- Sacred - set apart for worship or for deity. The sacred is set apart and admired by the different religions.
- Profane - nonreligious, outside the sphere of religion. The profane are the common everyday parts of life.
- Secular - wordly, not spiritual or religious.
- Myth - a story dealing with supernatural beings that represents the worldview of a people. When the people use the term myth, they explain it as significant and not false as it is commonly used.
- Epic - a narrative poem celebrating the acts of a traditional hero. In these epics, the story tellers use the characters to symbolize the values of their self.
- Scriptures - sacred writings, a sacred scroll or book. Scriptures usaully outline the law, ritual, and ethics of the followers.
- Rituals - prescribed religious ceremonies. They require specific guidelines while performing rituals, outlined in their scriptures.
- Rite of Passage - a prescribed ceremonial act or series of acts, the sign that a person is passing from one stage of life to another. Examples of right of passage are birth, marriage and death.
Worldview
- The Absolute - the most essential object or concept
- The World - the religions view of the world
- Humans - the question "What are humans?" is asked
- The Problem for Humans - the major problem for humans as stated in the beliefs
- The Solution for Humans - the ideal views of humans in the religion
- Community and Ethics - codes of conduct for the believers to follow
- An Interpretation of History - the story of the beginning of the faith
- Rituals and Symbols - they are used to represent the power of the religion
- Life After Death - the thoughts of the religion about what kind of afterlife there is
- Relationships to Other Religions - people support the religion to the extent that they believe it is the right one to follow
