Christianity and Islam (Unit 1) Key Terms

All the key terms need for the EDEXCEL (Unit 1) Religion and Life- Christianity and Islam exam.

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Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists
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Atheism
Believing that God does not exist
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Theism
Believing that God does exist
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Prayer
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
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Omnibenevolent
The belief that God is good or kind
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Omnipotent
The belief that God is all powerful
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Omniscient
The belief that God know everything that has happened or will happen
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Conversion
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
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Miracle
Something that seems to break the law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it
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Numinous
The feeling of presence of something greater than you
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Religious Experiance
An event where people feel they have had direct contact with God
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Free Will
The idea that humans are able to make their own decisions and choices
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Moral Evil
Actions done by humans which can cause suffering e.g. murder, ****
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Natural Evil
Things that cause suffering that has nothing to do with humans e.g. hurricanes, tsunamis
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Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes
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Heaven
A place of paradise where God rules
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Hell
A place of horrors where Satan rules
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Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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Ressurection
The belief that after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
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Abortion
The removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive
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Assisted Suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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Euthanasia
An easy and gentle death
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Non-volountary euthanasia
Ending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask
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Volountary euthanasia
When someone dying in pain asks a doctor to end their life personally
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Sanctity of life
The belief that all life is holy and belongs to God
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Purgatory
A place Catholics believe you go to so as to work of sins before going to heaven
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Quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits and worth living
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Reincarnation
The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body
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Near Death Experience (NDE)
When someone about to die has an out-of-body experience
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Adultery
An act of sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
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Cohabitation
Living together without being married
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Faithfulness
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
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Marriage
The condition of a man and woman legally united for the purpose of living together, and usually for having children
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Pre-martial Sex
Sex before marriage
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Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of people without commitment
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Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to people of the same gender
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Annulment
A declaration by the Church that marriage never lawfully existed
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Re-marriage
Marrying again after being divorced
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Extended Family
Children, parents and grandparents/uncles/aunts living as a unit in close proximity
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Nuclear Family
Children, mother and father living as a unit
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Re-constituted Family
When two sets of children become one family when their divorced parents marry each other (step-brothers/sisters)
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Celibate Life
One without sex
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Annulment
This is where a marriage is invalid and never really existed
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Civil Partnership
A legal ceremony giving homosexual couples the same legal rights as a husband and wife
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Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
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Procreation
Making a new life
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Equality
The state of everyone having equal rights regardless of gender/class/race
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Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender
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Multi-Ethnic Society
Many different races and cultures living together in one society
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Prejudice
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
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Discrimination
Putting prejudice into practice and treating people less favourably because of their race/gender/class/colour
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Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others
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Racial harmony
Different races living together happily
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Multi-Faith Society
Many different religions living together in one society
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Religious Pluralism
Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
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Religious Freedom
The right to practice your religion and change your religion
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Community Cohesion
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
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Interfaith Marriage
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
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Ethnic Minority
A member of an ethnic group which is smaller than the majority group
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Card 2

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Believing that God does not exist

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Atheism

Card 3

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Believing that God does exist

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Card 4

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An attempt to contact God, usually through words

Back

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Card 5

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The belief that God is good or kind

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