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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