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Religion
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polytheism | The belief in many different gods. |
| Monotheism | The belief in one of the gods. |
| Talmud | A variety of Jewish writings, or opinions, that help advance, interpret, the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. |
| Ethics | A set of moral principles or values. |
| Exile | To banish or expel from one’s own country or home. |
| Jewish Diaspora | The scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E. |
| Yavneh | An ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning. |
| Hinduism | A religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism. |
| Vedas | A collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus. |
| Sanskrit | An ancient Indian language. |
| Brahmanism | Ancient ritual traditions in which Brahmins played a key role; it grew out of older Vedic religious beliefs and helped lead to Hinduism. |
| Caste | A class, or group, in Hindu society. |
| Dharma | A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life. |
| Karma | A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life. |
| Reincarnation | The belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death. |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a holy place. |
| Buddha | A Sanskrit word meaning “enlightened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism. |
| Ascetic | A person who gives up worldly pleasure. |
| Enlightenment | The state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists. |
| Alms | Goods or money given to the poor. |
| Nirvana | An ideal state of happiness and peace |
| Four noble truths | The four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | A key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings. |
| Qur’an | The holy book of the religion of Islam. |
| Sunnah | The example that Muhammad set for Muslims about how to live. |
| Five Pillars | The most basic acts of worship for Muslims: declaration of faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and making a pilgrimage to Makkah. |
| Mosque | A Muslim house of worship. |
| Ramadan | The ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims are required to fast. |
| Jihad | Muslims’ struggle with challenges within themselves and the world as they strive to please God. |
| Shari’ah | The body of Islamic law based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah. |
| Trinity | In Christianity, the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three beings in one God |
| Salvation | Being saved from sin; in Christianity, to be specifically saved by Jesus, the source of salvation. |
| Roman Catholic | A Christian church headed by the pope in Rome. |
| Eastern Orthodox | A Christian church that grew out of Christianity in eastern Europe and present-day Turkey. |
| Protestant | Any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation. |
| Sacrament | A sacred rite, or ritual, of Christian churches. |
| Baptism | The Christian sacrament that makes a person a member of the Christian Church. |
| Holy Communion | A Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Jesus’s Last Supper with his disciples. |
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