Unit 2 Vocabulary List part B

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  1. Veda
    (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
  2. Rig-Veda
    a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC
  3. Vedism
    the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas
  4. hymn
    a song of praise, especially a religious song
  5. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  6. Mecca
    joint capital of Saudi Arabia
  7. sura
    one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran
  8. archetype
    something that serves as a model
Created on Tue Mar 16 21:23:09 EDT 2010

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