Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Religion

the study of religions and faiths

people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution

a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

someone who is sent to a foreign country to teach and talk about religion, particularly to persuade others to become a member of the Christian Church

a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions

a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving

a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause

a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles

someone who does not believe in the existence of God or gods

a school of Mahayana Buddhism, originally formed in Japan, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than reading religious scripts or ritual worship

(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

the belief that after someone’s death, their spirit comes back to life in the form of a new body, especially in Buddhism and Hinduism

a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person