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Allah |
the name of the supreme deity in the Muslim religion. |
antireligion |
combined form of religion. |
apostasy |
abandonment of one's religion, principles, loyalties, or the like. |
apostle |
a leader or prominent advocate of a religion or reform movement. [1/3 definitions] |
axiology |
a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of value and various types of values, as in morals, metaphysics, religion, or the like. |
ayatollah |
in the Shiite religion, a title awarded to a leader advanced in the study of Islamic law. |
Babism |
a nineteenth-century Persian religion that forbade alcohol, polygamy, selling or buying slaves, and begging. |
Bahai |
a modern Iranian religion that is based on a doctrine of universal brotherhood, the equality of the sexes, and total religious tolerance. |
Bible |
any collection of writings considered sacred to a religion. [1/3 definitions] |
bring up |
to raise (a child) in a certain way or in a certain religion. [1/4 definitions] |
Buddhism |
a religion from Asia, founded in the sixth century B.C. by Buddha. Buddhism teaches freedom from the self and from one's wants. |
Buddhist |
belonging to or following the religion of Buddhism. [1/2 definitions] |
catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, esp. Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. [1/2 definitions] |
censor |
an official who decides what art, movies, or books may be published. A censor works for a government, religion, or other organization, and promotes its ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
charismatic |
one who professes charismatic religion. [1/3 definitions] |
Christendom |
the parts of the world where Christianity is the most common religion. [1/2 definitions] |
Christian |
of, concerning, or coming from the person, actions, or words of Jesus Christ, or the religion based on his teachings. [2/4 definitions] |
Christianity |
the Christian religion, including its many separate branches. [2 definitions] |
Christian Science |
a religion based on Christian scripture that was founded in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century and that teaches that disease and illness can be treated by spiritual means. |
church |
organized religion in general. [1/6 definitions] |
civil rights |
in the United States, certain rights and liberties, as to vote, own property, and be treated equally regardless of race, religion, or sex, that are guaranteed by amendments to the Constitution and certain Congressional Acts, esp. as applied to an individual or a minority group. [1/2 definitions] |
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