| A | B |
|---|
| Proselytize | Spreading of religion |
| Sacrament | Something regarded as possessing sacred character or mysterious existence |
| Prophet | A person who speaks for God or a diety, or by divine inspiration |
| Sacred | Devoted or dedicated to a diety or to some religious purpose |
| Oral Religion | Beliefs spread by mouth through the generations |
| Aboriginal | Origin of the earliest known people |
| Indigenous | Native, original |
| Holistic | Cultures lifestyle has all religious meaning (ex. art, music, social behavior) |
| Taboo | Rules that forbid certain behaviors |
| Ancestors | "Dead" relatives, or who one has decended from |
| Rites of Passage | Ceremony, procedure, or ritual to move into the next phast of life (generally adulthood) |
| Sacrifice | An action used to appease angry ancestors or gods |
| Libation | Act of puring a liquid as an offering to a god |
| Shaman | Human being who contacts and attempts to manipulate the power of the spirits |
| Trance | A state that brings "vision," generally semi-concious or dazed state |
| Diviniation | Fore-telling the future or a look into the past; a discovery of the unknown by magical means |
| Totems | An animal or image of an animal, that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan as its guardian or symbol |
| Calumet | Pipe used for peace or bonding |
| Sympathetic Magic | Influence an event by imitating it |
