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  1. 1AtonementReconciliation between God and humanity.
  2. 2CompassionA feeling of pity which makes one want to help the sufferer.
  3. 3IncarnationThe belief that God took human form in Jesus.
  4. 4Virgin BirthThe belief that Jesus was not conceived through sex.
  5. 5RepentanceThe act of being sorry for a wrongdoing and deciding not to do it again.
  6. 6Holyof, or relating to, God, sacred.
  7. 7Anglican - ChurchesChurches that are in communion with the Church of England.
  8. 8Nonconformist ChurchesProtestant Christians separated from the Church of England.
  9. 9LaityAll the people of the Church who are not chosen to be bishops, priests or deacons.
  10. 10OrdinationMaking someone priest, bishop or deacon by the sacrament of holy orders.
  11. 11Papacythe office of the Pope
  12. 12CelibacyLiving without engaging in any sexual activity
  13. 13Orthodox ChurchesNational Churches which are in union with the Patriarch of Constantinople
  14. 14ChrismThe oil used in baptism, confirmation and ordination
  15. 15Sacramentand outward sign through which invisible grace is given to a person by Jesus
  16. 16Absolutionthrough the action of the priest, God grants pardon and peace.
  17. 17Contritionsorrow for the sin committed and deciding not to sin again
  18. 18Penancean action showing contrition
  19. 19Liturgy of the Eucharistthe re-enactment of the Last Supper during which the bread and wine are transubstantiated.
  20. 20Liturgy of the wordthe Bible readings in the second part of Mass
  21. 21Penitential ritethe confession and absolution at the beginning of Mass.
  22. 22Rite of communionreceiving the body and blood of Jesus.
  23. 23Transubstantiationthe belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus.
  24. 24CommemorationThe belief that the Eucharist is simply a remembrance of the Last Supper
  25. 25Holy Weekthe week before Easter Sunday
  26. 26Active lifethe life lived by religious orders who work in society as well as praying
  27. 27Contemplative lifeThe life of a prayer and meditation lived by some religious orders
  28. 28Religious communitya religious order who live together as a group, for example, Benedictines.
  29. 29Vocationa call from God to lead the Christian life.
  30. 30The monastic lifeliving as a monk or nun in a religious community.
  31. 31Holy Ordersthe status of a priest, bishop or deacon.
  32. 32The Law of Mosesthe laws God gave to Moses in the Old Testament
  33. 33The Sermon on the MountJesus' description of Christian living.
  34. 34Charityvoluntary giving to those I need.
  35. 35Displaying religionmaking a show of your religion, for example, by praying in the street.
  36. 36Hypocritea person who acts in a way that contradicts what they say.
  37. 37Faithfirm belief without logical proof.
  38. 38Catechismofficial teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
  39. 39Creedsstatements of Christian belief
  40. 40Monotheismbelief in one God.
  41. 41Salvationthe act of delivering from sin, or saving from evil
  42. 42Trinitythe belief that God is three in one.
  43. 43UnityGods way of being one.
  44. 44Interfaith Marriagemarriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
  45. 45Religious freedomthe right to practise you religion and change your religion
  46. 46Religious pluralismaccepting all religions as having an equal right to co-exist
  47. 47Racial Harmonydifferent races/colours living together happily
  48. 48Community cohesiona common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups of society
  49. 49Multi-faith societymany different religions living together in one society
  50. 50Discriminationtreating people less favourably because of their gender/ethnicity/colour/sexuality/age/class
  51. 51Ethnic minoritya member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than a majority group.
  52. 52Multi-ethnic societymany different races and cultures living together in one society
  53. 53Prejudicebelieving some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
  54. 54Racismthe belief that some races are superior to others.
  55. 55Sexismdiscriminating against people because of their gender
  56. 56Faithfulnessstaying with your marriage partner and having sex with them and only them
  57. 57Civil Partnershipa legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife.
  58. 58Cohabitationliving together without being married
  59. 59Contraceptionintentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
  60. 60Conversionwhen your life is changed by giving yourself to God.
  61. 61Miraclesomething which seems to break the laws of science and makes you think only God could have done it.
  62. 62Numinousthe feeling of the presence of something greater than you
  63. 63Prayeran attempt to contact God, usually through words
  64. 64Agnosticismnot being sure whether God exists
  65. 65Atheismbelieving that God does not exist
  66. 66Free Willthe idea that human beings are free to make their won choices
  67. 67Moral Evilactions done by humans which cause suffering
  68. 68Natural Evilthings which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
  69. 69Omni-benevolentthe belief that God is all - good.
  70. 70Omnipotentthe belief that God is all powerful
  71. 71Omniscientthe belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen
  72. 72Immortality of the soulthe idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
  73. 73Ressurectionthe belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world, when it is raised.
  74. 74Near death experiencewhen someone about to die has an out of body experience
  75. 75Paranormalunexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, for example, ghosts, mediums.
  76. 76Reincarnationbelief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body.
  77. 77Abortionthe removal of a fetus from the womb before it can survive
  78. 78Sanctity of lifebelief that life is holy and belongs to God.
  79. 79Assisted suicideproviding a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
  80. 80Euthanasiathe painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
  81. 81Non-voluntary Euthanasiaending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
  82. 82Quality of Lifethe idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
  83. 83Voluntary euthanasiaending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
  84. 84Apostolicthe belief that the church can only be understood in light of the apostles
  85. 85BishopsPriests specially chosen by the pope who are responsible for all the churches in a diocese.
  86. 86Catholicthe church that reaches out to all people
  87. 87MagisteriumThe pope and bishops being guided by the Holy Spirit to interpret the Bible and tradition for Roman Catholics today.
  88. 88The evangelical counselsThe vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
  89. 89Adulterya sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
  90. 90homosexualitysexual attraction to a same sex partner
  91. 91nuclear familymother, father and children living as a unit
  92. 92pre-marital sexsex before marriage
  93. 93procreationmaking a new life
  94. 94promiscuityhaving sex with a number of partners without commitment
  95. 95re-constituted familywhere two sets of children become one family when their divorced parents marry eachother
  96. 96re-marriageMarrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage

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