Key+Words

= Key Words & Definitions = The following list of key words will help you when reading information about Religion. For more information you could use the Encarta Dictionary which you will find on the 'school' desktop or use the Yahoo kids ~ Online Dictionary by clicking on the link below...  [|**kids**.yahoo.com/reference/**dictionary**/english] Key Words

//__ Allah: __// the Arabic name for God. (Islam)

//__ Apostle: __// any of the 12 followers of Jesus Christ chosen by him to preach the news about Christianity.

//__ Atheist: __// a non believer

//__ Avatar: __// one of ten earthly manifestations of Vishnu. (Hinduism)

//__ Baptism: __// the ceremonial use of water signifying admission to the Church. (Christianity)

//__ Bar Mitzvah: __// a boy’s coming of age at the age of 13. (Judaism)

//__ Biarmi: __// the creator of all things in the Aboriginal Dreaming.

//__ Bible: __// an important book for all Christians. (Christianity)

//__ Buddha: __// the one who is awake to the truth and attained perfect enlightenment. (Buddhism)

//__ Buddhist: __// a believer of Buddha and the Enlightenment.

//__ Christian: __// a believer of God and Jesus Christ, whose religion is Christianity.

//__ Church: __// a building in which Christians meet and worship God.

//__ Dharma: __// the teachings of the Buddha. (Buddhism)

//__ Dreamtime: __// the belief of ‘Creation’ when ancestral beings roamed the Earth and formed the landscape. (Aboriginal)

//__ Enlightenment: __// when the cycle of reincarnation ends and human desire and suffering are transcended. (Buddhism)

//__ Fasting: __// to stop eating and drinking during Ramadan. (Islam)

//__ Gurdwaru: __// a building in which Sikhs meet together and worship.

//__ Gospels: __// the first four books of the bible that describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. (Christianity)

//__ Guru: __// a spiritual teacher. (Hinduism and Sikhism)

//__ Hanukkah: __// an eight day festival of lights (Judaism)

//__ Heaven: __// in many religions, the home of God and the place to which the ‘good’ will go when they die.

//__ Hell: __// in many religions it is a place of torment for the ‘wicked’.

//__ Hinduism: __// a belief in reincarnation and a large number of gods and goddesses.

//__ Islam: __// the religion and way of life that Muslims follow.

//__ Jesus: __// Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God.

//__ Krishna __////__ : __// the name of a popular Hindu God.

//__ Karma: __// the eternal law of cause and effect eg: if you do good things – good things will happen to you. (Hinduism and Buddhism)

//__ Mandir: __// a Hindu place of worship.

//__ Mosque: __// a building where Muslims meet and worship. (Islam)

//__ Muslims: __// people who believe in Islam and Allah.

//__ Nirvana: __// the release from all suffering and desire into a spiritual place of enlightenment.

//__ Priest: __// someone who performs religious ceremonies.

//__ Prophet: __// a person chosen by Allah to instruct people as to the will of Allah. (Islam)

//__ Qur’an: __// the name given to the Muslim Holy Book.

//__ Religion: __// a set of strongly held beliefs, values and attitudes that somebody lives by usually concerning the existence and worship of God. //__ Sikhism: __// a member of a religious group which follows parts of Hinduism and Islam.