wsmlVariant _"http://www.wsmo.org/wsml/wsml-syntax/wsml-flight" namespace {_"http://tripcom.org/ontologies/EDI/PartyFunction#", cyc _"http://sw.cyc.com/2006/07/27/cyc/#", dc _"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1#" } ontology _"http://tripcom.org/ontologies/EDI/Religion" nonFunctionalProperties dc#title hasValue "Religion" dc#subject hasValue "Religion" dc#description hasValue "Religion" dc#contributor hasValue { _"http://foxvog.org/doug" } dc#date hasValue "2007-10-25" dc#type hasValue _"http://www.wsmo.org/2004/d2/v1.0/#ontologies" dc#format hasValue "text/plain" dc#language hasValue "en-US" dc#rights hasValue _"http://www.deri.org/privacy.html" version hasValue "$Revision: 1.3 $" endNonFunctionalProperties concept cyc#Individual concept cyc#TemporalThing subConceptOf cyc#Individual concept cyc#TemporallyExistingThing subConceptOf cyc#Individual concept cyc#SomethingExisting subConceptOf cyc#TemporalThing concept cyc#BeliefSystem subConceptOf cyc#SomethingExisting nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "An ideology (systems of belief) in terms of which an agent characterizes (i.e., makes sense of) the world. Instances of BeliefSystem include: Vegetarianism, GermanNaziIdeology, RepublicanPartyIdeology, Communism, Pacifism, Atheism, etc." endNonFunctionalProperties relation cyc#subBeliefSystem ( ofType cyc#Religion, ofType cyc#Religion) nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "subBeliefSystem (BSYS, SUB) indicates that SUB is a more specialized ``branch'' of belief system BSYS. Thus the beliefStatements of SUB will be a superset of the beliefStatements of BSYS (sometimes with a few changes and deletions.) Some examples of this are: (subBeliefSystem Islam ShiiteIslam), which means that Shiite Islam is a specialized belief system with respect to Islam." endNonFunctionalProperties concept cyc#Religion subConceptOf cyc#BeliefSystem nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Any religions or equivalent sets of beliefs that answers the `big questions' about creation, existence, etc. Some elements of this are: AnimistReligion, Catholicism, Buddhism, etc." endNonFunctionalProperties concept cyc#ReligiousDenomination subConceptOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Any religion which is a variation of a more general religion which adherents of the ReligiousDenomination regard as their Religion." endNonFunctionalProperties concept cyc#PhilosophyBeliefs subConceptOf cyc#BeliefSystem instance cyc#AlawiteIslam memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Islam" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Islam , cyc#AlawiteIslam ) instance cyc#AlbanianOrthodoxReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion , cyc#AlbanianOrthodoxReligion ) instance cyc#AmishReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A very strict sub-religion of the Mennonite religion. Believers live a very simple life, shunning modern society and its technological advances" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#MennoniteReligion , cyc#AmishReligion ) instance AnabaptistReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#AnabaptistReligion ) instance cyc#AnglicanReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#AnglicanReligion ) instance cyc#ArmenianOrthodoxReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion , cyc#ArmenianOrthodoxReligion ) instance cyc#Atheism memberOf cyc#BeliefSystem nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The belief that Gods or other SupernaturalBeings do not exist." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#BaptistReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#BaptistReligion ) instance cyc#Buddhism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The religion which was founded by the Buddha, SiddharthaGautama, in the 5th century BCE in India." endNonFunctionalProperties instance CatholicReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Any of various Christian religions with the Pope in Rome as its leader on earth. The major Catholic demonination is the Roman Catholic Church (see Catholicism), but the MaroniteReligion and CopticChristianity are other denominations." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , CatholicReligion ) instance cyc#Catholicism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The Roman Catholic religion with the Pope in Rome as its leader on earth. A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (CatholicReligion , cyc#Catholicism ) instance cyc#ChondokyoReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A Religion which used to be practiced by the people in NorthKorea" endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#ChristianIdentity memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A small sect of Christianity, with its roots as far back as the 1800's in England, whose proponents maintain that Anglo-Saxon Whites are truly God's chosen people." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#ChristianIdentity ) instance cyc#Christianity memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Major world religion based on the teachings and philosophy of JesusOfNazareth. There are many Christian denominations, having a wide variety of beliefs and practices. Central to Christianity are beliefs in the divinity of Jesus and the salvation of believers. Christianity is the largest world religion." