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Belief Systems Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ahimsa | Hindu belief in nonviolence and a reverence for all life |
| Animism | Belief that the spirits and forces may live in animals, objects, or dreams |
| Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews |
| Apostles | Leader or teacher or a new faith or movement |
| Atheism | Belief that there is no god |
| Atman | In Hindu belief, a person's essential self |
| Brahman | According to Aryan belief, the single spiritual power that resides in all things |
| Caste | In traditional Indian society, unchangeable social group into which a person is born |
| Covenant | Binding agreement |
| Dharma | In Hindu belief, an individual's religious and moral duties |
| Diaspora | The scattering of people |
| Ethics | Moral standards of behavior |
| Filial Piety | Respect for parents |
| Hajj | One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in thier lifetime |
| Hijra or Hejira or Hegira | Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina |
| Icon | Image; a conventional religious image; Holy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Ideology | System of thought and belief |
| Jihad | A struggle in God's service to overcome immorality or to spread or defend Islam, sometimes resulting in war |
| Karma | In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life |
| Marty | Person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs |
| Messiah | Savior sent by God |
| Minarets | Slender tower of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer |
| Moksha | In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, achieving union with Brahman |
| Monotheistic | Believing in one God |
| Mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| Muezzin | Mosque official who climbs to the top of a minaret to call the faithful to prayer |
| Mummification | Practice of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| Mystic | Person who devotes his or her life to seeking spiritual truths |
| Nirvana | In Buddhism, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth |
| Oracle bone | Bone used by priests in Shang China to predict the future |
| Philosophy | Believing in many gods |
| Prophet | Spiritual leader believed to be interpreting God's will |
| Reincarnation | Belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form |
| Sabbath | Holy day for rest and worship |
| Schism | Permanent division in a church |
| Sect | Small religious group |
| Shrine | Altar, chapel, or other place that is sacred |
| Veneration | Special regard |
| Ziggurat | Pyramid-temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of an ancient Sumerian city-state |
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