| assassinate |
If someone is assassinated, they are killed by another person who is paid to do it or does it because of some cause they believe in. The word "assassinate" is used when it is a leader who is killed, especially a leader in government or politics. Often the leader is a famous person. |
| believe in |
When you believe in something, you believe that it really exists or that it is really true. [2 definitions] |
| Buddhism |
Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Buddhism live in East Asia and Southeast Asia. People who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. It might be better to say that Buddhism is a way of thinking about how to live one's life instead of saying that it is a religion. This is because most Buddhists do not believe that their great teacher, Buddha, is a god. In fact, Buddhists do not believe in one, all powerful God who created the world. Still, people call Buddhism a religion because it tries to answer some of the important questions about life and death that religions try to answer. |
| Christianity |
Christianity is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Christianity live in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, South Korea, and the Philippines. People who believe in Christianity are called Christians. |
| delusion |
the act of causing someone to believe in something false or not real, or the belief in something false or not real. [1/2 definitions] |
| diverse |
When something is diverse, it is made up of different types of things. When a group of people is diverse, the people are not all the same. For example, they may come from different places or speak different languages. They may look different from each other or believe in different things. [1/2 definitions] |
| faith |
When you have faith in something, you believe in it even though there is no proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| ghost |
Some people believe that when someone dies, their spirit can sometimes stay on the earth. This spirit is called a ghost. People who believe in ghosts say that a ghost looks like the person who has died or like something white that can float through the air. [1/2 definitions] |
| heathen |
someone who does not believe in the God of Christians, Jews, or Muslims. |
| Hindu |
A Hindu is a person who believes in the religion of Hinduism or is from India and follows the traditions of Hindu culture. Hindus believe that people should try to live pure and simple lives and try not to think about just themselves and the things they want in this world. Hindus also believe that when people die, they can return to earth in the form of something else. Religious Hindus believe in many gods that are all parts of a higher god, or set of gods, named Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. |
| Hinduism |
Hinduism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Hinduism live in India. People who believe in Hinduism are called Hindus. |
| Islam |
all the people who believe in this religion. [1/3 definitions] |
| Jew |
A Jew is a person who believes in the religion of Judaism or carries on the traditions of people of that religion. Jews believe in one God who created all things in the world. Jews believe that God has given them laws that they must live by. Some of God's laws are that a person should not kill, should not steal, and should not tell lies. |
| Jewish |
When people are Jewish, they believe in the religion of Judaism, or they think of themselves as Jews because members of their family before them were Jews. When we say that a custom or a holiday is Jewish, we mean that it has to do with Jews or their religion. |
| Judaism |
Judaism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Judaism live in North America, Israel, and Europe. People who believe in Judaism are called Jewish people or Jews. |
| Muslim |
A Muslim is a person who believes in the religion of Islam. Muslims believe in one powerful God, Allah, who created all things in the world. Muslims believe that Mohammad, a person who lived about 1400 years ago, is God's most important messenger to human beings. For a Muslim, the most important things in life are to love and serve God. [1/2 definitions] |
| preach |
When someone preaches, they say things aimed to teach about the god they believe in and to encourage faith. They also speak about how their god wishes them to live. The person who preaches in a church is usually the minister or the priest. When someone preaches, they are usually talking to many people at the same time. |
| prejudice |
When people feel prejudice toward people of another group, they hate them or treat them badly without any reason except that they are different from themselves. They hate them without knowing anything about them as real people. They only know that they look different or believe in a different religion or have different ideas. [1/2 definitions] |
| proud |
If you are proud, you believe in your own value and what you can do for yourself without the help of other people. [1/4 definitions] |
| upright |
When someone is an upright person, it means that try to live in a good and honest way. They try not to do anything bad according to what they believe in. A religious person who is upright tries not to break the laws of their religion. [1/4 definitions] |
| urge |
When you urge for something, you want this thing to happen and you try to get other people to believe in it the way you do and to help make it come true. [1/4 definitions] |