key words in philosophy

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adultery
sex between a married person who isnt their spouse
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civil partnership
the joining together of a same-sex couple with the same rights and responsibilities as in a civil marriage.
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cohabitation
living together in a sexual relationship without being married
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contraception
use of artificial or natural methods to prevent contraception
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divorce
legal dissolution of a marriage
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equality
creating people as equal regardless of gender, race or religious beliefs
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marriage
formal, legal union of two people
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abortion
the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy
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euthenasia
killing a patient suffering from an incurable disease or who does not want to live but cannot kill themselvs; illegal in most countries
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sacred
holy, special
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sin
an act that breaks a religious law
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omnipotent
god is all powerful
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omniscient
god is all knowing
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polytheism
belief in many gods
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resurrection
being brought back to life after death. this could be resurrection of the body or the soul.
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bible
book of holy scripture for christians
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evil
bad things that happen in the world and suffering they cause, or the force that makes bad things happen
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omni benevolent
god is all-good/ all-loving
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rehabilitation
a treatment for criminals that aim to change them so that they wont reoffent, and to prepare them to return to a normal life
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agnostic
someone who is unsure about gods existence
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atheist
someone who doesnt believe in god
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death
the moment when life ends
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life after death
the religious belief that after death some sort of life continues and the form that life takes
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miracles
an event believed to be the work of god
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monotheism
beliefe in one god
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sanctity of life
a belief that all human life is sacred, holy. 'humans dont have the right to choose when a life ends'
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equality
everyone is being treated equally, and considered to be just as import as everyone else
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civil partnership

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the joining together of a same-sex couple with the same rights and responsibilities as in a civil marriage.

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cohabitation

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contraception

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divorce

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