From Longman Dictionary pol‧y‧the‧is‧m /ˈpɒlɪθiːɪzəm $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable] the belief that there is more than one god Example But for much else in polytheism and monotheism it is of more limited value As a young man he had a prophetic revelation that…
From Longman Dictionary pan‧the‧is‧m /ˈpænθi-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] the religious idea that God and the universe are one thing and that God is present in all natural things Example This is not a plea for New Age pantheism by the back door
From Longman Dictionary mys‧ti‧cis‧m /ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] a religious practice in which people try to get knowledge of truth and to become united with God through prayer and meditation Example Naturally, geologists balked at this apparent mysticism There has also been a great deal of adulation which is perhaps even more harmful for it generates mysticism The…
From Longman Dictionary mon‧o‧the‧is‧m /ˈmɒnəʊθiːɪzəm $ ˈmɑːnə-/ noun [uncountable] the belief that there is only one God Example monotheistic religions But for much else in polytheism and monotheism it is of more limited value The compulsive drive towards a mystical mode of religion is particularly interesting in the three faiths of historical monotheism…
From Longman Dictionary Ma·ha·ya·na /ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə of the form of Buddhism practised in Tibet and China, based on developments of the original teachings of the Buddha starting in the first century
From Longman Dictionary kar‧ma /ˈkɑːmə $ -ɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] the belief that all the good and bad things that you do in this life affect how good or bad your future lives will be, according to the Hindu and Buddhist religions the feeling that you get…
From Longman Dictionary Hin‧du‧is‧m /ˈhɪndu-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] the main religion in India, which includes belief in reincarnation Example In Hinduism, there have been a number of human incarnations of the Almighty In retrospect, he stands out as a reformer of Hinduism, somewhat like Buddha It is…
From Longman Dictionary hell1 /hel/ ●●○ S3 noun the place where the souls of bad people are believed to be punished after death, especially in the Christian and Muslim religions a place or situation in which people suffer very much, either physically or emotionally a situation, experience,…
From Longman Dictionary god‧dess, Goddess /ˈɡɒdɪs $ ˈɡɑː-/ ●●○ noun [countable] a female being who is believed to control the world or part of it, or represents a particular quality Example We also learn that the interdependence of gods and goddesses extends to mortals Lee lifted herself a little towards…
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