MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS OVERVIEW DEFINITIONS WITH ANSWERS{GRADED A+}

MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS OVERVIEW
DEFINITIONS WITH

ANSWERS{GRADED A+}



Nirvana - ✔✔End goal in Buddhism, achieved by ending desire

Karma - ✔✔Belief in Hinduism that one's actions determine future

consequences

Torah - ✔✔Sacred text in Judaism containing laws to order lives

Agnostic - ✔✔Believes uncertainty about the existence of God

Atheist - ✔✔Believes there is no God

Physiological Needs - ✔✔Basic human needs like food, water, shelter,

and rest

Psychosocial Needs - ✔✔Human needs related to social interactions and

emotional well-being

Self-Actualization - ✔✔Realizing one's full potential and achieving

personal growth

Holistic Care - ✔✔Caring for the whole person, addressing mind and body

, Loss of Independence - ✔✔Resulting in poor self-image and feelings of

helplessness

Masturbation - ✔✔Stimulating sexual organs for pleasure

Sexual Orientation - ✔✔Attraction to others based on physical and

emotional factors

Gender Identity - ✔✔Deeply felt sense of one's gender, may differ from

birth sex

Cultural Diversity - ✔✔Acknowledging and respecting differences in race,

ethnicity, and culture

Race - ✔✔Physical characteristics shared by people with common

ancestry

Ethnicity - ✔✔Combination of race, culture, nationality, and language

Buddhism - ✔✔Belief in suffering caused by desire and its end

Christianity - ✔✔Belief in a single God and forgiveness through

relationship

Hinduism - ✔✔Faith in karma and dominant in India

Islam - ✔✔Belief in following teachings of Mohammed and Allah

Judaism - ✔✔Belief in laws from God through Torah to order lives

Kosher - ✔✔Dietary laws followed by Jewish individuals