Vocabulary Term 2

Question 1

Judaism

Answer 1

the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

Question 2

Christianity

Answer 2

the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.

Question 3

Islam

Answer 3

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 4

rites

Answer 4

a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.

Question 5

tenets

Answer 5

a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

Question 6

tolerance

Answer 6

the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
“the tolerance of corruption”

Question 7

monotheism

Answer 7

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Question 8

polytheism

Answer 8

the belief in or worship of more than one god.

Question 9

diversity

Answer 9

the state of being diverse; variety.

Question 10

Quran

Answer 10

the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic.

Question 11

Torah

Answer 11

(in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

a copy of the Christian or Jewish scriptures.

Question 13

Talmud

Answer 13

the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. There are two versions of the Talmud: the Babylonian Talmud (which dates from the 5th century AD but includes earlier material) and the earlier Palestinian or Jerusalem Talmud.

Question 14

rabbi

Answer 14

a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
a person appointed as a Jewish religious leader.

Question 15

imam

Answer 15

he person who leads prayers in a mosque.

a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam.

Question 16

kismet

Answer 16

destiny; fate.

Question 17

covenant

Answer 17

an agreement.

Question 18

prophet

Answer 18

a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.

Question 19

orthodox

Answer 19

of a person or their views, especially religious or political ones, or other beliefs or practices) conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved.

Question 20

hierarchy

Answer 20

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.