Chapter 6 Key Issue 1 Vocabulary

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Atheism

The belief that God does not exist.

Agnosticism

Belief that the existence of a greater power, such as a god, cannot be proven or disproved; therefore an agnostic wallows in the complexity of the existence of higher beings.

Universalizing religion

A religion that admits members of any culture as long as they practice the laws of that religion.

Ethnic religion

A religion whose principles are based on the physical characteristics of a particular location. It appeals primarily to one group of people living in one area.

Religion

A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe

Congregation

A local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.

Branch

A fundamental division within a religion, such as Sunni and Shia Islam.

Denomination

A division of a branch of a religion. Baptists are a Protestant ____________.

Sect

Is a group that is smaller than a denomination.

Syncretic

Combining several religious traditions.

Christianity

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as told in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.

Pagan

One of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.

Animism

The oldest human religion in which people worship animals and forces of nature as spirits or deities.

Taoism

The philosophical system advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the ___.

Confucianism

A system of ethics, founded on the teachings of __________, that influenced the traditional culture of China. ___________ places a high value on learning and stresses family relationships.

Hinduism

The common religion of India, it is polytheistic. Most people of this religion have an allegiance to a particular god.

Buddhism

A religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one must endure.

Islam

The religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Quran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.

Polytheism

The worship of or belief in more than one god.

Monotheism

The belief that there is only one God.

Judaism

Religious beliefs and practices of the Jews. One of the three great monotheistic world religions, __________ began as the faith of the ancient Hebrews, and its sacred text is the Hebrew Bible, particularly the Torah.

Sikhism

Monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by the guru Nanak. ________ rejects caste distinctions, idolatry (worshipping idols), and asceticism (severe self-discipline) and is characterized by belief in a cycle of reincarnation from which humans can free themselves by living righteous (good and meaningful) lives as active members of society.

Mellifluous

A sound that is pleasingly smooth and musical to hear

More than 200

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