KBAT Unit 3 Pt. 3

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Autonomous Religion

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one that lacks a central governing body or authority and instead shares ideas and cooperates through informal means

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Branch

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Large fundamental division within a religion

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Denomination

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Separate Organizations that unite a number of local congregations

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Ethnic Religion

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Religions that are closely tied with a particular group generally in a particular region.

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Fundamentalism

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a strict adherence to the traditional principles of a religion

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Hierarchical Religion

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a religion with a centrally organized structure and a defined geographic territory

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Interfaith Boundary

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Boundary separating different major world religions

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Monotheism

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Based on the belief of one God

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a holy place for spiritual reasons

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Polytheism

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the belief in and worship of multiple gods or goddesses