World Religions Test 3

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Torah

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The pentateuch; also the whole body of Jewish teaching and law

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Pentateuch

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The first five books of Moses at the beginning of the Hebrew Bible

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Talmud

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Jewish law and lore, as finally compiled in the sixth century CE

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Minyan

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the quorum of ten adult males required for Jewish communal worship

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Hasidism

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ecstatic Jewish piety, dating from eighteenth century Poland

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Zionism

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the Jewish movement dedicated to the establishment of a politically viable, internationally recognized jewish state in the Biblical land of Israel

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midrash

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the literature of delving into the Jewish torah.

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tanakh

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the Jewish scriptures

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Messiah

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the 'anointed,' the expected king and deliverer of the Jews; a term later applied by Christians to Jesus

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Kabbalah

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Jewish mystical tradition

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mitzvah

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In Judaism, a divine commandment or sacred deed in fulfillment of a commandment

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Gospel

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In Christianity, the "good news" that God has raised jesus from the dead and in so doing has begun the transformation of the world

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Baptism

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the Christian sacrament by which God cleanses all sin and makes one a sharer in the divine life, and a member of Christ's body, the church

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confirmation

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a christian sacrament by which awareness of the Holy Spirt is enhanced

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Common Era

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Years after the traditional date used for the birth of Jesus, previously referred to in exclusively Christian terms as AD and now abbreviated to CE as opposed to BCE

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Trinity

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The Christian doctrine that in the one God are three divine persons: the Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit

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Eucharist

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The Christian sacrament by which believeres are renewed in the mystical body of Christ by partaking of bread and wine, understood as the body and blood

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original sin

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The Christian belief that all human beings are bound together in prideful egocentricity. In the Bible, this is described mythically as an act of disobedience on the part of Adam and Eve

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Allah

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in Islam, the one god

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muezzin

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in Islam, one who calls the people to prayer from a high place

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Sunni

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A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community

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Shi'a

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the minority branch of Islam, which feels Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams, a follower of this branch

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Shari'ah

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in Islam, the divine law

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Sunni

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A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community

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Sunni

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A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community

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Sufism

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the mystical path of Islam

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Shi'a

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the minority branch of Islam, which feels Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams, a follower of this branch

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimmage to Mecca for Muslims

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Shi'a

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the minority branch of Islam, which feels Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams, a follower of this branch

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Shari'ah

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in Islam, the divine law

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jihad

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the Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God- realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the divine order

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Sunni

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A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community

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Shari'ah

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in Islam, the divine law

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Shi'a

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the minority branch of Islam, which feels Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams, a follower of this branch

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Sufism

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the mystical path of Islam

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Sufism

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the mystical path of Islam

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Guru Granth Sahib

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the sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh gurus

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimmage to Mecca for Muslims

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimmage to Mecca for Muslims

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khalsa

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the body of hte pure, as inspired by the Sikh guru boind singh

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jihad

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the Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God- realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the divine order

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jihad

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the Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God- realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the divine order

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Shari'ah

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in Islam, the divine law

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Sunni

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A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community

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Guru Granth Sahib

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the sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh gurus

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Shi'a

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the minority branch of Islam, which feels Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams, a follower of this branch

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khalsa

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the body of hte pure, as inspired by the Sikh guru boind singh

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Shari'ah

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in Islam, the divine law

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jap ji

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the first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by guru nanak

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Sufism

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the mystical path of Islam

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gurdwara

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a sikh temple

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Sufism

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the mystical path of Islam

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Guru Granth Sahib

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the sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh gurus

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimmage to Mecca for Muslims

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jap ji

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the first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by guru nanak

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jihad

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the Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God- realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the divine order

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gurdwara

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a sikh temple

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khalsa

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the body of hte pure, as inspired by the Sikh guru boind singh

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panth

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in Sikhism, the religious community

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panth

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in Sikhism, the religious community

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Guru Granth Sahib

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the sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh gurus

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udasi

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an ascetic sikh order

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khalsa

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the body of hte pure, as inspired by the Sikh guru boind singh

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nam

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the holy name of god reverberating throughout all of creation, as repeated by Sikhs

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimmage to Mecca for Muslims

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jap ji

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the first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by guru nanak

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jihad

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the Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God- realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the divine order

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sangat

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a sikh congregation in which all are ideally considered equally

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jap ji

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the first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by guru nanak

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udasi

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an ascetic sikh order

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Guru Granth Sahib

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the sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh gurus

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gurdwara

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a sikh temple

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khalsa

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the body of the pure, as inspired by the Sikh guru gobind singh

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panth

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in Sikhism, the religious community

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nam

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the holy name of god reverberating throughout all of creation, as repeated by Sikhs

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gurdwara

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a sikh temple

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udasi

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an ascetic sikh order

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cult

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any religion that focuses on worship of a particular person or deity

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nam

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the holy name of god reverberating throughout all of creation, as repeated by Sikhs

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jap ji

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the first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by guru nanak

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sangat

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a sikh congregation in which all are ideally considered equally

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gurdwara

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a sikh temple

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sangat

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a sikh congregation in which all are ideally considered equally

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panth

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in Sikhism, the religious community

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panth

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in Sikhism, the religious community

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cult

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any religion that focuses on worship of a particular person or deity

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cult

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any religion that focuses on worship of a particular person or deity

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udasi

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an ascetic sikh order

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udasi

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an ascetic sikh order

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nam

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the holy name of god reverberating throughout all of creation, as repeated by Sikhs

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nam

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the holy name of god reverberating throughout all of creation, as repeated by Sikhs

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sangat

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a sikh congregation in which all are ideally considered equally

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sangat

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a sikh congregation in which all are ideally considered equally

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cult

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any religion that focuses on worship of a particular person or deity

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cult

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any religion that focuses on worship of a particular person or deity