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Religious Studies
11th Grade
11/28/2011

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Abortifacient
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A drug or device that causes an abortion
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Absolute morality
Definition
Something that is is moral in all circumstances
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Active Euthanasia
Definition
When action is taken to bring life to an end
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Adoration
Definition
Worshipping God for who he is and what he has.
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Affective Poverty
Definition
When someone can seperate themselves from any money or posessions they have
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Agape
Definition
Selfless love, taught by Jesus of Nazareth and felt by fellow Christians for their fellow human beings
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Agnostic
Definition
Someone who is not sure whether or not God exists
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AID
Definition
Artificial insemination by donor
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AIH
Definition
Artificial insemination by husband
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Altar
Definition
table or other raised structure in a Christian church which the bread and wine of the Eucharist are prepared
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Anglican Church (Church of England)
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The Church of England is part of the larger Anglican Communion
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Anglican tradition
Definition
Teachings and traditions of the Anglican Communion
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Annulment
Definition
Declaration that a marriage was never a proper marriage in the eyes of the church. e.g., because one of the parties was not completely commited to it.
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Anointed one
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(Also Messiah) Title given to Jesus of Nazareth. Messiah means "Anointed one" as kings, prophets and priests were anointed in the Jewish religion
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Anselm of Canterbury
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an Italian philosipher and theologian who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109
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Anthropomorphism
Definition
The attribution of a human form, characteristics or behaviour to non-human things
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Apartheid
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Political system in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990's that separated different people living there according to skin colour and gave priveledges to those of European origin
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St Thomas Aqinas
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Roman Catholic preist from Italy and a very influential philosopher and theologian
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Artificial insemination
Definition
Sperm is collected and placed in the womans uterus artifically
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Assisted suicide
Definition
another term for voluntary euthanasia
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Astrology
Definition
Study of the position of the moon, sun and other planets in the belief that their motion affects human beings
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Athiest
Definition
Somebody who does not believe in God
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Atonement
Definition
Christian belief that the death of Jesus Christ brough about a reconciliation between God and humanity. Jesus is the saviour and redeemer of the world.
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Avarice
Definition
Greed for wealth
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Baptist Church
Definition
Grew out of the Anabaptist movement during the sixteenth century reformation
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Believer
Definition
Someone who believes
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Bible
Definition
Sacred book of Christianity
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Big Bang Theory
Definition
Scientific theory which suggests that there was a massive explosion about 18 billion years ago and this led to the creation of the universe
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Canon
Definition
Collection of religious writings
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Celibate
Definition
Unmarried, partically because of a religious vow
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Censorship
Definition
the suppression of all or part of a a play, film or book considered offensive
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Charismatic
Definition
form of Christian worship where people try to open themselve to the Holy Spirit and be inspired by it
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Cohabitation
Definition
To live together, especially without being formally married
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Confession
Definition
People saying sorry for what they have done and asking for God's forgiveness
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Consubstantiation
Definition
The belief that the bread and wine consecrated at the Eucharist coexists with the body and blood of Jesus
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Contraception
Definition
Prevention of pregnancy using artificial methods such as condoms and contraceptive pills or natural methods such as avoiding sex during known fertile periods
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Charles Darwin
Definition
(1809-92) Found of the evolutionary theory who, in 1859 published On The Origin On Species By Means Of Natural Selection or the Preservation of the Favoured Races in the Struggle For Life
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Richard Dawkins
Definition
Evolutionary biologist and prominant athiest
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Denomination
Definition
Religious group within a faith
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Doctrine of Double Effect
Definition
Roman Catholic doctrine which says that if doing something morally good has a morally bad side-effect, it is right to do it provided the bad side-effect was not intended
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Eternal
Definition
Existing through all time
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Eucharist
Definition
Christian sacrament that commemorates the Last Supper, with the priest or minister
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Euthanasia
Definition
a gentle or easy death; helping someone to die
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Exorcise
Definition
Using prayers and rituals to drive away an evil sprit believed to be possessing a person or a place
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Finite
Definition
Limited
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First Cause
Definition
The reason behind the existence of everything, usually applied to God
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Font
Definition
A large container in a church containing the water for baptisms
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Free Churches
Definition
Churches which are separate from the Governmern and the 'established church' (Church of England)
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Free Will
Definition
Human ability to decide what to do for themselves
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Freedom of Speech
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The right of people to say what they think without censorship
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Fundamentalists
Definition
Christians who say that every word of the Bible is absolutely true and there are no errors or mistakes in it
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Immanent
Definition
God is within all
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Transcendent
Definition
God is above all
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Analogy
Definition
Using words symbolically to suggest something else
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Monotheists
Definition
People who believe in one God such as Jews, Muslims and Christians
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Myth
Definition
A story which is not factually true, but has important spiritual truths
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Symbol
Definition
A way of explaining the unexplainable, and using something to represent something else
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Omnibenevolence
Definition
All-good and all-loving
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Omnipotent
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All-important and powerful
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Omnipresent
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All-present
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Omnicient
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All-knowing
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Intelligent Design
Definition
Theory which says that life is so complex, it must have been designed by a high intelligent being and did not evolved by natural selection.
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Natural Selection
Definition
Theory that tiny differences and genetic mutations between creatures of the same species can sometimes make one individual slightly better suited to their environment than others so they survive longer and have more offspring who inherit that trait.
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Necessary Being
Definition
Theory of Thomas Aquinas that God must exist because he cannot not exist
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Numinous
Definition
Mysterious power that suggests the presence of a spirit or God
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Laws of Nature
Definition
Scientific generalisations that have come about by experimentation and/or observation, which try to explain how nature works, or how scientists expect nature to work
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Miracle
Definition
Marvellous event which cannot have been brough about by humans or natural means
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Revelation
Definition
When something is revealed to humanity by God (unveiling what was previously hidden).
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Penitent
Definition
Someone who feels regret for their sins and confesses them
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Liberal
Definition
Belief that the Bible need not be understood literally, but can be interpreted
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Verbal Inerrancy
Definition
Belief that every word of the Bible was inspired by God's guidance of the writers through the Holy Spirit
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Vatican II
Definition
the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican (Roman Catholic Church, 1962-5)
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Stem Cells
Definition
Single cells which have the potential to be 'reprogrammed' to develop into any type of cell in the body
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