GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies
1. Moral evil: - actions done by humans which cause suffering
2. Natural Evil: things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
3. Conversion: when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
4. Miracle: something which seems to break a law of science and makes you
think only God could have done it
5. Numinous: the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
6. Omniscience: the belief that God knows everything that has happened and
everything that is going to happen
7. Prayer: an attempt to contact God, usually through words
8. Benevolent: the belief that God is all loving
9. Omni-potent: the belief that God is all-powerful
10. Abortion: the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
11. Assisted Suicide: providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit
suicide
12. Euthanasia: the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
13. Immortality of the Soul: the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the
body
14. Near Death Experience: when someone about to die has an out of body
experience
15. Involuntary Euthanasia: ending someone's life painlessly when they are
unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
16. Quality of Life: the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth
living
17. Reincarnation: The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
18. Resurrection: the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the
end of the world when it is raised
19. Sanctity of Life: the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
20. Voluntary Euthanasia: ending life painlessly when someone in great pain
asks for death
21. Civil Partnership: a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
22. Adultery: a sexual act between a married person and someone other than
their marriage
23. Contraception: Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
24. Promiscuity: having sex with a number of partners without commitment
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25. Community Cohesion: a common vision and shared sense of belonging for
all groups in society
26. Discrimination: treating people less favourably because of their
ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
27. Ethnic Minority: a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller
than the majority group
28. Interfaith Marriages: marriage where the husband and wife are from different
religions
29. Multi-faith Society: many different races and cultures living together in one
society
30. Prejudice: - believing some people are inferior or superior without even
knowing them
31. Racism: the belief that some races are superior to others
32. Religious Freedom: the right to practise your religion and change your
religion
33. Religious Pluralism: accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
34. Conscience: an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
35. the Ten Commandments: The Decalouge
36. Democratic Processes: the ways in which all citizens can take part in
government (usually through elections)
37. Electoral Processes: the ways in which voting is organised.
38. Golden Rule: the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would
like them to treat you
39. Human Rights: the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
40. Political Party: a group which tries to be elected into power (e.g. Labour,
Conservative)
41. Pressure Group: a group formed to influence government policy in a
particular issue
42. Situation Ethics: the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on
what is the most loving thing to do
43. Social Change: the way in which society has changed and is changing (and
also the possibilities for future change)
44. Artifical Insemination: injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means 45.
Conservation: protecting and preserving natural resources and the
environment
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46. Creation: the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been
created
47. Embryo: a fertilised egg in the first EIGHT weeks after conception
48. In-vitro fertilisation: the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
49. Stewardship: looking after something so it can be passed on to the next
generation
50. Surrogacy: an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child of another
woman
51. Bullying: intimidating/ frightening people weaker than yourself
52. Conflict Resolution: bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
53. Forgivness: stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they
have done wrong
54. Just war: a war which is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
55. Pacifism: the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means 56.
United Nations: an international body set up to promote world peace and
cooperation
57. World Peace: the ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of
The United Nations)
58. Addiction: a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its
bad effects
59. Detterance: the idea that punishments should be of such nature that they will
put people off (deter) committing crimes
60. Justice: due allocation of reward and the punishment/maintenance of what is
right
61. Law: rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
62. Reform: the idea that punishments should try to change the criminals so that
they will not commit crimes again 63. Rehabilitation: restore to normal life
64. Retribution: the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what
they have done wrong
65. Crime: An act against the law
66. Sin: An act against god's will 67. BELIEF IN GOD:
68. What is religious upbringing: *Babies Baptised - Promise to bring children
up to believe in God.
*Teach to pray - Direct relationship with God.
1. Moral evil: - actions done by humans which cause suffering
2. Natural Evil: things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
3. Conversion: when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
4. Miracle: something which seems to break a law of science and makes you
think only God could have done it
5. Numinous: the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
6. Omniscience: the belief that God knows everything that has happened and
everything that is going to happen
7. Prayer: an attempt to contact God, usually through words
8. Benevolent: the belief that God is all loving
9. Omni-potent: the belief that God is all-powerful
10. Abortion: the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
11. Assisted Suicide: providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit
suicide
12. Euthanasia: the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
13. Immortality of the Soul: the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the
body
14. Near Death Experience: when someone about to die has an out of body
experience
15. Involuntary Euthanasia: ending someone's life painlessly when they are
unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
16. Quality of Life: the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth
living
17. Reincarnation: The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
18. Resurrection: the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the
end of the world when it is raised
19. Sanctity of Life: the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
20. Voluntary Euthanasia: ending life painlessly when someone in great pain
asks for death
21. Civil Partnership: a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
22. Adultery: a sexual act between a married person and someone other than
their marriage
23. Contraception: Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
24. Promiscuity: having sex with a number of partners without commitment
, GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies
25. Community Cohesion: a common vision and shared sense of belonging for
all groups in society
26. Discrimination: treating people less favourably because of their
ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
27. Ethnic Minority: a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller
than the majority group
28. Interfaith Marriages: marriage where the husband and wife are from different
religions
29. Multi-faith Society: many different races and cultures living together in one
society
30. Prejudice: - believing some people are inferior or superior without even
knowing them
31. Racism: the belief that some races are superior to others
32. Religious Freedom: the right to practise your religion and change your
religion
33. Religious Pluralism: accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
34. Conscience: an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
35. the Ten Commandments: The Decalouge
36. Democratic Processes: the ways in which all citizens can take part in
government (usually through elections)
37. Electoral Processes: the ways in which voting is organised.
38. Golden Rule: the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would
like them to treat you
39. Human Rights: the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
40. Political Party: a group which tries to be elected into power (e.g. Labour,
Conservative)
41. Pressure Group: a group formed to influence government policy in a
particular issue
42. Situation Ethics: the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on
what is the most loving thing to do
43. Social Change: the way in which society has changed and is changing (and
also the possibilities for future change)
44. Artifical Insemination: injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means 45.
Conservation: protecting and preserving natural resources and the
environment
, GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies
46. Creation: the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been
created
47. Embryo: a fertilised egg in the first EIGHT weeks after conception
48. In-vitro fertilisation: the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
49. Stewardship: looking after something so it can be passed on to the next
generation
50. Surrogacy: an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child of another
woman
51. Bullying: intimidating/ frightening people weaker than yourself
52. Conflict Resolution: bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
53. Forgivness: stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they
have done wrong
54. Just war: a war which is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
55. Pacifism: the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means 56.
United Nations: an international body set up to promote world peace and
cooperation
57. World Peace: the ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of
The United Nations)
58. Addiction: a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its
bad effects
59. Detterance: the idea that punishments should be of such nature that they will
put people off (deter) committing crimes
60. Justice: due allocation of reward and the punishment/maintenance of what is
right
61. Law: rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
62. Reform: the idea that punishments should try to change the criminals so that
they will not commit crimes again 63. Rehabilitation: restore to normal life
64. Retribution: the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what
they have done wrong
65. Crime: An act against the law
66. Sin: An act against god's will 67. BELIEF IN GOD:
68. What is religious upbringing: *Babies Baptised - Promise to bring children
up to believe in God.
*Teach to pray - Direct relationship with God.
