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ethics key words

Emily Carter Religious Studies GCSE English 59 cards

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  1. 1Civil partnershipA legally recognised union of two people of the same sex, giving them similar rights to a married couple.
  2. 2EucharistThe mass in which Holy Communion is taken.
  3. 3Nuptial MassThe Roman Catholic mass that takes place as part of a wedding ceremony.
  4. 4SacramentA ceremony regarded as imparting spiritual grace.
  5. 5VowA solemn promise.
  6. 6AdulteryVoluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
  7. 7AnnulmentMarking a marriage as being void and never having happened. Can only be granted if there has been no sexual intercourse.
  8. 8DivorceThe legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
  9. 9AgapeChristian love, as distinct from erotic love or simple affection.
    A brotherly, selfless, sacrificial love.
  10. 10Artificial contraceptionAny product, procedure or practice that uses artificial or unnatural means to prevent pregnancy
  11. 11CelibateAbstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons.
  12. 12ChastityThe state or practice of refraining from extramarital sexual intercourse.
  13. 13CohabitationTwo people who are in a relationship and living together, but are not married.
  14. 14ContraceptionThe deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse
  15. 15FornicationSexual intercourse between people not married to each other.
  16. 16Natural contraceptionUsing natural methods and practices, such as abstinence and the rhythm method to prevent pregnancy.
  17. 17ParousiaThe second coming of Christ.
  18. 18Rhythm methodA method of avoiding conception favoured by the Roman Catholic Church, by which sexual intercourse is restricted to the times of a woman's menstrual cycle when ovulation is least likely to occur.
  19. 19AbortionThe deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks.
  20. 20Doctrine of Double EffectThis doctrine says that if doing something morally good has a morally bad side-effect it's ethically OK to do it providing the bad side-effect wasn't intended. This is true even if you foresaw that the bad effect would probably happen.
  21. 21MiscarriageThe spontaneous or unplanned expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently.
  22. 22Sanctity of LifeA principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life which are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated.
  23. 23SoulThe spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
  24. 24AIDArtificial insemination by donor
  25. 25AIDArtificial insemination by husband.
  26. 26CloningMaking a genetically identical copy of an organism
  27. 27IVFIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a reproductive technology in which an egg is removed from a woman, joined with a sperm cell from a man in a test tube (in vitro). The cells fuse to form single cell called a zygote, which then starts dividing, becoming an embryo.
  28. 28Reproductive cloningCreating an animal that is genetically identical to a donor animal through somatic cell nuclear transfer. In reproductive cloning, the newly created embryo is placed back into the uterine environment where it can implant and develop.
  29. 29Stem cellsUndifferentiated cells which can be found in embryos and bone marrow. Embryonic stem cells have the ability to differentiate into a wider range of cells than stem cells from bone marrow do.
  30. 30Therapeutic cloningA scientist extracts the nucleus from an egg and then takes a somatic cell and also extracts the nucleus from this cell. The nucleus that is extracted from the somatic cell in the patient is then inserted into the egg, which had its nucleus previously removed.
  31. 31EuthanasiaThe painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.
  32. 32HospiceA home providing care for the sick or terminally ill. Users are usually receiving palliative care.
  33. 33Palliative CareCare for the terminally ill and their families, especially that provided by an organized health service.
  34. 34SinAn immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
  35. 35SufferingThe state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
  36. 36DominionSovereignty or control.
  37. 37Medical researchThe broad area of science that involves the investigation of the biological process and the causes of disease through careful experimentation, observation, laboratory work, analysis, and testing.
  38. 38StewardshipStewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources.
  39. 39AddictionThe fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.
  40. 40ConscienceA person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.
  41. 41MediaThe main means of mass communication
  42. 42ModerationThe avoidance of excess or extremes.
  43. 43IdolatryThe worship of idols.
    Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone.
  44. 44AllegoryA story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
  45. 45EvangelicalOf or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion.
  46. 46SecularNot connected with religious or spiritual matters.
  47. 47BlasphemyThe action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.
  48. 48Censorshipthe suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient.
  49. 49Freedom of SpeechThe right to speak without censorship or restraint by the government.
  50. 50HomophobiaDislike of or prejudice against homosexual people.
  51. 51RacismThe belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
  52. 52SexismPrejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
  53. 53Holy WarA war declared or waged in support of a religious cause.
  54. 54Jus ad bellumJus ad bellum ("right to war") is a set of criteria that are to be consulted before engaging in war in order to determine whether entering into war is permissible, that is, whether it is a just war.
  55. 55Jus in belloThe law that governs the way in which warfare is conducted.
    seeking to limit the suffering caused. It is independent from questions about the justification or reasons for war, or its prevention.
  56. 56Jus post bellumJus post bellum ("Justice after war") deals with the termination phase of war. It reflects the need for rules to end wars completely and fairly.
  57. 57Just War theoryThe rules that Christians believe must be adhered to during a war.
  58. 58PacifismThe belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
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GCSE Religious Studies Flashcards on ethics key words, created by Emily Carter on 25/04/2016.
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