Appendix C
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Appendix C
HUM 130 Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz
Define these terms in your own words.
1. Immanent
of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is imminent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"
2. Religion
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
3. Theistic
the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
4. Monotheistic
monotheism is the belief that only one god exists
5. Profane
the opposite of holy, sometimes in opposition to ritually clean
6. Polytheistic
worshipping or believing in more than one god
7. Monistic
The view in metaphysics that reality is a unified whole and that all existing things can be ascribed to or described by a single concept or system.
The doctrine that mind and matter are formed from, or reducible to, the same ultimate substance or principle of being.
8. Dogma
Dogmata are found in many religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, where they are considered core principles that must be upheld by all followers of that religion.
9. Nontheistic
Not believing in a God or gods
10.�Transcendent
being beyond comprehension
11. Incarnations
embodiment: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
12. Kensho
is a Japanese term for enlightenment experiences-most commonly used within the confines of Zen Buddhism.
13. Atheism
the doctrine or belief that there is no God
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
14. Agnosticism
a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can...
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