Morality Vocab Sophomore

The teaching of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount which summarize the New Law of Christ.

• The Ten Commandments

• Beatitude

• Moral Relativism

• Poverty of Heart

The gift from God that allows human beings to choose from among various actions, for which we are held accountable.

• Free Will

• Poverty of Heart

• Moral Relativism

• New Law

The covenant established by God in Jesus to fulfill and perfect the Old Covenant.

• Covenant of Salvation

• Moral Relativism

• Covenant of Redemption

• New Law

Referring to the initial covenant formed by God with the Israelites including the 10 Commandments, and Mosaic Law, which are perfected and renewed by Jesus.

• New Law

• Old Law

• Covenant of Redemption

• Perfect Covenant

The sin by which the first humans disobeyed God and thereby lost their holiness and become subject to death; transmitted to every person

• Mortal Sin

• Grave Sin

• Originial Sin

• Venial Sin

One of the Beatitudes; detachment from the worldly and radical poverty to receive Jesus.

• Freedom

• Justice

• Moral Relativism

• Poverty of Heart

The power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility. 

• Justice

• Poverty of Heart

• Moral Relativism

• Freedom

The moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor. 

• Justice

• Poverty of Heart

• Moral Relativism

• Freedom

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior; a

• Poverty of Heart

• Morality

• Moral Relativism

• Intent

The concept that there is no absolute rules to determine whether something is right or wrong.

• Object

• Morality

• Moral Relativism

• Intent