Religion Vocab
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dolphin8299 on December 14, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bible | God's written word |
| Covenant | a solemn promise or agreement made between two parties |
| Creed | a summary of the true beliefs held by a group |
| Tradition | the living and authentic transmission of the teaching of Jesus in the Church |
| Faith | a theological virtue, a gift from God |
| free will | the human ability to make decisions with being forced to choose or act in one specific way |
| Dignity | the respect owed to all humans because the are made in God's image |
| Soul | the spiritual principle of humans |
| God | the one and only Supreme Being who always existed and who will always continue to exist |
| Messiah | a savior sent by God to redeem people from the power of sin and everlasting death |
| Revelation | God's communication of himself and his plan of loving goodness throughout history |
| Holy Spirit | second person in the Holy Trinity |
| Creationism | in a literal interpretation of Genesis where God created the universe in six days. |
| Evolution | living things evolved from a single organism. |
| Intelligent design | a theory that the development over time of an organism's complexity is evidence of God's existence. |
| Atheism | the belief that there is no god |
| Polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| Idolatry | worship of false God |
| Adoration | worship and honor given to God |
| Monotheism | belief of the one God only |
| Salvation | God's action accomplished through Jesus of freeing people from sin and restoring them to friendship with God |
| Original sin | the first decision by humans to disobey God |
| Liturgy | the official public prayer of the Church |
| Holiness | becoming more God-like, living in his presence |
| Annunciation | the announcement of the angel Gabriel that Mary was to be the mother of the Son of God |
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