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Ch 6 KI 2-4
Term | Definition |
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Ghetto | During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal or economic pressure |
Missionary | An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion |
Autonomous Religion | A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally |
Cosmogony | A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe |
Hierarchical Religion | A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control |
Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes |
Solstice | An astronomical event that happens 2x+/year, when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year |
Caste | The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law |
Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or branch, denomination or sect) |