| Alliance | In Cao Dai, one of three periods of special divine revelation.  Listen (18.0K)
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| Anthroposophy | "Human Wisdom" (Greek); a movement that grew out of Theosophy, which emphasizes education and other practical means for spiritual development. Listen (31.0K)
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| auditor | In Scientology, a counselor who through a series of questions works to guide a person to greater self-understanding. Listen (15.0K)
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| Bab | "Door," "gate"; a prophet who was the forerunner of Baha'u'llah, the founder of Baha'i. Listen (18.0K)
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| Baha'i | A modern monotheistic religion that grew out of Islam that emphasizes unity and equality of individuals, cultures, and religions; also, a follower of the religion. Listen (21.0K)
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| Baha'u'llah | "Glory of Allah" (Arabic); the founder of Baha'i. Listen (32.0K)
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| Bard | A first-level initiate in Druidism. Listen (13.0K)
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| Bridge | In Scientology, a diagram of the stages of personal liberation. Listen (20.0K)
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| Cao Dai | "High Palace"; A syncretic religion that began in Vietnam, which blends Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Catholic Christianity. Listen (24.0K)
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| clear | In Scientology, the state of mental liberation; also, the person who has achieved mental liberation. Listen (17.0K)
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| CUT | An acronym for the Church Universal and Triumphant, a religion that unites elements from Theosophy and Christianity. Listen (25.0K)
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| dreadlocks | The long and coiled hair worn by some Rastafarians. Listen (23.0K)
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| Druid | "Oak-tree wisdom"; Celtic priest of two thousand years ago; a follower of the modern re-creation of Druidism. Listen (15.0K)
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| e-meter | In Scientology, an electronic machine that reads galvanic skin response; sometimes used to assist the auditing process. Listen (19.0K)
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| engram | In Scientology, an experience of earlier suffering (even from a past life) that keeps a person from relating healthily to the present. Listen (19.0K)
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| Equinox | "Equal night" (Latin); the two days of the year, in spring and autumn, when the hours of daylight and of nighttime are equal. Listen (21.0K)
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| Esbat | In Wicca, the time of the full moon, often marked by a meeting or ceremony. Listen (19.0K)
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| eurhythmy | "Good rhythm" (Greek); a type of interpretive dance utilized in Anthroposophy as a technique for spiritual growth. Listen (23.0K)
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| falun | "Law wheel" (Chinese); an invisible spiritual wheel, believed by followers of Falun Gong to spin in the abdominal region, distilling and spreading energy from the universe. Listen (22.0K)
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| Falun Gong | "Law-wheel energy" (Chinese); a modern Chinese religion that uses meditation and physical exercises. Listen (29.0K)
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| loa | A deity in Voodoo; also spelled "lwa." Listen (23.0K)
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| MEST | In Scientology, an acronym for matter, energy, space, and time; the world of time and space, the world in which the spirits must live. Listen (37.0K)
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| ocha | In Santeria, any deity. Listen (18.0K)
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| orisha | A general name for a deity in the Yoruba-tradition religions. Listen (38.0K)
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| Oshún | A female deity in Santería, who is associated with love, fertility and marriage. Listen (22.0K)
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| ovate | A second-level initiate in Druidism. Listen (14.0K)
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| pre-clear | In Scientology, a person who is not yet spiritually liberated and who is only just beginning to undergo the auditing process. Listen (29.0K)
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| Qigong | "Energy force" (Chinese); a type of martial art that is thought to increase health and strength. Listen (16.0K)
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| Ras Tafari | Another name for the Emperor Haile Selassie, often used by Rastafarians to emphasize his religious significance. Listen (25.0K)
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| Sabbat | One of eight seasonal turning points marked by Wiccans and Druids. Listen (18.0K)
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| Samhain | "Summer's end"; In Wicca, the end of the old year and beginning of the new (around Oct. 31.) Listen (27.0K)
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| Santería | "Saint-thing" or "saint-way" (Spanish); a Yoruba-based religion that developed in Cuba. Listen (28.0K)
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| santero | A priest of Santería. Listen (22.0K)
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| Scientology | "Knowledge-study" (Latin and Greek); a modern religion that promotes a process of focusing thought and clarifying life-goals. Listen (34.0K)
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| Shangó | In Santeria, a popular god associated with lightning, thunder, and powerful storms. Listen (23.0K)
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| solstice | "Sun-stands" (Latin); the two days of the year, at midwinter and midsummer, when the season begins to reverse itself. Listen (24.0K)
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| Theosophy | "Divine wisdom" (Greek); an eclectic movement, particularly influenced by Hinduism, that focuses on the mystical elements of all religions. Listen (25.0K)
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| thetan | In Scientology, the human soul. Listen (18.0K)
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| Wicca | A Contemporary Pagan movement that emphasizes feminine expressions of the divine. Listen (10.0K)
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| Candomblé | The syncretic region of Brazil that blends elements of Roman Catholicism and African religions.
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| Church Universal and Triumphant | A religion that unites elements from Theosophy and Christianity, also referred to as CUT.
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| Contemporary Paganism | A general name for several movements that attempt to reestablish a pre-Christian European nature religion, also called Neo-Paganism.
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| operating thetan | In Scientology, a fully liberated person; also referred to as an OT.
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| Rastafarianism | A religion that began in Jamaica in the 1920s to emphasize African pride; it considers Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) to be divine.
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| Rede | advice, counsel - a term used in Wicca to describe its maxim that an act is allowable if it does no harm; "And [if] you harm none, do what you will."
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| santera | A priestess of Santería.
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| Voodoo | A religion that blends elements from French Catholicism and African religions.
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