monotheism quiz vocabulary
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hate2clean on May 14, 2012
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vocabulary on christianity, judaism, and islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 torah | Main sacred writing in judaism |
| places of worship | synagogue, temple, shul (a place where people go to pray and worship |
| hanukkah | holiday that celebrates victory/miracle from ancient times |
| bar (or bat) mitzvah | a ceremony where a child becomes an adult in the jewish religion |
| yom kippur | holiday, day of atonement - reflect and ask forgiveness(one of the most holy holidays) |
| abraham | a man who lived 4,000 years ago and founded judaism |
| rosh hashanah | holiday celebrating the jewish new year |
| 10 commandments | the laws that god gave to moses (who was a prophet) to give to the people |
| talmud | sacred writing of all the commandments/laws |
| monotheistic | Any religion that believes in one God. |
| 3 branches of judaism | All follow the moral/ethical teachings on Judaism. Orthodox (most strict in performing historic traditions), Conservative (middle - follow or adapt many historic traditions), Reform (least strict in performing all the historic traditions) |
| passover | The story of how Moses freed the Jewish people from slavery, refers to how the angel of death passed over the Jewish people during the last of the 10 plagues. |
| rabbi | Spiritual leader "teacher" |
| sabbath | Every week from Fri night - Sat night - day of rest & worship |
| cantor | Leads and reads the chant & songs during a service |
| star of david | A Jewish symbol |
| church | Place of worship and prayer |
| pope | Spiritual leader of the Catholic church |
| jesus christ | Christians believe that Jesus is God's son. Starts the Christian faith through his teachings. |
| cross | Christian symbol, reminds Christians of Jesus death and resurrection. |
| baptism | Ceremony that welcomes people into the church through water. |
| communion | Ceremony that remembers the Last Supper and involves bread and wine representing body and blood of Jesus Christ. |
| easter | Holiest holiday for Christians. It celebrates Jesus's death and resurrection. |
| resurrection | Someone who is brought back to life from death. |
| confirmation | Adults or young adults 'confirm' their choice to be Christian. |
| bible | Sacred writing in Christianity |
| old and new testament | Parts of the Bible Old Testament - Jewish sacred writings New Testament - stories of Jesus's life and early Christians. |
| christmas | Holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. |
| trinity | Three parts of God - Father, Son & Holy Spirit |
| three branches | Orthodox Catholic Protestant |
| five pillars | 1. Testify belief in only 1 God 2. Pray 5 times a day 3. Give charity to the poor 4. Fast during Ramadan 5. Trip to Mecca once in lifetime |
| allah | Name of God in Islam |
| aqiqah | Baby naming ceremony, traditionally you give charity in honor of baby. |
| arabic | language that Qu'ran is written in |
| eid-al fitr | 3 day festival at the end of Ramadan - is a time to spend with family |
| imam | Leader of prayer during service |
| ka'bah | Holy mosque located in Mecca |
| mecca | Holy city, Muslims face towards Mecca when they pray |
| mosque | Place where people go to pray and worship |
| muhammad | Founder of Islam, prophet (messenger for God) |
| qu'ran | Sacred writing in Islam |
| ramadan | Holiest holiday, fast for month (dawn-sunset), is a time of reflection |
| shari'ah | A sacred writing that gives guidelines about behavior |
| two branches of islam | Sunni & Shiite - split occurred because of different beliefs of who should lead the church. |
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