Key Words Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is adultery?
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
What does divorce mean?
To legally end a marriage.
What is cohabitation?
To live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
What does commitment refer to?
A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.
What is contraception?
Methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant following sexual intercourse.
What is gender equality?
People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.
What are responsibilities?
Actions/duties a person is expected to carry out.
What are roles in society?
Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them.
What is the afterlife?
Life after death; the belief that existence continues after physical death.
What is environmental sustainability?
Ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other species of animals, as well as plant life, to live well, now and in the future.
What is euthanasia?
The act of killing or permitting the death of a person who is suffering from a serious illness.
Sometimes referred to as ‘mercy killing’.
What is evolution?
The process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier, less complex forms during the history of the Earth.
What is abortion?
When a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child.
What is quality of life?
The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable.
What is the soul?
The spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone to God. The soul is often regarded as non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife.
What does forgiveness mean?
To grant pardon for a wrongdoing; to give up resentment and the desire to seek revenge against a wrongdoer.
What is free will?
The ability to make choices voluntarily and independently. The belief that nothing is pre-determined.
What is justice?
Fairness; where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity.
What are morality principles?
Principles and standards determining which actions are right or wrong.
What is punishment?
A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrong they have done.
What is sin?
A deliberate immoral action, breaking a religious or moral law.
What is suffering?
Pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss. Suffering can be physical, emotional/psychological or spiritual.
What is abortion?
When a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child.
What is evil?
That which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong.
