Ch. 6 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life

A

Animism

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A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally

A

Autonomous Religion

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3
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A large and fundamental division division within a religion

A

Branch

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4
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The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned accrding to religious law

A

Caste

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5
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A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe

A

Cosmogony

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6
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A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body

A

Denonination

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7
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A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on they physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated

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Ethnic Religion

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8
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Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch denomination, or sect)

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Fundamentalism

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9
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During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a cit set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a cit in which members of any minority group live because of social , legal or economic pressure

A

Ghetto

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10
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A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control

A

Hierarchical Religion

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11
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An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion

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Missionary

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12
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The doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god

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Monotheism

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13
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A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times

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Pagan

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14
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A jounrey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes

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Pilgrimage

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15
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Belief in or worship of more than one god

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Polytheism

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16
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A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination

A

Sect

17
Q

Astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun’s apparent position in the sky to reach its most northernmost or southernmost extreme and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year

A

Solstice

18
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A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location

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Universalizing Religion