World Religions Vocabulary

A person who doesn't believe in the existence of a god or gods

• Atheist

• Karma

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

The sum of a person's actions in this life determines your fate in this life and the next

• Atheist

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Deity

The belief in one god

• Atheist

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Religion

The belief in many gods

• Atheist

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Religion

Being reborn in a new body or form after death

• Karma

• Sabbath

• Sacred

• Reincarnation

A belief system that answers a culture's question of why we exist and where we came from

• Religion

• Language

• Aliens

• Sacred

A day of religious observance that occurs weekly and no work can be done

• Sacred

• Sabbath

• Afterlife

• Pilgrimage

General term for a god

• God

• Goddess

• Deity

• Atheist

A superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes

• Deity

• God/Goddess

• Pilgrimage

• Sabbath

Connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving worship

• deity

• sabbath

• atheist

• sacred