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55 Cards in this Set
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what is agnosticism?
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The belief that there can be no proof either that God exists or that God does not exist.
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what is alms?
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Money or goods given as charity to the poor.
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what is anti-semitism?
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Discrimination against Jews.
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what is atheism?
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Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods.
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what is bar mitzvah?
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A 13-year-old Jewish boy, considered an adult and responsible for his moral and religious duties.
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what is bat mitzvah?
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In Conservative and Reform Judaism, a Jewish girl of 12 to 14 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for her moral and religious duties.
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what is blaspheme?
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To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
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what is brahman?
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The holy or sacred power that is the source and sustainer of the universe.
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what is caliph?
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A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male.
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what is canonize?
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To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such.
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what is chanting?
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To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.
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what is charity?
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often Charity Christianity. The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.
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what is conversion?
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A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.
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what is covenant?
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Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return (formal agreement)
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what is cult?
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A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
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what is dharma?
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that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law; usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty; right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment); virtue, morality, religion, religious merit, good works,
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what is diaspora?
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The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century B.C., when they were exiled to Babylonia, until the present time.
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what is dogma?
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A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
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what is enlightenment?
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A blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains Nirvana
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what is faith?
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The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.
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what is hajj?
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the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship
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what is henotheistic?
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Belief in one god without denying the existence of others.
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what is heresy?
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An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer or baptized church member.
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what is holy see?
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the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
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what is icon?
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A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage, traditionally used and venerated in the Eastern Church.
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what is idol?
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An image used as an object of worship.
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what is imam?
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(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
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what is immanent?
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Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans.
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what is jihad?
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a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
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what is karma?
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(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
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what is kibbutz?
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a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively
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what is monistic?
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The view in metaphysics that reality is a unified whole and that all existing things can be ascribed to or described by a single concept or system.
The doctrine that mind and matter are formed from, or reducible to, the same ultimate substance or principle of being. |
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what is monotheism?
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belief in a single God
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what is moralistic?
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Marked by a narrow-minded morality.
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what is mystic?
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Of or relating to religious mysteries or occult rites and practices.
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what is nirvana?
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An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.
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what is orthodox?
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Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion
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what is polytheism?
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Belief in and worship of all gods.
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what is parable?
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A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
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what is philosophic?
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Of, relating to, or based on a system of philosophy
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what is pilgrimige?
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A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.
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what is purgatory?
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in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
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what is polytheism?
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The worship of or belief in more than one god.
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what is prophet?
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A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.
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what is reincarnation?
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Rebirth of the soul in another body.
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what is sect?
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A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination
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what is secularization?
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the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
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what is shrine?
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place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
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what is syncretism?
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Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief, as in philosophy or religion, especially when success is partial or the result is heterogeneous
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what is synod?
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A council or an assembly of church officials or churches
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what is talmud?
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The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.
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what is tenet?
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An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization
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what is transcendent?
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beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
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what is transubstantion?
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In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.
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what is untouchables?
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A member of the class that is excluded from and considered unclean and defiling by the four Hindu castes.
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