Final Review Flashcards
(89 cards)
Alms
Charity
Agnosticism
Belief in the possibility of a god or higher power
Animism
Believing that inanimate objects have souls
Anti-Senitism
Prejudice against Jews
Atheism
Believing that there is no god
Ayatollah
Shiite or other religious leader in Iran
Bar Mitzvah
Jewish boy turns 13
Bat Mitzvah
Jewish girl turns 12
Blaspheme
Speaking inreverently about god or sacred things
Brahman
Highest caste; priesthood
Buddhism founder
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism symbol
Wheel of life
Buddhism was founded where?
India
Buddhism holy text
Tripitaka
Buddhism key works
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Meditation
Caste
Social standing
Cathedral
Place of catholic worship
Covenant
An agreement
Cosmogony
Religion concerning the origin of the universe
Cult
System of religion toward a particular figure or object
Dharma
Religious teachings of Buddha
Denomination
Branch of a church
Diaspora
Jews driven out if the holy land
Diocese
District under pastoral care of a bishop