Religion A-Z

A) This is said at the end of Jesus' prayer in Christian teachings

A) Religious group in the northeast US that reject modernism in favor of simplicity

B) Christian sacrament of rebirth involving spiritual cleansing by water

B) According to the Bible, Jesus was born in this town

C) Named this by the Roman emperor, this city is now Istanbul, Turkey

C) Series of religious wars by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land

D) He slayed Goliath in battle

D) Ancient Celtic priests

E) This branch of Christianity is common in Russia, Ukraine, Greece, etc

E) Adams female counterpart who ate the forbidden apple

F) This late pope was elected in 2013

F) Similar to a monk, they are often members of Franciscans or Dominicans

G) In Hindu, this elephant faced God is the remover of obstacles and the holder of wisdom

G) The Roman Catholic church of France

H) Annual Muslim pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca

H) Jewish ancestors who were led out of Egypt

I) One of the 3 largest world religions

I) The Garden of Eden was said to be in this modern day country

J) One of the oldest monotheistic religions centering in Israel and the Middle East

J) In Christianity, he is the holy son of God

K) Cube-shaped church in Mecca that Muslims face when they pray

K) The universal principle of cause and effect, according to Buddhist and Hindu teachings

L) Title given to the leader of Tibetan Buddhism

L) In the Bible, this was the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples before his death

M) According to Exodus, this man parted the Red Sea to lead the Israelites out of Egypt

M) The belief in only one God

N) This creed states Christ is consubstantial with God the Father and begotten, not created

N) The ultimate state of enlightenment for Buddhists and Hindus

O) In Norse mythology, he is the father of Thor and protector of the nine realms

O) The first/early part of the Christian bible

P) Christian holy day celebrated the week before Easter

P) Major Jewish holiday celebrating the freedom of Israelites from Egyptian slavery

Q) The holy book of Islam

Q) This religion is also called the Religious Society of Friends who believe in the inner light

R) Religious movement that began in Jamaica in the 1930s

R) Holy month of Islam that requires fasting from sunrise to sundown

S) The day of rest and worship held on Sunday for most Christians

S) This religion centers around life, service to others, and the belief in karma. Founded in 15th century India

T) This holy book holds the first 5 books of Hebrew teachings

T) Biblical laws of Christianity handed down to Moses by God

U) According to the Bible, God created this, from which all life formed

U) He was the pope of the Roman church from 222-230 AD

V) Hindu god of preservation

V) Home to the Pope and St Peters Basilica

W) A diet was held in this German city to convene the punishment of Martin Luther as a heretic

W) Centers around nature and the belief of symbols, solstices, and equinoxes

X) The shortened version of Christmas that often comes with controversy

X) Greek word for Christ or Messiah

Y) Hebrew name of God in the Bible

Y) The Jewish Day of Atonement

Z) Ancient Iranian religion that centers on the God Ahura Mazda

Z) One of the 5 pillars of Islam, an act of charity to the poor