor, overtook Rome and created first Christian empire
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Nicaea
Definition
established unified doctrinal framework of Christianity
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Protestantism
Definition
Newest branch of Christianity
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Martin Luther
Definition
German priest who protested the Catholic church
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John Calvin
Definition
led Protestant reform in Geneva
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Pentecostalism
Definition
newest branch of Protestantism
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Sola Fides
Definition
in faith alone
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Sola Scriptura
Definition
in scripture alone
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fundamentalism
Definition
chief problems of the world result from rejection of God
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Biblical inerrency
Definition
the Bible is never wrong
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Christendom
Definition
nation with Christianity as its official religion
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Orthodoxy
Definition
Oldest branch of Christianity, aims to assimilate with God
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Theosis
Definition
assimilation with God
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Icon
Definition
makes God visible
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Theotokos
Definition
"God bearer"; Icon of Mary and Baby Jesus
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Catholicism
Definition
largest branch of Christianity, believes in salvation through acts/church mediation
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Papacy
Definition
Pope is in charge of all Catholics
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Augustine of Hippo
Definition
Catholic leader in North Africa, defined theology of sacraments
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Thomas Aquinas
Definition
linked theology to philosophy
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Sacrament
Definition
act that ensures or aids salvation
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Eucharist
Definition
communion
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Francis of Assisi
Definition
renounced earthly ambition to reform church
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Stigmata
Definition
icon of Jesus' resurrection
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2nd Vatican Council
Definition
modernized Catholicism in 1960's
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Islam
Definition
submission to God
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Muslim
Definition
people/societies of Islam
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Islamic
Definition
things pertaining to Islam
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Gabriel/Jibril
Definition
angel who gave Qur'an to Muhammad
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Umma
Definition
Muslim community
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Quraysh
Definition
powerful tribe in Mecca during the time of Muhammad
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virtue
Definition
worshiping as if you could see God
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Caliph
Definition
deputy/successor
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Imam
Definition
leader
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Hadith
Definition
recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad
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Fiqh
Definition
Islamic law/jurisprudence
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Isnad
Definition
chain of transmission of a hadith
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Matn
Definition
content of a hadith
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Tawhid
Definition
God's oneness
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Prophecy (nubuwwah)
Definition
God's books and messengers
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Return (ma'ad)
Definition
last day, return of soul to God
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Iman
Definition
faith/belief
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Kufr
Definition
nonbelief
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Nifaq
Definition
hypocrisy
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Shirk
Definition
polytheism
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Angels
Definition
created from light. infallible
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kalam
Definition
rational explanation and defense of belief
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