| Question |
Answer |
| Universalizing Religions | A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location |
| Ethnic Religion | A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated |
| Branch | A large and fundamental division within a religion |
| Denomination | A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body |
| Sect | A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
| Monotheism | The doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god |
| Polytheist | Belief in or worship of more than one god |
| Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life |
| Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times |
| Missionary | An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. |
| 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. |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. |
| Cosmogony | A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. |
| Solstice | Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator. |
| Diocese | The basic unit of geographic organizaton in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Autonomus Religions | A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally. |
| Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect). |
| Caste | The class or distinct heriditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law. |
| Hierarchical Religion | The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places. |
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