Key Words Flashcards
Paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. Ghosts
Heaven
a place of paradise where God rules
Hell
a place of horrors where Satan rules
Immortality of the Soul
the idea that the soul lives on after death for eternity
Resurrection
the belief that the body will be raised on judgement day (end of the world)
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
an easy and gentle death
Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
ending of a life painlessly when the person is unable to ask, but you know they would rather die than live on e.g. turning off life support machine
Voluntary Euthanasia
when someone suffering asks a doctor to end their life
Sanctity of Life
the belief that life is holy and belongs to god
Purgatory
a place that Catholics believe you go to, to work for the sins you committed before going to heaven/hell
Quality of Life
the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
Reincarnation
the belief that souls are reborn into a new body, human or animal, after death
Near-Death Experience
when someone about to die has an out of body experience, connecting/contacting god
