Catholic Christianity Keywords Flashcards
Keywords for the exam on the 15th May 2012
Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists.
Atheism
Believing that God does not exist.
Conversion
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.
Free Will
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.
Miracle
Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.
Moral Evil
Actions done by humans which cause suffering.
Natural Evil
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.
Numinous
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.
Omni-benevolent
The belief that God is all good.
Omnipotent
The belief that God is all powerful.
Omniscient
The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.
Prayer
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
Abortion
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Assisted Suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.
Euthanasia
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Near-death experience
When someone about to die has an out of body experience.
Non-voluntary Euthanasia
Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.
Quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Reincarnation
The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.
Resurrection
The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Sanctity of life
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.
Voluntary Euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.
Adultery
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.
Civil partnership
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.
Cohabitation
Living together without being married
Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.
Faithfulness
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.
Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to the same sex.
Nuclear Family
Mother, father and children living as a unit.
Pre-marital sex
Sex before marriage.
Procreation
Making a new life.
Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.
Re-constituted family
Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.
Re-marriage
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.
Community Cohesion
A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.
Discrimination
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.
Ethnic Minority
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.
Interfaith marriages.
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.
Multi-ethnic society
Many different races and cultures living together in one society.
Multi-faith society
Many different religions living together in one society.
Prejudice
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.
Racial Harmony
Different races living together happily.
Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others.
Religious freedom
The right to practise your religion and change your religion.
Religious Pluralism
Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender.
Not being sure whether God exists.
Agnosticism
Believing that God does not exist.
Atheism
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.
Conversion
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.
Free will
Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.
Miracle
Actions done by humans which cause suffering.
Moral Evil
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.
Natural Evil
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.
Numinous
The belief that God is all good.
Omni-benevolent
The belief that God is all powerful.
Omni-potent
The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.
Omniscient
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
Prayer
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Abortion
Proving a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.
Assisted Suicide
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.
Euthanasia
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Immortality of the soul
When someone about to die has an out of body experience.
Near death experience
Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Non-voluntary Euthanasia
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.
Paranormal
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Quality of life
The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.
Reincarnation
The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Resurrection
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.
Sanctity of life
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.
Voluntary Euthanasia
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.
Adultery
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.
Civil Partnership
Living together without being married
Cohabitation
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.
Contraception
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.
Faithfulness
Sexual attraction to the same sex.
Homosexuality
Mother, father and children living as a unit.
Nuclear Family
Sex before marriage.
Pre-marital Sex
Making a new life.
Procreation
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.
Promiscuity
Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.
Reconstituted family
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.
Remarriage
A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.
Community Cohesion
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.
Discrimination
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.
Ethnic Minority
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.
Interfaith marriage
Many different races and cultures living together in one society.
Multi-ethnic society
Many different religions living together in one society.
Multi-faith society
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.
Prejudice
Different races living together happily.
Racial Harmony
The belief that some races are superior to others.
Racism
The right to practise your religion and change your religion.
Religious Freedom
Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.
Religious Pluralism
Discriminating against people because of their gender.
Sexism
