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Vocabulary Terms- Religion

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