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| religious dissent | to disagree about a religion |
| fundamentalism | usually religious movement characterized by a return to, and rigid adherence to basic principles |
| orthodoxy | adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion |
| prophet | a person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed |
| tithe | payment to the church that is equal to one tenth of a person's income |
| indulgence | pardon for sins committed during ones lifetime |
| salvation | being saved from the power of penalty of sin |
| civil disobedience | refusal to obey laws in an effort to cause change in a government policy using passive resistance and nonviolence |
| ahimsa | crime or offense |
| vernacular | common speech |
| sect | a smaller group which usually has different values and ideas |
| religion | belief based on the teachings of a spiritual leader or the belief in the supernatural |
| theocracy | a government that is controlled by a religion |
| theology | the study of religion |
| philosophy | ideas and practices that a person follows |
| secular | not dealing with religion - separation from religious authority |
| monotheism | a belief in one God |
| polytheism | a belief in many Gods |
| atheism | a belief in no God |
| agnosticism | a belief that God can't be proven or disproven |
| clergy | a body of people ordained to perform religious activities |
| covenant | a binding agreement between God and man |
| deity | God or Goddess |
| ideology | a base of values and beliefs that a culture bases its beliefs on |
