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Lesson 8
The Foundation for Religious Freedom and Equality
Term | Definition |
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opinions | Having many different types of beliefs and feelings. |
tolerance | Respecting the rights, opinions, and customs of different ethnic and religious groups. |
multicultural | Full of many different cultures and nations. |
reformation | Leaders of different religious groups splitting from the Catholic churches and forming their own groups. |
haven | A place of safety and refuge. |
persecution | To cause someone to suffer because of their belief. |
mosaic | A work of art that consists of many different pieces of shape, size, and color. Used as an analogy to describe different cultures and people who melt together to create a community. |
prejudice | Being determined that a person or group are inferior or unlikable because of their differences, without even getting to know them. |
stereotyping | Classifying a whole race or ethnic group as possessing the same characteristics, usually in some unflattering way. |
ethnocentrism | A belief that one's personal ethnic culture is superior to other cultures and ethnic groups. |
revolution | A sudden, radical, or complete change. |