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#ChurchOfEngland memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The offshoot of the Catholic religion which was started by HenryVIII of England" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#ChurchOfEngland ) instance _"http://sw.cyc.com/2006/07/27/cyc/ChurchOfTonga-Religion" memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A local Christian denomination in Tonga." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , _"http://sw.cyc.com/2006/07/27/cyc/ChurchOfTonga-Religion" ) instance cyc#Confucianism memberOf cyc#PhilosophyBeliefs nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The beleif system developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage and philosopher Confucius in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#CopticChristianity memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (CatholicReligion , cyc#CopticChristianity ) instance cyc#DruzeReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A monotheistic religion related to Islam held by a group of people living chiefly in Lebanon" endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion ) instance cyc#EpiscopalianReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The EpiscopalianReligion is a traditional protestant christian denomination in the United States. (Formally, the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United Sttes of America.) Its beliefs are close to those of the LutheranReligion, with which it is merging, and its practices are close to the AnglicanReligion from which it sprung. The church has bishops, and it currently combines traditional hierarchy, ceremony and pageantry with liberal political views." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#AnglicanReligion , cyc#EpiscopalianReligion ) instance cyc#EvangelicalChristianity memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A branch of Christianity that places great emphasis on the authority of the Bible, as opposed to tradition or church heirarchies." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#EvangelicalChristianity ) instance cyc#EvangelicalLutheranReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A variation of the Lutheran religion" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#LutheranReligion , cyc#EvangelicalLutheranReligion ) instance _"http://sw.cyc.com/2006/07/27/cyc/FreeChurchOfTonga-Religion" memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A local Christian denomination in Tonga." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , _"http://sw.cyc.com/2006/07/27/cyc/FreeChurchOfTonga-Religion") instance cyc#FreeWesleyanReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A local variety of Methodism" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#MethodistReligion , cyc#FreeWesleyanReligion ) instance cyc#FundamentalistChristianity memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A variety of Christianity, arising in the early 20th century, which puts great emphasis on the 'fundamentals' of the faith, such as the literal physical resurrection of JesusOfNazareth, the Virgin Birth, etc. Fundamentalists typically believe scripture is inerrant and tend to favor literal over allegorical interpretations of the Bible." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#FundamentalistChristianity ) instance cyc#GreekOrthodoxReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion , cyc#GreekOrthodoxReligion ) instance cyc#Hinduism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Hinduism is a PolytheisticReligion that originated in the Vedic culture around 2000 B.C. It incorporates many belief systems, deities, practices, and scriptures. It is the third largest religion with approximately 1 billion followers worldwide, most of whom live in the IndianSubcontinent." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#HomericReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The Greek religion in which the gods described by Homer, e.g., Zeus and Athena, were worshipped." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#IbadhiIslam memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Islam" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Islam , cyc#IbadhiIslam ) instance cyc#Islam memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "An instance of MonotheisticReligion. Islam teaches that is there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet. It also teaches that JesusOfNazareth was a prophet, not the Son of God. Islam is the second-largest religion in the world. Adherents of it are instances of MuslimPerson." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#Judaism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "One of the oldest religions practiced in the world today, the origins of Judaism can be traced back as far as the Bronze Age. Judaism is characterized by its assertion of the unity of God (monotheism), the justice and morality of God, and the claim that a special covenant exists between God and the Jewish nation. It is also characterized by a rigorous legal and moral code which together with sources like the code of Hammurabi and Greek and Roman law has been a fundamental influence on the Western legal tradition." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#LutheranReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity started by MartinLuther." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#LutheranReligion ) instance cyc#MahayanaBuddhism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Buddhism." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Buddhism , cyc#MahayanaBuddhism ) instance cyc#MaroniteReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity in full communion with the Pope, but not a division of the Roman Catholic Church." