World Religions Unit 1 Vocab

An Acceptance that a statement is true, or that something exists.

• Belief

• Faith

• Religion

• Philosophy

1. a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

• Relic

• Ritual

• Worship

• Parable

Belief in one god

• Atheistic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Philosophy

Belief in many gods

• Atheistic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Philosophy

An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or religious significance.

• Parable

• Sacred Text

• Ritual

• Relic

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

• Ritual

• Sacred Text

• Parable

• Relic

A strong belief in teachings of a religion, based on spiritual belief rather than proof.

• Faith

• Belief

• Philosophy

• Worship

The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity

• Faith

• Philosophy

• Belief

• Worship

1. Writing that is created for the worship of a deity. Some religions believe they are divinely inspired, or written with influence from a deity. 

• Sacred Text

• Parable

• Faith

• Relic

1. The study of existence, thought, and reality

• Belief

• Religion

• Faith

• Philosophy