Vocab Flashcards
(29 cards)
Polytheism
Many gods
Atheism
No god
Agnosticism
Cant prove existence of God
Irreligious
reject religion
Secularism
separation of church and state
People of faith
Disagree with atheists and agnostics
Monotheism
One God
Deposit of Faith
Where faith comes from
prophets
one who speaks before others
circumcision
removal of foreskin
sacred tradition
the religions teachings
sacred scripture
the written record of the divine revelation
magesterium
teaching the authority of the church
religion
relationship between God and humans
divine revelation
the way God communicates himself to mankind
conscience
a practical judgement that determines the goodness or sinfulness of an action or attitude
original sin
the sin of disobedience commited by adam and eve
omnipotent
an attribute of God that he is everywhere
salvation history
the story of Gods saving history
covenant
a binding between human beings or God and people
Dogma
a central truth of revelation that catholics are obliged to believe
faith
knowledge of God
Virtue
firm attitudes
theological virtues
virtues innfused into the souls of the faithful
