Definitions

Question 1

Religion

Answer 1

A community organised around beliefs related to ultimate reality and the consequent beliefs, practices, principles and codes for behaviour.

Question 2

Ultimate Reality

Answer 2

A term that denotes the underlying cause of all existence, the foundation of reality, the supreme being or even an ideal state of existence; refers to God as the ultimate or sole deity in many religions.

Question 3

Census

Answer 3

Census of population and housing counts the number of people in Australia, and collects important facts about them, like age, sex and country of birth. It also collects facts about the households people live in.

Question 4

Religious Affiliation

Answer 4

The religion to which a person nominates an association within the census.

Question 5

Pluralist Society

Answer 5

A society in which many different world views co-exist within the dominant society while retaining their difference.

Question 6

Adherent

Answer 6

A follow of, or believer in, a leader or a cause.

Question 7

Faith

Answer 7

An internationalism of religious beliefs by an individual to accept their truth.

Question 8

Foundation Belief

Answer 8

A belief upon which other beliefs have been built that if removed, would cause the collapse of tradition.

Question 9

Fundamental

Answer 9

A belief that is not integral to a religious tradition but that helps to shape the character of a religious tradition.

Question 10

Subsequent

Answer 10

A belief that is not integral to a religious tradition but that helps to shape the character of a religious tradition.

Question 11

Distinctive Beliefs

Answer 11

A belief that is only found in that religious tradition or is interpreted in a unique way in that tradition.

Question 12

Image of God

Answer 12

Not that God is in human form, but rather, that humans are in the image of God in their moral, spiritual, and intellectual nature.

Question 13

Holy Spirit

Answer 13

The presence of God as part of a person’s religious experience.

Question 14

Grace

Answer 14

The spontaneous, unmerited gift of the divine favour in the salvation of sinners, and the divine influence operating in individuals for their regeneration and sanctification.

Question 15

Sacraments

Answer 15

A religious ceremony or ritual is regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist and penance and anointing of the sick.

Question 16

Scriptures

Answer 16

The sacred writings of Christianity are contained in the bible.

Question 17

Eternal

Answer 17

Without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing.

Question 18

Divine

Answer 18

relating to, or coming directly from God or a god.

Question 19

Heaven

Answer 19

A place regarded in various religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky.

Question 20

Incarnation

Answer 20

A person who embodies in the flesh of a deity, spirit or quality.

Question 21

Redemption

Answer 21

The action of saving or being saved from sin, error or evil.

Question 22

Bodily Resurrection

Answer 22

The belief is that after death one’s departed soul will be restored or resurrected to bodily life in heaven.

Question 23

Kingdom

Answer 23

The spiritual realm over which God reigns as king, or the fulfilment on earth of God’s will.

Question 24

Apostolic Succession

Answer 24

The uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the Apostles through successive popes and bishops, taught by the Roman Catholic Church but denied by most Protestant.