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| Religion | a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, and man. |
| Denomination | A branch within a religion. |
| Salvation | The acted of one's soul being saved. |
| Prophet | A messenger of God. |
| Symbols | Objects that represent something. |
| Sacred | Something consdiered to be "Holy" often related to God. |
| Monotheism | The belief in just one god. |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god. |
| Yaweh | The Jewish name for God. |
| Allah | The Islamic word for God. |
| Islam | The religion started by the prophet Muhammed |
| Christiantiy | The religion created by Jesus Christ |
| Judaism | The original monotheistic religion created by Abraham |
| Catholic | Christians who follow the guidance of the Pope in Rome |
| Pope | Head of the Catholic Church |
| Protestants | Christians who do not follow the teachings of the Catholic Church |
| Shiite | A Muslim who believes that the head of the Islamic religion (The "Caliph") should be related to Muhammed |
| Sunni | 85% of all muslims are from this branch |
| Orthodox Jew | A jewish person who follows very traditional beliefs and practices |
| Reformed Jew | A Jewish person who practices a more modern form of Judaism. |
| Torah | The Jewish holy book (in the form of a scroll), the first 5 books of the Bible |
| Bible | The holy book of Christians (includes both the Old & New Testaments) |
| Koran | The holy book of Muslims |
| Mecca | The most holy city of Islam |
| Jerusalem | The most holy city of both Jews and Christians |
| Ramadan | The holy month of Muslims |
| Yom Kippur | The holiest day for Jews (The Day of Atonement) |
| Channukah | The Jewish holiday that occurs around the same time as christmas (symbolized by a Menorah) |
| Easter | The celebration of the death of Jesus and his resurrection |
| Christmas | The celebration of the birth of Jesus |
| Ten Commandments | The guidelines of behavior given to Moses by God |
| Five Pillars | The guidelines for Muslims found in the Koran |
