Karteikarten
Edexcel R.S (Unit-4)
Karten in diesem Stapel (52)
- 1cohabitationliving together without being married
- 2Adulteryan act of intercourse between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
- 3Divorcethe legal ending of a marriage
- 4Monogamymarriage to one partner only
- 5polygamymarriage to more than one partner at a time
- 6serial monogamybeing married to only one person at a time but divorcing and re-marrying several times
- 7nuclear familymother, father and their biological children living as a unit
- 8extended familynuclear family with an extension either horizontally (aunties & uncles) or
vertically (grandparents) - 9one-parent familywhere there has been a separation, divorce or death, and only one parent is involved in bringing up the children
- 10procreationmaking a new life/to have offspring
- 11promiscuityhaving sex with a number of people
- 12civil patnershipa legally recognized union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage.
- 13mahrmandatory payment, in the form of money or possessions paid by the groom to the bride at the time of marriage, that legally becomes her property.
- 14pre-marital sexactivity practised between people who are unmarried
- 15contracta written or spoken agreement,
- 16homosexualitysexual attraction or sexual behaviour between members of the same sex or gender.
- 17agnosticismthe view that the existence of God is impossible to be known or proven
- 18atheismdisbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God
- 19conversionthe fact of changing one's religion or beliefs or the action of persuading someone else to change theirs.
- 20free willthe idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
- 21miracle,an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
- 22moral evilsuffering caused by humans acting in a way that is considered morally wrong e.g., bullying/murder
- 23natural evilsuffering which is to do with the world
e.g. volcanic eruption/earthquake - 24numinoushaving a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
- 25omni-benevolentAll-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, 'God'
- 26omnipotent,having unlimited/great power.
- 27omniscientknowing everything/all-knowing
- 28prayera religious service, especially a regular one, addressed to God or another deity.
- 29abortionthe deliberate termination of a human pregnancy
- 30akhirahan Islamic term referring to the afterlife
- 31al’Jannahis the Islamic conception of paradise
- 32assisted suicide,the act of deliberately assisting or encouraging another person to kill themselves
- 33barzakhthe time between death and the last day
- 34euthanasiathe termination of a very sick person's life in order to relieve them of their suffering
- 35non-voluntary euthanasiaconducted when the explicit consent of the individual concerned is unavailable
This includes cases where: the person is in a coma. - 36paranormalclaimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation
- 37quality of lifethe idea that life must feel like it is worth living
- 38resurrection,the rising of the dead on the day of judgement
- 39sanctity of lifethe belief that life is holy and comes from God
- 40voluntary euthanasiaending life painlessly when someone in great pain and requests death
- 41community cohesionsociety in which there is a. common vision and sense of belonging by all communities; a society in which. the diversity of people's backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and, valued.
- 42discriminationthe unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
- 43ethnic minoritya group within a community which has different national or cultural traditions from the main population.
- 44Interfaith marriageis marriage between partners professing different religions.
- 45multi-ethnic societyhas people belonging to more than one ethnic group
- 46multi-faith societymany different religions living together in one society
- 47prejudice,preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
- 48racial harmonyPeople of many nationalities living and working together in peace
- 49racismprejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race
- 50religious freedomthe right to practise your religion and change your religion.
- 51religious pluralismaccepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist.
- 52sexismdiscrimination on the basis of sex.
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