World religions key terms Flashcards
Agnostic
Person who doubts the existence of a possible God and the possible existence of anything beyond this life
Atheist
A person who holds that no God exists
Credo
A philosophy or set of beliefs
Ethics
A system of morals: rules for human conduct
Evolutionary
A person who believes that evolution explains the origin of species
Humanist
An adherent of humanism: an outlook or system of thought that views humankind, rather than religion or spirituality, as the source of all value and meaning
Multi-faith
Of many faiths
New age
A broad movement characterized by an alternative approach to traditional Western culture, particularly in relation to spirituality, mysticism, holism, etc.
Religious
Devoted to religion
Religious impulse
The universal urge to believe in something beyond ourselves
Religious pluralism
A positive attitude toward the existence of other faiths in one society
Pagan
A person holding religious beliefs other than the main faiths of the world. In the past, Christians sometimes used this term to refer non-Christians.
Ritual
A prescribed religious procedure or performance
Sacred
Connected to religion
Secular
Concerned with or belonging to the material world
