Nature of Religion and Beliefs Terminology

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A belief in a divine being or powers dwelling within the individual

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immanent

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A religion that holds that gods or divine spirits live within nature

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Animism

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A body of teachings that form the basis of a belief system

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doctrine

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a divine being, a god

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a deity

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Belief in a single god

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monotheism

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a worldview that acknowledges a supernatural dimension and believes in a divine being

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religion

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Doctrine that gods and spirits do not exist.

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atheism

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Being above or beyond what is natural

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supernatural

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A belief in a divine power and/or powers beyond the human

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transcendent

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A person who believes that it is impossible to know whether God, god or spirits exist.

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Agnostic

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not connected with religion

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secular

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a core belief of a religious tradition that is the basis for all other beliefs

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paradigm

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A general philosophy or view of life shared by a significant number of people is a

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worldview

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A set of practices based on moral beliefs clarifying what is right and wrong

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ethics

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These can be religious or secular. A patterned series of activities that can be repeated

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rituals

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A belief that God and the universe are one - everything in that makes up the universe is god.

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pantheism

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Hinduism and Christianity are examples of this.

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Religious Tradition

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A belief in many gods and goddesses

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polytheism

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