| A | B |
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| adultery | sexual activity between two people, at least one of whom is already married to someone else. |
| cohabitation | living together before marriage. |
| chastity | the virtue in which people are able to integrate their sexuality into their total person in a healthy and successful way. |
| nuptial | something related to marriage |
| generative | producing new life |
| Seamless Garment | all issues about the value of life are interconnected. |
| euthanasia | – the direct action that causes the death of a person who is sick, handicapped or dying. |
| genetic engineering | Manipulating or altering the genetic code |
| Stem cells | unique cells that can reproduce themselves into human organs or tissues |
| almsgiving | freely giving money or material goods to a person who is needy. |
| envy | resentment or sadness because of another’s good fortune. |
| greed | the desire to accumulate earthly goods beyond what we need. |
| calumny | slander, ruining someone’s reputation by lying. |
| adulation | excessive flattery, praise or admiration for another person. |
| boasting | exaggerating your accomplishments to yourself seem more praiseworthy. |
| detraction | unnecessarily sharing information about a person that should be kept private. |
| idolatry | the worship of other beings, creatures or material goods instead of God. |
| perjury | sin of lying under oath. |
| sacred | the quality of being holy, worthy of respect and reverence. |
| culpable | to be guilty of wrongdoing. |
| object | the specific thing – act, word or thought – that is being chosen |
| intention | the intended outcome or goal of the person choosing the object when making a moral decision |
| circumstance | the specific conditions or facts affecting a moral decision. Can increase or decrease the goodness of the action chosen |
| virtue | a habit and disposition to do good. |
| sin | any deliberate offense in thought, word or deed against the will of God |
| sin of omission | when we fail to do something that is required by God's moral law. |
| precepts of the Church | Basic obligations of all Catholics that are determined by the laws of the Church. |
| Natural Law | This can be understood through the use of reason. |
| free will | A gift from God that allows humans to choose from various actions for which we are responsible. |
