Religions

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Different religions and words having to do with them.
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  1. Church of Scientology
    a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
  2. Shinto
    the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
  3. cult
    a system of religious beliefs and rituals
  4. sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
  5. church
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship
  6. Judaism
    the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
  7. Christian church
    one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
  8. Hebraism
    Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
  9. Hinduism
    a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
  10. Khalsa
    the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699
  11. Hindooism
    a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
  12. Buddhism
    the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
  13. Taoism
    philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
  14. Christian church
    one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
  15. church service
    a service conducted in a house of worship
  16. apologetics
    the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
  17. liturgiology
    the study of liturgies
  18. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  19. Supreme Being
    the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
  20. idol
    a material effigy that is worshipped
Created on Mon May 17 12:29:15 EDT 2010 (updated Tue May 18 12:11:30 EDT 2010)

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