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World Religions Key Words Flashcards

Learn the key words for all of the world religions.

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Puja

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Hinduism - worship in Hinduism

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Aum

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Hinduism - Sanskrit word for the symbol of Hinduism. Its meaning is complex but it is a sacred sound that represents God or creation

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Shahadah

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Islam - verbal acknowledgement of God’s oneness; Muhammad was his prophet.

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Totemic

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Images or people who have such a significance in their society that they are thought to symbolise that same society’s power

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Brahman

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Hinduism - the one supreme god Hindus believe in; they worship one God in many forms

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Vishnu

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Hinduism - ‘the preserver’ - part of the Trimurti

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Covenant

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Judaism - promise between two parties

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Shiva

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Hinduism - ‘the destroyer’ - he has nine avatars

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Krishna

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Hinduism - the best known avatar of Shiva

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Monotheistic

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Judaism & Christianity - Belief in one God as the creator and sustainer of all things

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Abrahamic covenant

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Judaism - promise between Abraham and God: has three parts.

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Tanakh

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Judaism - the sacred writings and history of Judaism

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Ik Onkar

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Sikhism - “there is only one God”

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Messiah

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Christianity - the ‘Christ’ or ‘Anointed One’

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The Ascension

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Christianity - Christian reference to Jesus returning to heaven

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Shirk

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Islam - The greatest sin in Islam: “worshipping anything other than Allah”

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Mool Mantar

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Sikhism - the statement of belief in Sikhism; repeated daily

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Trinity

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Christianity - One God present in three persons; Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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Easter

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Christianity - celebrates the resurrection of Jesus

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Christmas

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Christianity - Celebrates the birth of Jesus

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Akhirah

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Islam - Belief in the afterlife; the second part of life, after death

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Muhammad

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Islam - Prophet of Islam who received revelations from God though Gabriel

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Hedonism

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Buddhism - pleasure and enjoyment of the material world as a system of ethics

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Risalah

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Islam - Refers to the important role played by prophets in Islam

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Trimurti

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Hinduism - the three main deities in Hinduism

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Mandir

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Hinduism - the temple in Hinduism

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Sacred

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‘Set apart’ - or religious and deserving of veneration

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Salah

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Islam - Signs of submission to Allah; ritual prayer

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The Resurrection

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Christianity - Christian reference to Jesus returning from the dead

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Sawm

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Islam - practice of ‘fasting’ during the month of Ramadan

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Hajj

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Islam - pilgrimage to Mecca

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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Sikhism - founder of Sikhism; born 1469 in Punjab

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Dalai Lama

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Buddhism - the leader of Tibetan Buddhism

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Khanda

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Sikhism - the symbol of Sikhism; double edged sword

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Dunya

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Islam - This world / this part of life (as opposed to Akhirah; life after death)

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Middle Way

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Buddhism - the way the Buddha taught people to live their lives

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddhism - the Indian prince who is known as the Buddha

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Zakat

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Islam - charity or religious tax

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Asceticism

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Buddhism - turning away from the hedonism and suffering from this world

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The Crucifixion

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Christianity - Christian reference to the death of Jesus on the cross

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Gurdwara

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Sikhism - Sikh place of worship

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Tawhid

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Islam - The belief that “there is no God except God” (Allah In Islam)

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Profane

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Mundane, everyday, unexceptional. The opposite of sacred

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Meditation

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Buddhism - a key religious practice, focusing the mind; used in buddhism.

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