Hum/130 Week 1 Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Define these terms in your own words.

1. Immanent Something that is happening with in the mind or on its own.

2. Religion A person’s personal spiritual believes.

3. Theistic The believes in God and religion.

4. Monotheistic Believing and worshiping in only one God.

5. Profane The act of being disrespectful and not believing in God.

6. Polytheistic The believes that there is more than one God.

7. Monistic The believes that something is made up as a whole instead of parts.

8. Dogma A religious believe which has to be believed without being questioned.

9. Nontheistic A believe that is not realistic.

10. Transcendent Believing that something exist out of the norm.

11. Incarnations The believes that a sacred sprit is able to come to live.

12. Kensho Enlighten

13. Atheism Not believing in the existence of God.

14. Agnosticism Believes that the creation of mankind by God is unknown.

15. Rituals A series of events which make up a ceremony.

16. Symbols Something which represents or stands for something.

17. Myths A fictitious story which is made up.

18. Orthodox Living by the rules given.

19. Routinization of charisma A spiritual power which allows a person such as a pries to have influence over a large amount of people.

20. Absolutists Being perfect without mistakes. Like a perfectionist.

21. Charisma A special quality which can attract another person.

22. Fundamentalism Someone who feels strongly about their religion and tries to influence other’s to understand and feel the same way.

23. Phenomenology A personal experience in which reality is not taken under consideration.

24. Liberal Being open minded. Willing to accept new ideas.

25. Mysticism Believing in super natural powers.

26. Heretic A person who practices a religion with what he/she believes is right or wrong.

27. Sacred Having a special connection.

28. Soul A person’s inner spiritual part.