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Religion Terms
Terms for various religions
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
01/13/2008

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Religion
Definition
a beleif in a divine or supernatural spirit
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Animism
Definition
ancient belied of spirits
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Oral Tradition
Definition
way of transmitting history from one generation to teh next in a civilization without a writing system
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scripture
Definition
early writings which are part of the Christian faith
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Judaism
Definition
first monotheistic religion
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covenant
Definition
promise between a person and God
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Ten Commandments
Definition
laws that God gave Moses on how to live
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Torah
Definition
first 5 books of the Hebrew scripture
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messiah
Definition
savior
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Rabbi
Definition
relious leader of a Jewish congregation
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Jerusalem
Definition
holy city for Jews, Chrisitans, and Muslims
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Christianity
Definition
religon derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ
Definition
son of God
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gospel
Definition
first 4 books of the Bible about Jesus' life
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resurrection
Definition
rebirth of Christ after he was crucified
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priest
Definition
religious leader of a Christian congregation
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Islam
Definition
a montheistic religion based offf of Muhammad's teachings
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Muhammmad
Definition
messanger from Allah who started the Islam relgion
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Allah
Definition
Muslim name for God
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muslim
Definition
person who practices the Islam faith
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mecca
Definition
holy city of Islam
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Five Pillars
Definition
the five guiding principles of life as a Muslim
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Qur'an
Definition
holy book of the Islamic faith
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People of the Book
Definition
name for Christians and Jews given to the by Muslims because they follow the Old Testament
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Hinduism
Definition

relious beleifs native to India and characterized by a beleif in reincaranation and a supreme God holding many forms

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Vedas
Definition
earliest holy writings of Hinduism
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Brahma
Definition
Hindu God of creation
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Guru
Definition
Hindu teacher
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caste
Definition

hindu social classing system where you place is hereditary

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ganges
Definition
holy hindu river
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moksha
Definition
hindu state of spiritual perfection
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reincarnation
Definition
rebirth of a soul in another physical form
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buddhism
Definition
beleifs of Buddha's teachings
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Siddhartha Gautama
Definition
Buddha
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nirvana
Definition
buddhist state of spiritual perfection
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enlightenment
Definition
wisdom that Buddha gained after meditating under a lotus tree for 49 days
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four nobel truths
Definition
major Buddhist beleifs
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Sutras

Definition
written teachings of Buddha
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Confucianism
Definition
teachings of Confucius emphansizing love for humanity, high value for learning, devotion for family, honoring and respecting society
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Five Confucian Relationships
Definition
beleifs of Confucianism that deal with honoring and respecting society
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analects
Definition
written teachings of Confucius
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Daoism
Definition
religion in China based upon the teachings of Lao-ze focusing on balance (ying-yang)
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