key terms

Question 1

Define Adultery

Answer 1

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is no the spouse

Question 2

Define divorce

Answer 2

To legally end a marriage

Question 3

Define Cohabitation

Answer 3

To live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership

Question 4

Define Commitment

Answer 4

A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something

Question 5

Define contraception

Answer 5

Methods used to prevent a women from becoming pregnant during or following sexual intercourse

Question 6

Define Gender Equality

Answer 6

People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of life

Question 7

Define Responsibility’s

Answer 7

Actions/duties you are expected to carry out

Question 8

Define roles

Answer 8

Position, status or function of a person in society, as-well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected from them

Question 9

Define Afterlife

Answer 9

Life after death;the belief that existence continues after physical death

Question 10

Define Environmental sustainability

Answer 10

Ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other species of animals, as well as plant life, to live well, now and in the future

Question 11

Define Euthanasia

Answer 11

Sometimes referred to as ‘mercy killing’. The act of killing or permitting the death of a person who is suffering from serious illness

Question 12

Define Evoloution

Answer 12

The process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier less complex forms during the history of the earth

Question 13

Define Abortion

Answer 13

When a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child

Question 14

Define Quality of Life

Answer 14

The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable

Question 15

Define Sanctity of life

Answer 15

The belief that life is precious, or sacred. For many religious believers, only human life holds this special status

Question 16

Define Soul

Answer 16

The spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone to God. The soul is often regarded as non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife

Question 17

Define Good

Answer 17

That which is considered morally right, beneficial and to our advantage

Question 18

Define Evil

Answer 18

That which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong

Question 19

Define Forgiveness

Answer 19

To grant pardon for a wrongdoing; to give up resentment and the desire to seek revenge against a wrongdoer

Question 20

Define Free Will

Answer 20

The ability to make choices voluntarily and independently. The belief that nothing is predetermined

Question 21

Define Justice

Answer 21

Fairness;where everyone has equal provisions and opportunities

Question 22

Define Morality

Answer 22

Principles and standards determining which actions are wrong and right

Question 23

Define Punishment

Answer 23

A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrongdoing

Question 24

Define sin

Answer 24

Deliberate immoral action, breaking religious or moral law

Question 25

Define suffering

Answer 25

Pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss