Statistics for Religion Vocabulary

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Definition	Word	% Correct
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost, collectively	Trinity	91%
Indian religious belief that "what goes around comes around"	Karma	90%
Catholic official who votes to elect the pope and often wears red	Cardinal	84%
Ninth month of the Islamic calender, a month of fasting	Ramadan	79%
Idea that the soul will move to another body after death	Reincarnation	78%
Islamic concept that means "struggle", and sometimes "holy war"	Jihad	76%
Place of purification before acceptance to heaven`	Purgatory	75%
Belief that there is only one god	Monotheism	73%
Pilgrimage to Mecca	Hajj	72%
State of liberation from desire (enlightenment) in Buddhism	Nirvana	57%
Hanukkah candelabrum	Menorah	55%
Person who is not a member of the clergy	Layperson	52%
The promised savior of the Jews	Messiah	52%
To officially declare someone to be a Catholic saint	Canonize	49%
Place for unbaptized babies, neither heaven nor hell	Limbo	46%
A sacred image used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity	Icon	43%
Spiritual leader or head of a monestary in Tibetan Buddhism	Lama	42%
Priest caste in Hindu society	Brahmin	39%
When righteous Christians will ascend to heaven, prior to the tribulation	Rapture	36%
Papal decree	Bull	32%
The mercy of God that we have done nothing to earn	Grace	32%
Doubt-provoking Zen statement or question such as "what is the sound of one hand clapping"	Kōan	9%