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Criado por hollymc0205
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Questão | Responda |
Agnosticism | not being sure whether god exists |
Atheism | believing that god doesn't exist |
conversion | when your life is changed by giving yourself to god |
free will | the idea that humans are free to make their own choices |
miracle | something which seems to break a low of science and makes you think only god could have done it |
moral evil | actions done by humans which cause suffering |
natural evil | things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans |
numinous | the feeling of the presence of something greater that yourself |
omni-benevolent | the belief that god is all good |
omnipotent | the belief that god is all powerful |
omniscient | the belief that god knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen |
prayer | an attempt to contact god, usually through words |
abortion | the removal of a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive |
assisted suicide | providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide |
Euthanasia | the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease |
immortality of the soul | the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body |
near-death experience | when someone about to die has an out of body experience |
non-voluntary euthanasia | ending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking that would want you to do so |
paranormal | unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts, mediums |
quality of life | the idea that life must have some benefits to be worth living |
reincarnation | the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised |
sanctity of life | the belief that life is holy and belongs to god |
voluntary euthanasia | ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death |
adultery | a sexual act between a married person and someone who is not their marriage partner |
civil partnership | a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife |
cohabitation | living together without being married |
contraception | intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring |
faithfulness | staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them |
homosexuality | sexual attraction to the same sex |
nuclear family | mother, father and children living as a unit |
pre-marital sex | sex before marriage |
procreation | making a new life |
promiscuity | having sex with a number of partners without commitment |
re-constituted family | where two set of children become one family when their divorced parents marry each other |
re-marriage | marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage |
community cohesion | a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society |
discrimination | treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class |
ethnic minority | a member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group |
interfaith marriages | marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions |
multi-ethnic society | many different races and cultures living together in one society |
multi-faith society | many different religions living together in one society |
prejudice | believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them |
racial harmony | different races/colours living together happily |
racism | the belief that some races are superior to others |
religious freedom | the right to practise your religion and change your religion |
religious pluralism | accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist |
sexism | discriminating against people because of their gender |
atonement | reconciliation between god and humanity |
catechism | official teaching of the roman catholic church |
compassion | a feeling of pity which makes one want to help the sufferer |
creeds | statement of christian beliefs |
faith | firm belief without logical proof |
incarnation | the belief that god took human form in jesus |
monotheism | belief in one god |
repentance | the act of being sorry for wrongdoing and deciding not to do it again |
salvation | the act of delivering from sin, or saving from evil |
trinity | the belief that god is three in one |
unity | gods way of being one |
virgin birth | the belief that jesus was not conceived through sex |
anglican churches | churches that are in communion with the church of england |
apostolic | the belief that the church can only be understood in the light of the apostles |
bishops | priests specially chosen by the pope who are responsible for all the churches in a diocese |
catholic | universal or worldwide |
celibacy | living without engaging in any sexual activity |
holy | of, or relating to god, sacred |
laity | all the people in the church who are not chosen to be bishops, priests or deacons |
magisterium | the pope and the bishops interpreting the bible and tradition for roman catholics today |
nonconformist churches | protestant christians separated from the church of England |
ordination | making someone a priest, bishop or deacon by the sacrament of holy orders |
orthodox churches | national churches which are in the union with the patriarch of constantinople |
papacy | the office of the pope |
absolution | through the action of the priest god grants pardon and peace |
chrism | the oil used in baptism, confirmation and ordination |
commemoration | the belief that the Eucharist is simply a remembrance of the last supper |
contrition | sorrow for the sin committed an deciding not to sin again |
holy week | the week before easter sunday |
Liturgy of the Eucharist | the re-enactment of the last supper during which the bread and wine are transubstantiated |
Liturgy of the word | the bible readings in the second part of the mass |
penance | an action to show your contrition |
penitential rite | the confession and absolution at the beginning of mass |
Rite of communion | receiving the body and blood of jesus |
sacrament | an outward sign through which invisible grace is given to a person by jesus |
transubstantiation | the belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of jesus |
active life | the life lived by religious orders who work in society as well as praying |
charity | voluntary giving to those in need |
contemplative life | the life of prayer and meditation lived by some religious orders |
displaying religion | making a show of your religion, e.g. by some religious orders |
The evangelical cousels | the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience |
holy orders | the status of a priest, bishop or deacon |
hypocrite | a person who acts in a way that contradicts what they say |
the law of moses | the laws god gave to moses in the old testament |
the monastic life | living as a monk or un in a monastic community |
religious community | a religious order who live together as a group, e.g. the benedictines |
the sermon on the mount | jesus' description of christian living |
vocation | a call from god to lead the christian life |
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