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religion exam def.
Term | Definition |
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priest | one who offers sacrifices to God to show love for God and others |
type of Christ | a person in the Old Testament who foreshadows or prefigures Christ in the New Testament |
polygamy | having one or more wife at the same time |
faith | the theological virtue that enables us to believe and accept all that God has revealed |
deluge | a flood |
grace | gift of God's life that he shares with people |
hope | helps us to expect grace and eternal life from God |
sacrifice | an offering to God as a sign of love |
Ararat | mountain on which the ark has landed |
rainbow | sign of God's covenant with Noah |
Noah's son | Japheth, Ham or Shem |
ark | a symbol of the church |
covenant | a promise of love between God and man |
merciful love | love that draws good out of evil |
original sin | the sin of Adam and Eve which we inherit |
intellect | the ability to think and reason |
free will | the ability to choose |
sin | an offense against God |
personal soul | the invisible, spiritual, and immortal gift from God |
charity | to love God above all and to love others |
Abel | His offering was of faith and was pleasing |
father of lies | the devil |
enmity | hatred |
prefigure | to show ahead of time |
Mass | the re-presentation of Jesus' sacrifice of love |
mortal sin | a serious offense against God |
Sacrament | physical sign given to us by Jesus that gives us grace |