Religious Studies Unit 1: Religion and Life KEY WORDS 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? Religious StudiesUnit 1GCSEEdexcel Created by: wafflypigCreated on: 25-03-16 18:42 Agnosticism Not being sure if God exists 1 of 48 Atheism The belief that God does not exist 2 of 48 Theism The belief that God definitely exists 3 of 48 Conversion When your life is changed by giving yourself to God 4 of 48 Free will The idea that humans are free to make their own choices 5 of 48 Miracle Something which seems to break the laws of science, making you think only God could have done it 6 of 48 Moral evil Actions carried out by humans which cause suffering 7 of 48 Natural evil Things which cause suffering but not as a purposeful result of humans (e.g. tsunami) 8 of 48 Numinous The feeling of a presence of something greater than you 9 of 48 Omnibenelovent The belief that God is all good/loving 10 of 48 Omnipotent The belief that God is all poweful 11 of 48 Omniscient The belief that God is all knowing. He knows what has happened and what will 12 of 48 Prayer An attempt to communicate with God, usually through words 13 of 48 Abortion Removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive 14 of 48 Assisted suicide Providing means for an ill person to kill themselves 15 of 48 Euthanasia The painless dying of someone who is terminally ill 16 of 48 Immortality of the soul The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body 17 of 48 Near death experience When someone about to die has an out-of-body experience 18 of 48 Non-voluntary euthanasia Ending someone's life when they are so ill they cannot ask - you have good reason to do this 19 of 48 Paranormal Unexplained things and beings which are thought to have a spiritual cause 20 of 48 Quality of life The idea that there must be some benefits to being alive 21 of 48 Reincarnation The idea that after death, souls are reborn into a new body 22 of 48 Resurrection The belief that the body will stay in the ground until the end of the world when it will be raised 23 of 48 Sanctity of life The belief that life is holy and belongs to God 24 of 48 Voluntary euthanasia Ending an ill person's life when someone in great pain asks for it 25 of 48 Adultery A sexual act between a married person and someone other than who they are married to 26 of 48 Civil partnership A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same rights as a married husband and wife 27 of 48 Cohabitation Partners living together without being married 28 of 48 Contraception An intentional way of stopping a pregnancy from occuring 29 of 48 Faithfulness Staying with your marital partner and not having sex with anyone else 30 of 48 Homosexuality The sexual attraction and ability to love the same sex 31 of 48 Nuclear family Mother, father and children living together in one unit 32 of 48 Premarital sex Having sex before you're married 33 of 48 Procreation The act of making a new life, whether it be in sex or artificially 34 of 48 Promiscuity Having sex with a number of partners without commitment 35 of 48 Re-constituted family When two sets of children become part of the same family because their divorced parents get married 36 of 48 Re-marriage Marrying again after having already being married and divorced once 37 of 48 Community cohesion A common vision and and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society 38 of 48 Discrimination Treating people less favorably because of an uncontrollable characteristics such as gender or race 39 of 48 Ethnic minority A member of a group who does not share the same ethnicity as the majority of other people 40 of 48 Interfaith marriage When the 2 partners in a marriage are from 2 different religions. E.g. husband is Christian and wife is Muslim 41 of 48 Multi-ethnic society Many races living together in one community, happily and peacefully 42 of 48 Prejudice Believing someone is inferior or superior before even meeting them (pre - judging) 43 of 48 Racial harmony Many races living in the same place happily 44 of 48 Racism The belief that some races are better than others. This is a form of discrimination 45 of 48 Religious freedom The right to practice and change your religion freely 46 of 48 Religious pluralism The belief that all religions have an equal right to coexist 47 of 48 Sexism Discriminating against someone because of their gender (male or female) 48 of 48
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