World Religions Vocabulary

Polytheism

• Belief in 1 God

• Belief in no God

• Belief in more than 1 God

• Unsure of the belief

the monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Atheism

• Islam

The 2 main branches of Islam are the Sunni and Shia. They are also known as the 2 main _____________________ of Islam.

• Monotheisms

• Seculars

• Animisms

• Sects

A major ___________ of Christianity is love thy neighbor as yourself.

• sect

• tenet

• belief

• secular

Hinduism is....

• A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms.

• A religious belief that every object in nature has its own spirit or soul. (Including plants, animals, rocks, etc.)

• Religion that believes human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, but that if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape the cycle.

• a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius; often considered to be more of a way of life than a religion.

belief in only one God

• Judaism

• polytheism

• atheism

• monotheism

Animism

• the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people

• A religious belief that every object in nature has its own spirit or soul. (Including plants, animals, rocks, etc.)

• indifference (having no interest; neutral feeling) to or rejection of religion or religious consideration.

• a subgroup that has broken off of a major religious group

Religion that believes human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, but that if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape the cycle.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

indifference (having no interest; neutral feeling) to or rejection of religion or religious consideration.

• Sect

• Atheism

• Secularism

• Tenet

__________________ follows the teachings of Confucius; often considered to be more of a way of life than a religion.

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism