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| 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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| A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally. |
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| A large and fundamental division within a religion |
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| The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law |
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| A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. |
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| A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body. |
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| The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location where it originated. |
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| Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect). |
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| 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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| A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control. |
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| An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion |
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| The doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god. |
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| A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times |
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| A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes |
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| Belief in or worship of more than one god |
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| relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
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| Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator |
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| A hybrid of different cultural beliefs or practices |
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| A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location. |
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