animism
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a religion in which people believe that things in nature, such as animals, trees, and mountains, have spirits
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a religion in which people believe that things in nature, such as animals, trees, and mountains, have spirits
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the religion established in Iran in the 19th century that considers that all religions are equally important and wants peace in the world
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a religious group, especially one with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous
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someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way
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someone who believes that original religious and political laws should be followed very strictly and should not be changed
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someone who belongs to a religious group that lives by asking the public for food, money etc
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someone who has been sent to a place by a religious organization to teach the people there about a particular religion
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a man who lives in a religious community away from other people. Monks live in a building called a monastery
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a group of people, especially monks or nuns, who live according to specific religious rules
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someone who believes in a religion that is not one of the main modern religions. This word was used especially in the past by Christians to criticize people whose religion was not Christianity.
another spelling of Parsee
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someone who is sorry for something bad that they have done and who wants to change their behaviour, especially because of their religious beliefs
a Protestant group started in the UK around 1830 that has no priests and believes that the Bible should be followed very strictly
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a member of a religious group, especially the Dominicans, who go from place to place preaching
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a member of a black religious group based in Jamaica that believes that West Indians will one day go back to Africa. Its main religious leader was Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
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a religious group whose beliefs are different from the beliefs of an established religion, usually in a way that most people do not approve of
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a Chinese system of religion and thought that says people should live a simple, natural, and honest life
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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