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Catholic Christianity Keywords Flashcards

Keywords for the exam on the 15th May 2012

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Agnosticism

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Not being sure whether God exists.

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Atheism

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Believing that God does not exist.

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Conversion

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When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.

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Free Will

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The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.

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Miracle

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Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.

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Moral Evil

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Actions done by humans which cause suffering.

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Natural Evil

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Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.

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Numinous

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The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.

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Omni-benevolent

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The belief that God is all good.

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Omnipotent

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The belief that God is all powerful.

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Omniscient

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The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.

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Prayer

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An attempt to contact God, usually through words

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Abortion

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The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.

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Assisted Suicide

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Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.

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Euthanasia

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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.

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Immortality of the soul

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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.

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Near-death experience

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When someone about to die has an out of body experience.

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Non-voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.

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Paranormal

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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.

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Quality of life

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The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.

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Reincarnation

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The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.

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Resurrection

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The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.

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Sanctity of life

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The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.

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Voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.

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Adultery

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A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.

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Civil partnership

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A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.

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Cohabitation

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Living together without being married

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Contraception

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Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.

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Faithfulness

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Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.

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Homosexuality

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Sexual attraction to the same sex.

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Nuclear Family

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Mother, father and children living as a unit.

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Pre-marital sex

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Sex before marriage.

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Procreation

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Making a new life.

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Promiscuity

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Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.

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Re-constituted family

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Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.

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Re-marriage

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Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.

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Community Cohesion

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A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.

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Discrimination

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Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.

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Ethnic Minority

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A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.

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Interfaith marriages.

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Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.

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Multi-ethnic society

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Many different races and cultures living together in one society.

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Multi-faith society

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Many different religions living together in one society.

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Prejudice

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Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.

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Racial Harmony

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Different races living together happily.

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Racism

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The belief that some races are superior to others.

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Religious freedom

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The right to practise your religion and change your religion.

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Religious Pluralism

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Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.

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Sexism

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Discriminating against people because of their gender.

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Not being sure whether God exists.

A

Agnosticism

50
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Believing that God does not exist.

A

Atheism

51
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When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.

A

Conversion

52
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The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.

A

Free will

53
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Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.

A

Miracle

54
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Actions done by humans which cause suffering.

A

Moral Evil

55
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Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.

A

Natural Evil

56
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The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.

A

Numinous

57
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The belief that God is all good.

A

Omni-benevolent

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The belief that God is all powerful.

A

Omni-potent

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The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.

A

Omniscient

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An attempt to contact God, usually through words

A

Prayer

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The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.

A

Abortion

62
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Proving a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.

A

Assisted Suicide

63
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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.

A

Euthanasia

64
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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.

A

Immortality of the soul

65
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When someone about to die has an out of body experience.

A

Near death experience

66
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Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.

A

Non-voluntary Euthanasia

67
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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.

A

Paranormal

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The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.

A

Quality of life

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The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.

A

Reincarnation

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The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.

A

Resurrection

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The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.

A

Sanctity of life

72
Q

Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.

A

Voluntary Euthanasia

73
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A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.

A

Adultery

74
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A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.

A

Civil Partnership

75
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Living together without being married

A

Cohabitation

76
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Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.

A

Contraception

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Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.

A

Faithfulness

78
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Sexual attraction to the same sex.

A

Homosexuality

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Mother, father and children living as a unit.

A

Nuclear Family

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Sex before marriage.

A

Pre-marital Sex

81
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Making a new life.

A

Procreation

82
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Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.

A

Promiscuity

83
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Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.

A

Reconstituted family

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Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.

A

Remarriage

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A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.

A

Community Cohesion

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Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.

A

Discrimination

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A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.

A

Ethnic Minority

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Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.

A

Interfaith marriage

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Many different races and cultures living together in one society.

A

Multi-ethnic society

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Many different religions living together in one society.

A

Multi-faith society

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Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.

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Prejudice

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Different races living together happily.

A

Racial Harmony

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The belief that some races are superior to others.

A

Racism

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The right to practise your religion and change your religion.

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Religious Freedom

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Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.

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Religious Pluralism

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Discriminating against people because of their gender.

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Sexism

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