TERMS OF RELIGION I
From The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

The answer to each clue below will be a word or phrase associated with religion.

1. Unauthenticated Christian writings
2. Final battle between good and evil
3. "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow"
4. Act of _______ - event attributed to God's will
5. Object of search in medieval times
6. Lust and envy are two of them
7. Place of temporary banishment or punishment
8. Ten Commandments
9. Bald spot on the head signifying devotion
10. Altar boy, for one
11. First five books of the Old Testament
12. Sudden vision or enlightenment
13. In Buddhism, state of ultimate enlightenment
14. Jurisdictional area of the Vatican
15. Jewish ceremony symbolizing entry into manhood
16. Spiritual leader and advisor in Eastern religions
17. Jewish spiritual leader and advisor
18. Catholic spiritual leader and advisor
19. One who believes there is no God
20. One who is unsure whether or not God exists
21. Sermon
22. A minor transgression
23. Muslim place of worship
24. Jewish place of worship
25. Pilgrimage to Mecca
26. Ecclesiastical council
27. Government under religious authority
28. Christian/Evangelical spiritual leader and advisor
29. Question and answer format for Christian instruction
30. Violating or being disrespectful to things others hold sacred
31. Catastrophic destruction, as described in the Book of Revelation

Answers:

1. Apochrypha
2. Armageddon 
3. Doxology
4. Providence
5. Holy Grail
6. Seven Deadly Sins
7. Purgatory
8. Decalogue
9. Tonsure
10. Acolyte
11. Torah (Pentateuch)
12. Epiphany
13. Nirvana
14. Holy See
15. Bar Mitzvah
16. Guru
17. Rabbi
18. Priest
19. Atheist
20. Agnostic
21. Homily
22. Venial sin
23. Mosque
24. Synogogue
25. Hadj
26. Synod
27. Theocracy
28. Minister/Reverend/Pastor
29. Catechism
30. Desecration / Sacrilege
31. Apocalypse 

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