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Religion Terms
1. Hinduism – ancient religion of India
2. Buddhism – ancient religion of China
3. Judaism – ancient religion of Israel
4. Christianity – religion started by Jesus
5. Islam – religion started by Muhammad
6. Trinity – three in one: Father, Son, Holy
Spirit
7. Reincarnation – a belief in rebirth after
death
8. Atheist – one who denies the existence
of god
9. Agnostic – one who is not sure if god
exists
10. Yin-yang – black and white curved
round symbol of Buddhism
11. Monotheism – belief in one God
12. Polytheism – belief in many gods
13. Golden Rule – do unto others as you
would have done unto you
14. 10 commandments – rules given to
Moses by god on stone tablets on Mount
Sinai such as thou shalt not lie, covet,
steal, murder, commit adultery, worship
idols…
15. 4 noble truths – suffering, desire,
prayer, enlightenment
16. 8 fold path – right thought, speech,
work, prayer, meditation, fasting,
action…
17. Theocracy – government run on
religious beliefs or laws
18. 7 sacraments – baptism, repentance,
communion, confirmation, marriage,
holy orders, extremunction
19. 5 Pillars of Islam – one god (Allah),
pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting, prayers (
five times a day facing Mecca), alms
giving (money to poor)
20.
Nirvana/Enlightenment – the goal
of Buddhists; a state of oneness,
contentment, happiness, godliness
21. Predestination – life is predetermined
by God whether one will go to heaven
or hell
22. 7 deadly sins – wrath, lust, gluttony,
greed, pride, sloth, envy
23. Protestant Reformation – began with
Luther’s 95 Theses on the church door
at Wittenberg Cathedral in Germany
1517 with his objections to the Catholic
church
24. Counter reformation – The
movement by the Catholic church to
stop the spread of Protestant religions
25. Inquisitions – part of the counter
reformation where people of Europe
were tortured to renounce Protestantism