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Religion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peace | When people get along and there is harmony in a community |
| ministry | Special duties carried out by priests and lay people to serve god |
| Reflection | Thinking deeply about certain aspects of life |
| Tolerance | Allowing other to believe in their beliefs |
| Fundamentalism | The view that the sacred text is a factual account and is to be taken literally |
| Sin | Thoughts, words that would damage your relationship with God |
| Inter faith dialogue | Open honest discussion between major world religions |
| Materialism | The view that only material things are real |
| Atheist | Denies the view of God |
| Agnostcism | Doesn't know weather God exists or not |
| Monotheism | The belief in 1 God |
| Denomination | A group within the Christianity with its own leaders |
| Icon | A sacred image which is used in a form or prayer. Usually in Orthodox Churches |
| Creed/Ethic | A summary of a religions deeply held beliefs and moral principles |
| Liberterianism | The view that people should be free to behave the way they choose to without the interference of the state |
| Awe and wonder | Feelings inspired by mysterious aspects of life |
| Pluralism | The view that all groups in society must have an equal representation |
| Morality | The set of principles/rules which outline the difference between right and wrong |
| Integrity | Being upright and honest. Sticking to one's moral principles |
| Ecumenism | The movement to make all christian churches more unite |
| conscience | The ability to judge and know what is right and wrong in a certain situation |
| Conteplation | Deep silent prayer that doesnt use words/ thoughts |
| Synoptic | To be alike or similiar |
| Revelation | The way in god chooses to make himself known to people |
| Preaching | To speak out and explain religious truth and urge people to act on it |
| Reconciliation | Making the effort to restore and repair a relationship |
| Vocation | Feeling to be called by god to serve others |
| Humanism | The view that rejects religion and makes sense of life through human reasons |
| Immoral | know the difference between right and wrong and chooses to do wrong decisions |
| moral | knows the difference between right and wrong and chooses to do whats right |
| justice | to treat everyone fairly and respect their beliefs |
| Authoritarian | Leader decides everything |
| Enabling | Group decides everything |
| Consultative | Leader asks group for opinions and uses them to make a decision |
| Leadership | Pope- Serves god by leadership of the church cardinals- serves god by acting a chief. Each country Archbishop- arch diocese bishop-spreads catholic faith in diocese Priest-Looks after religious welfare in parish Lay people- help the priest |
| authority | the power a leader has to make decisions in a community/group |
| community breakdown | when a group stops working together and sharing and falls apart |
| commitment | time and talent given to a community |
| co-operation | working together to achieve a common goal |
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