How Many Gods?
What Are We Studying?
Differing Beliefs
100

The belief that there is only one God.

What is Monotheism?

100

The study of religious belief.

What is Theology?

100

A person who does not believe in a God.

What is an Atheist?

200

The belief that there is more than one god.

What is Polytheism?
200

Spelled differently that a person's right to practice a religion, this is a religious or other solemn ceremony act.

What is a Rite?

200

A person who neither believes nor disbelieves in a God.

What is an Agnostic?

300

All the gods of a people or religion collectively.

What is a Pantheon?

300

A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, or other group.

What is a Doctrine?

300

A recognized branch of a church.

What is a Denomination?

400

The belief that God is the same as the universe, nature, and reality.

What is Pantheism?

400

A collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine.

What is a Canon?

400

A group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong.

What is a Sect?

500

A combination, or attempted combination, of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.

What is Syncretism?

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