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Unit 3 Religion Test

Terms in this set (22)

Idolatry
Worshipping something other than God (like the golden calf)
Polytheism
Worshipping more than one God (many ancient societies did this)
Divination
Trying to tell the future using false means (ex: horoscopes, waking the dead, magic 8 balls)
Sorcery
Taming occult powers for your own power (more than just magic tricks)
Superstition
Trusting "lucky" rituals or omens rather than God
Tempting God
Putting God to the test
Sacrilege
Treating Sacraments or holy things with disrespect (ex: graffiti on a church)
Atheism
Denying God's existence (ex: ideals of socialism deny God's existence)
Pride
Kind of like making a God out of yourself
Blasphemy
Thoughts or words that make fun of or disrespect God (ex: saying God's name in vain)
Perjury
Lying under oath (asking God to witness a lie)
Profanity
Speaking with foul language
Cursing
Calling on God to harm another person
Holy Days of Obligation
Christmas, [Mary, Mother of God], Assumption, All Saints Day, Immaculate Conception
Christmas
Jesus is born -- December 25
Mary, Mother of God
Celebrates the Church declaring that Mary is the Mother of God -- January 1
Assumption
Mary is taken into heaven, body and soul -- August 15
All Saints Day
Celebrates all Christians who have come before us -- November 1
Immaculate Conception
Mary was conceived without original sin -- December 8
First Commandment
I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.
Second Commandment
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Third Commandment
Remember to keep holy the Lord's day.
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