Key Terms Flashcards
(108 cards)
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Abortion
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Removing a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive, ending pregnancy
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Adultary
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A married person having sex with someone who isn’t their husband or wife
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Advent
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The period that begins 4 Sunday’s before Christmas
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Al-Adab Al-Mulfrad
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A collection of Hadith
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Al akhirah
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The concept of life after death. This is a key Islamic belief
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Al qadr
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Predestination the idea that allah has already decided everything that will happen
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The assencion
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When Jesus rose up to heaven to be with god again
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Atheism
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A complete denial of the existence of God
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Atonement
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Making emends for wrong doing- often referring to repairing their relationship with God
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Barzakh
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Where souls wait for the day of judgement (yawm ad-Din)
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Benevolent
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Being kind and loving
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Capital punishment
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The death penalty due to a crime
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Celibacy
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Not taking part in any sexual activity
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Cohabitation
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Living together in a sexual relationship without being married
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Confession
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Admitting sins to God
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Confirmation
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The act of confirming your faith, often at an age when you can decide for yourself
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Conscience
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The inner feeling of what’s right or wrong
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Contraception
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Also known as birth control, it stops a woman from conceiving
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Corporal punishment
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Punishment through physical pain
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Covenant
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A formal agreement between two or more People
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Creed
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Statement of religious beliefs
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Desicples
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Followers of Jesus- either the ones in the bible or Christians
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Discrimination
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Treating different people or groups of people differently (usually unfairly)
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Dominion
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The belief that people have power over god’s creation and use it as they like
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The Eucharist
When Christians remember the last supper with bread and wine
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Euthanasia
Ending someone’s life to relieve their suffering, especially from an incurable painful illness
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Evangelism
Spreading the Christian message to convert people
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Fasting
Free will of eating/drinking for a set time
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Free will
The ability to choose how to behave- all religions believe humans have free will
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Gethsemane
The garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest
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Golgotha
The ‘place of skull’ where Jesus was crucified
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Grace
God showing favour to those who haven’t earnt it
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Hadith
Islamic scripture containing a collection of things prophet Muhammad did and said
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Hajj
The pilgrimage to Makkah
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holy orders
Ordination to a decon, priest or bishop
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Holy war
A war where people believe god is on their side
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Homophobia
Prejudice against people who are gay
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Human dignity
The idea that all human life is valuable and everyone has the right to be treated with respect
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Human rights
The moral, legal and political rights that every human has the right to
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Humanism
The belief that God doesn’t exist and humans should live a good life based on their knowledge
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Humanity
The entire human race
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Immanent
God/allah is present in the human world
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Incarnation
The act by which Christians believe God became human in the form of Jesus
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Jahannam
The place people who have done bad deeds will be sent in the afterlife
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Jannah
The after.ife paradise- described as “gardens of pleasure” in the Qur’an
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Jihad
The struggle to be a good Muslim and to make the world better
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Just war
A war that meets certain criteria to be classed as necessary
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Justice
The idea of each person getting what they deserve, maintaining what’s right
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Khalifah
The belief that Muslims look after the earth as vice-regents or trustees
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The kingdom of God
The time and place where God rules
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Last judgement
The day of judgement when all actions will be judged by God or Allah
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Lent
The period spent remembering Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert
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Liturgical
Worship that follows a set pattern that’s been written out by church
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Messiah
A leader who will bring peace to earth, Christians believe Jesus is the messiah
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Miracle
An event believe to be the work of God, that can’t be explained by the law of science
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Mourning
A period of deep sorrow for people who have died
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Muwatta Malik
A collection of Hadith
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Nuclear family
A family made up of a mother, a father, and their children all living together
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Omnipotent
All powerful
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Omniscient
Knowing everything
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Original sin
The flawed nature that humans are born with since Adam and Eve first sinned (the Appel)
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Pacifism
The idea that war and physical violence are wrong under any circumstance
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Parable
A story about daily life which aphasia messenge of spiritual truth
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Pilgrimage
A journey to a place of religious significance
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Polygamy
Marriage to multiple people
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Prejudice
Judging something or someone with no good reason or without knowledge of the full situation
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Procreation
Having children
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Promiscuity
Having many sexual partners
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Prophet
A person on earth who communicated God/allah’s will
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Purgatory
A place where catholics believe sins were paid for before going to heaven
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Racism
Discrimination against people of other races- often based on unfair stereotypes
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Reconciliation
Returning to harmony and friendship after conflict
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Reformation
The idea that punishment should aim to change criminals so they won’t do it again
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Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body after death
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Resurrection
Being brought back to life after death
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Retribution
Punishing a criminal by making them pay for what they’ve done
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Revelation
An experience that reveals god’s presence
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The rosary
A string of beads used by catholics when praying
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Sacrament
A ceremony or outward sign of the direct communication of God’s saving grace
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Sahih Al-Bukhari
A collection of Hadith
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Sahih Muslim
A collection of haddith
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Salah
The action of praying 5 times a day
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Salvation
The soul being saved from death and sins out can reach heaven
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Sanctity of life
The belief that all life belongs to Allah and God so it is holy
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Sawm
The Muslim obligation to fast during daylight hours
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Second comimg
The belief that Jesus will return to earth
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Sermon on the mount
A summary of Jesus’ teachings on how to life a Christians life
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Sexism
Discrimination based on someone’s gender (male or female)
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Shahadah
A pillar of Islam- the Muslim declaration of faith
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Shari’ah
The Islamic religious law
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Shirk
Believing there are other gods or that anything is equal to Allah- this is the worst sin
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Sin
An act which breaks the religious law such as disobeying God’s teachings
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Situation ethics
An ethical principle where decisions are made based on what is best in individual cases
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Social justice
The idea of fairness in society putting the principals of human rights into practise
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Stations of the cross
Pictures in the church of Jesus’ Suffering used by catholics as a focus for contemplation
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Stewardship
Taking care of the earth as God’s creation
| So it can be passed on to the next generation
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Sunan Abi Dawud
A collection of haddith
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Tawhid
Belief that Allah is the one and only God
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Transcendent
A characteristic of God/Allah-he is beyond this world
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Transfiguration
An event where Jesus’ appearance changed miraculously, making his clothes dazzaling white
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Transubstantiation
Transformation of the Eucharistic bread and wine into flesh and blood of Christ
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The trinity
The belief that god exists in three persons-the father the son and the holy spirit
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Usury
Changing high rates of interest on a loan
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Utilitarianism
The idea that the correct course of action has the best action has the best balance and good and bad outcomes
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Vision
A religious experience where a person sees something sacred
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Wudu
The ritual asking of exposed body parts before prayer
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Yawm ad-Din
The day when everyone will be judged by Allah based on their actions
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Zakah
A pillar of Islam- all Muslims must donate 2.5% of their wealth to charity
