Unit 6 Ch. 4-6

the study of religion

• thesis

• ponder

• sect

• theology

something that is expensive or wasteful and not a necessity

• intervene

• extravagance

• defy

• self-disciplined

to think about deeply

• defy

• intervene

• ponder

• superior

to come between; to prevent from happening

• sect

• intervene

• extravagance

• thesis

a smaller group of people united by common religious beliefs that often contradict the beliefs of a larger group

• sect

• superior

• thesis

• theology

to go against; to refuse to obey

• theology

• superior

• sect

• defy

the ability to make yourself do what is necessary on your own without being told by someone else

• extravagance

• self-disciplined

• intervene

• thesis

a person in a higher position

• intervene

• thesis

• superior

• theology

a statement or idea

• sect

• defy

• thesis

• self-disciplined

an explanation for why something happens based on evidence

• condemn

• speculation

• contemporary

• theory