Key terms

Question 1

BIBLE

Answer 1

The Christian holy book. Christians believe it contains the Word of God.

Question 2

ADVENT

Answer 2

The four Sundays leading up to Christmas. This is time set apart by Christians to prepare for the coming of Jesus.

Question 3

REVELATION

Answer 3

The ways in which God (reveals himself) to human beings. For example, through the Bible

Question 4

CONSCIENCE

Answer 4

A person’s sense of right and wrong. The conscience is their inner guidance from God.

Question 5

EPIPHANY

Answer 5

The festival that ends Christmas. It remembers the visit of the Magi (Wise Men) to Jesus.

Question 6

PURGATORY

Answer 6

A place in the afterlife where a person’s soul goes to be cleansed from sin before they can go to Heaven to spend eternal life with God.

Question 7

JUDGEMENT

Answer 7

The belief that everyone will be judged by God for doing right or wrong.

Question 8

LENT

Answer 8

This season is the 40 days before Easter. Catholics will fast, pray and give to charity during this time.

Question 9

LITURGICAL YEAR

Answer 9

The Church’s year of worship. It includes Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost.

Question 10

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Answer 10

14 framed pictures or carvings that are placed around the Church and show the events of Jesus’ crucifixion.

Question 11

PILGRIMAGE

Answer 11

A journey to a place of religious importance. For example, Catholics travel to Lourdes in the hope of receiving healing.

Question 12

CONFESSIONALS

Answer 12

A place where Catholics can confess their sins to the priest during the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Question 13

ADULTERY

Answer 13

Sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
-forbidden in ten commandments

Question 14

DIVORCE

Answer 14

To legally end a marriage. Divorce is not accepted in the Catholic Church

Question 15

COHABITATION

Answer 15

To live together in a sexual relationship without being married.

Question 16

COMMITMENT

Answer 16

A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.

Question 17

CONTRACEPTION

Answer 17

Methods used to stop a woman getting pregnant. For example, the Pill, Condom.

Question 18

GENDER EQUALITY

Answer 18

People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.

Question 19

REPONSIBILITIES

Answer 19

Actions/duties you are expected to do or feel obligated to carry out.

Question 20

ROLES

Answer 20

Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them.

Question 21

CENSORSHIP

Answer 21

• The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security.
• restricting speech through censorship laws

Question 22

DISCRIMINATION

Answer 22

Acts of treating groups of people or individuals differently, based on prejudice.

Question 23

EXTREMISM

Answer 23

Believing in, supporting and acting upon ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Question 24

HUMAN RIGHTS

Answer 24

The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human.

Question 25

PERSONAL CONVICTION

Answer 25

Something a person strongly feels or believes in. For example, that all people are equal.

Question 26

PREJUDICE

Answer 26

Pre-judging; judging a person on how they look before knowing anything about them.

Question 27

RELATIVE POVERTY

Answer 27

A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of poverty in which a person lives

Question 28

ABSOLUTE POVERTY

Answer 28

An acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.

Question 29

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Answer 29

Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, opportunities and rights.