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (CatholicReligion , cyc#MaroniteReligion ) instance cyc#MayanReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A PolytheisticReligion indigenous to the ancient Maya culture." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#MennoniteReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (AnabaptistReligion , cyc#MennoniteReligion ) instance cyc#MethodistReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#MethodistReligion ) instance cyc#Mormonism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., in the 19th Century." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#Mormonism ) instance cyc#Pentecostalism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#EvangelicalChristianity , cyc#Pentecostalism ) relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#Pentecostalism ) instance cyc#PresbyterianReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#PresbyterianReligion ) instance cyc#ProtestantReligion memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Christianity." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Christianity , cyc#ProtestantReligion ) instance cyc#QuakerReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "The Protestant denomination started by George Fox in England in the 17th century." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#QuakerReligion ) instance cyc#Reclaiming memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A Goddess-centric tradition of Paganism focusing on spiritual empowerment in addition to liberal and environmentalist political action." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#RussianOrthodoxReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of the EasternOrthodoxReligion native to Russia." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#EasternOrthodoxReligion , cyc#RussianOrthodoxReligion ) instance cyc#Salafism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A branch of SunniIslam whose adherents hold that their beliefs are pure Islam as practiced by the first three generations of Muslims" endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Islam , cyc#Salafism ) instance cyc#Satanism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Belief system and practices involving worship of Satan." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#SeventhDayAdventistReligion memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A Protestant denomination." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#ProtestantReligion , cyc#SeventhDayAdventistReligion ) instance cyc#ShiiteIslam memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A major branch of Islam." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Islam , cyc#ShiiteIslam ) instance cyc#Shintoism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A Religion indigenous to Japan that involves the worship of spirits of places, natural objects, and processes." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#Sikhism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A monotheistic religion founded in 15th-century India. Sikh beliefs include the unity of God; birth, death, and rebirth; and guidance of the Guru to 'moksa' (release) and the way of God." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#SunniIslam memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A major (the largest) branch of Islam." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Islam , cyc#SunniIslam ) instance cyc#TheravadaBuddhism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of Buddhism." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#Buddhism , cyc#TheravadaBuddhism ) instance cyc#Vodou memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A PolytheisticReligion indigenous to Hispaniola-Island, originating among the Fon-Ewe peoples of West Africa. It is centered in Haiti, though variants are practiced in Brazil, Cuba, and the DominicanRepublic. It is similar to other religions that evolved among transplanted Africans in the Americas. Colloqially known as 'Voodoo' in the United States." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#Wahhabism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A ReligiousDenomination of SunniIslam." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#SunniIslam , cyc#Wahhabism ) instance cyc#Wicca memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "Religious beliefs often linked to witchcraft and worship of nature." endNonFunctionalProperties instance cyc#ZenBuddhism memberOf cyc#ReligiousDenomination nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A subBeliefSystem of MahayanaBuddhism, introduced into China in the 6th century A.D.and into Japan in the 12th century. ZenBuddhism emphasizes TranscendentEnlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means." endNonFunctionalProperties relationInstance cyc#subBeliefSystem (cyc#MahayanaBuddhism, cyc#ZenBuddhism ) instance cyc#Zoroastrianism memberOf cyc#Religion nonFunctionalProperties dc#description hasValue "A religion originating in Persia around 1400 B.C. It was adapted from an earlier PolytheisticReligion by Zoroaster (or Zarathushtra). During its tenure as a widespread religion, it had two deities: Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu (or Ahriman). Surviving communities practitioners consider Zoroastrianism to be a MonotheisticReligion." endNonFunctionalProperties /* 3483 Religion name code http://www.ccrcal.org/Vol_1/Religion_CA.htm */