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the belief that the existence of God can't be proven empirically

the belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life

the belief that God does not exist

a religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally

a large and fundamental division within a religion

the class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law

a local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship

a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe

a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body

a religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated