Unit 3: Terms Flashcards
Define Anthropology
The science that studies the origins, developments and customs of human beings.
What is the science that studies the origins, developments an customs of human beings known as?
Anthropology
Define Temptation
The craving or desire for something understood to be wrong.
What is the craving or desire for something understood to be wrong known as?
Temptation
Define Golden Rule
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” (Luke 6:31)
What is the phrase, “Do to others as you would have them do to you,” known as?
The Golden Rule
Define Mortal/Venial Sin
More severe sins, which, when committed, destroy the life of grace, and create the threat of eternal damnation unless absolved through the sacrament of confession, or through perfect contrition on the part of the offender.
What are more severe sins, which, when committed, destroy the life of grace known as?
Capital/Venial Sin
Define Soul
The deepest nature of a person. Spiritual part of a human being that is believed to continue to exist after the body dies.
What is the spiritual part of a person that is believed to continue to exist after the body dies known as?
Soul
Define Humanitarian
One who is committed to improving the lives of other people.
What is one who is committed to improving the lives of other people known as?
Humanitarian
Define Creationism
The belief that God created the heavens and the earth with wisdom and love.
What is the belief that God created the heavens and the earth with wisdom and love known as?
Creationism
Define Parable
A special form of storytelling, used by Jesus in the synoptic Gospels. Comes from the greek word “comparison”. A short story intended to illustrate a moral or religious lesson.
What is a special form of storytelling, used by Jesus in the synoptic Gospels known as? It comes from the greek word “comparison”. It is a short story intended to illustrate a moral or religious lesson.
Parable