Term 2 Flashcards
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews.
Christianity
the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.
Islam
the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
rites
a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.
tenets
a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
tolerance
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc.
monotheism
Believe in one god.
polytheism
Believe in more than one god.
diversity
the state of being diverse; variety.
Quran
the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic.
Torah
(in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
Talmud
the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara.
rabbi
a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
imam
a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam
kismet
a power that is believed to control what happens in the future. destiny/fate.
