World Religions Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. An agreement or promise between God and a person or people
  2. 4. The place of worship for Muslims
  3. 6. The Hindu and Buddhist belief that a person’s actions and choices determine their fate; good comes from good and bad comes from bad
  4. 12. The four books of the Bible written to tell stories about the time when Jesus was alive, preaching and performing miracles
  5. 13. A Buddhist term for enlightenment in which an individual is released from suffering and the cycle of reincarnation and rebirth
  6. 16. Guidelines for foods that Jewish people follow
  7. 17. The Hindu and Buddhist belief in being reborn in a new form after you die
  8. 18. Ritual washing of hands, face, and feet that Muslims complete before they pray
  9. 19. To apply Buddha’s teachings to daily life
  10. 21. Day of rest in Judaism
  11. 23. Seven day period of mourning practiced by Jews
  12. 25. The Christian belief that God exists in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) that are all the same God
  13. 26. Belief in many gods
  14. 29. The place of worship in Judaism
  15. 30. The one true God for Muslims
Down
  1. 1. A type of execution that involves nailing a person to a wooden cross
  2. 3. When a person is revived after having died
  3. 5. The pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must take at some point in their life
  4. 7. A piece of clothing worn by Muslim women to cover their hair
  5. 8. The belief that there is only one true God
  6. 9. The state of being in which a Buddhist has the wisdom to understand the truth of life
  7. 10. A place where monks live
  8. 11. The Christian ritual of sprinkling or dunking a person in water to symbolize freedom from sin so that they can become a part of the church
  9. 14. A holy month when Muslims do not eat during daylight hours to help them grow spiritually stronger
  10. 15. The revelations of Muhammad written down; the holy book of Islam
  11. 20. The Last Prophet who received the teachings of the Quran and began Islam
  12. 22. Holy book for Christians containing the Old Testament and New Testament; a collection of stories, prophecies, poems, and history
  13. 24. Person who is considered by Christians to be God in human form, the savior of the world
  14. 27. The beginning of the Hebrew Scriptures; includes laws that God revealed to Moses
  15. 28. The spiritual leader in a mosque