Key Terms Flashcards
Abortion
Removing a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive, ending pregnancy
Adultary
A married person having sex with someone who isn’t their husband or wife
Advent
The period that begins 4 Sunday’s before Christmas
Al-Adab Al-Mulfrad
A collection of Hadith
Al akhirah
The concept of life after death. This is a key Islamic belief
Al qadr
Predestination the idea that allah has already decided everything that will happen
The assencion
When Jesus rose up to heaven to be with god again
Atheism
A complete denial of the existence of God
Atonement
Making emends for wrong doing- often referring to repairing their relationship with God
Barzakh
Where souls wait for the day of judgement (yawm ad-Din)
Benevolent
Being kind and loving
Capital punishment
The death penalty due to a crime
Celibacy
Not taking part in any sexual activity
Cohabitation
Living together in a sexual relationship without being married
Confession
Admitting sins to God
Confirmation
The act of confirming your faith, often at an age when you can decide for yourself
Conscience
The inner feeling of what’s right or wrong
Contraception
Also known as birth control, it stops a woman from conceiving
Corporal punishment
Punishment through physical pain
Covenant
A formal agreement between two or more People
Creed
Statement of religious beliefs
Desicples
Followers of Jesus- either the ones in the bible or Christians
Discrimination
Treating different people or groups of people differently (usually unfairly)
Dominion
The belief that people have power over god’s creation and use it as they like
The Eucharist
When Christians remember the last supper with bread and wine
Euthanasia
Ending someone’s life to relieve their suffering, especially from an incurable painful illness
Evangelism
Spreading the Christian message to convert people
Fasting
Free will of eating/drinking for a set time
Free will
The ability to choose how to behave- all religions believe humans have free will
Gethsemane
The garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest
Golgotha
The ‘place of skull’ where Jesus was crucified
Grace
God showing favour to those who haven’t earnt it
Hadith
Islamic scripture containing a collection of things prophet Muhammad did and said
Hajj
The pilgrimage to Makkah
holy orders
Ordination to a decon, priest or bishop
Holy war
A war where people believe god is on their side
Homophobia
Prejudice against people who are gay
Human dignity
The idea that all human life is valuable and everyone has the right to be treated with respect
Human rights
The moral, legal and political rights that every human has the right to
Humanism
The belief that God doesn’t exist and humans should live a good life based on their knowledge
Humanity
The entire human race
Immanent
God/allah is present in the human world
Incarnation
The act by which Christians believe God became human in the form of Jesus
Jahannam
The place people who have done bad deeds will be sent in the afterlife
Jannah
The after.ife paradise- described as “gardens of pleasure” in the Qur’an
Jihad
The struggle to be a good Muslim and to make the world better
Just war
A war that meets certain criteria to be classed as necessary
Justice
The idea of each person getting what they deserve, maintaining what’s right
Khalifah
The belief that Muslims look after the earth as vice-regents or trustees
The kingdom of God
The time and place where God rules
Last judgement
The day of judgement when all actions will be judged by God or Allah
Lent
The period spent remembering Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert
Liturgical
Worship that follows a set pattern that’s been written out by church
Messiah
A leader who will bring peace to earth, Christians believe Jesus is the messiah
Miracle
An event believe to be the work of God, that can’t be explained by the law of science
Mourning
A period of deep sorrow for people who have died
Muwatta Malik
A collection of Hadith
Nuclear family
A family made up of a mother, a father, and their children all living together
Omnipotent
All powerful
Omniscient
Knowing everything
Original sin
The flawed nature that humans are born with since Adam and Eve first sinned (the Appel)
Pacifism
The idea that war and physical violence are wrong under any circumstance
Parable
A story about daily life which aphasia messenge of spiritual truth
Pilgrimage
A journey to a place of religious significance
Polygamy
Marriage to multiple people
Prejudice
Judging something or someone with no good reason or without knowledge of the full situation
Procreation
Having children
Promiscuity
Having many sexual partners
Prophet
A person on earth who communicated God/allah’s will
Purgatory
A place where catholics believe sins were paid for before going to heaven
Racism
Discrimination against people of other races- often based on unfair stereotypes
Reconciliation
Returning to harmony and friendship after conflict
Reformation
The idea that punishment should aim to change criminals so they won’t do it again
Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body after death
Resurrection
Being brought back to life after death
Retribution
Punishing a criminal by making them pay for what they’ve done
Revelation
An experience that reveals god’s presence
The rosary
A string of beads used by catholics when praying
Sacrament
A ceremony or outward sign of the direct communication of God’s saving grace
Sahih Al-Bukhari
A collection of Hadith
Sahih Muslim
A collection of haddith
Salah
The action of praying 5 times a day
Salvation
The soul being saved from death and sins out can reach heaven
Sanctity of life
The belief that all life belongs to Allah and God so it is holy
Sawm
The Muslim obligation to fast during daylight hours
Second comimg
The belief that Jesus will return to earth
Sermon on the mount
A summary of Jesus’ teachings on how to life a Christians life
Sexism
Discrimination based on someone’s gender (male or female)
Shahadah
A pillar of Islam- the Muslim declaration of faith
Shari’ah
The Islamic religious law
Shirk
Believing there are other gods or that anything is equal to Allah- this is the worst sin
Sin
An act which breaks the religious law such as disobeying God’s teachings
Situation ethics
An ethical principle where decisions are made based on what is best in individual cases
Social justice
The idea of fairness in society putting the principals of human rights into practise
Stations of the cross
Pictures in the church of Jesus’ Suffering used by catholics as a focus for contemplation
Stewardship
Taking care of the earth as God’s creation
So it can be passed on to the next generation
Sunan Abi Dawud
A collection of haddith
Tawhid
Belief that Allah is the one and only God
Transcendent
A characteristic of God/Allah-he is beyond this world
Transfiguration
An event where Jesus’ appearance changed miraculously, making his clothes dazzaling white
Transubstantiation
Transformation of the Eucharistic bread and wine into flesh and blood of Christ
The trinity
The belief that god exists in three persons-the father the son and the holy spirit
Usury
Changing high rates of interest on a loan
Utilitarianism
The idea that the correct course of action has the best action has the best balance and good and bad outcomes
Vision
A religious experience where a person sees something sacred
Wudu
The ritual asking of exposed body parts before prayer
Yawm ad-Din
The day when everyone will be judged by Allah based on their actions
Zakah
A pillar of Islam- all Muslims must donate 2.5% of their wealth to charity
