RS short course revision key words - linear

These definations are all the possible answers for the 2 mark question in a rs short course exam.

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Adultry
A sexual act between a married person someone other than their marriage person
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Celibacy
abstinence before a sexual realationship
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Chasity
no sex before a marriage
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Civil Partnership
an official ceremony giving same sex couples and same legal rights as a husband and wife
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Cohabitation
living together before being married
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Conflict
stresses and strains that thate place within all human relationships
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Commitment
A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something
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Love
one of the most powerful human emotions, which joins people together
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Mahir
A dowry, sum of money a Muslim man gives to the bride before marriage
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Nikah
The contract that a couple must sign, it sets out the terms of their marriage (Islam)
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Reconcilation
saying sorry and making u after an arguement
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Rite of passage
something that marks a change in a peson's status and an important stage in life i.e marriage
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Sacrament
a outward sign of an inward change that involves God's blessing. Eg marriage
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Vows
promise between people or between a person and God
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Walimah
The family wedding reception ( Islam)
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authority
power over others through positions or moral teaching
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discrimination
treating groups of people differently or unfairly
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Duty
A moral or religious obligation
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Equality
state in which everyone has equal rights
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Human dignity
treating all human beings with respect regardless of race, sex or social position
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Identity
sense of who are - attitudes, character and personality
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Injustice
where everyone is not treated with fairness
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Karma
The buddist and Hindu teahing that person's deeds will affect theirpast, present and future
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Prejudice
judging people to inferior or superior
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Respect
Consideration for others and understanding that everyone has a value
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Sadaqah
spontaneous donation of money to a charity
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Stereotype
the typical judgement that people have on certain people normally influenced by modern society views
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Anadi
hindu expression for'beginning- less'
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Atman
The name of the soul in Hinduism
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Big Bang theory
Belief that everything started with a big bang about 1.4 billion years ago. The universe began to expand, and then cooled down , forming earth and other planets
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Creation
way in which something is uniquely made
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Dominion
being in charge and having power over others
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Environment
surroundings of the place in which human beings live
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Humanity
all the people who live on the earth, a sense of compassion or benevolence towards members of the human race
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Card 2

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abstinence before a sexual realationship

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Celibacy

Card 3

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no sex before a marriage

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Card 4

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an official ceremony giving same sex couples and same legal rights as a husband and wife

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Card 5

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living together before being married

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