Key terms & definitions

The Orthodox Christian worship service in which the Eucharist is celebrated.

God’s guidance of creation with wisdom and love towards its ultimate purpose.

God making himself and his purposes known to humanity.

The belief that a monarch’s authority to rule comes from God.

The belief that a monarch's authority comes from God.

The belief that a monarch’s authority comes from God, rather than being granted by the people or Parliament.

The belief that a monarch's authority comes from God, making rebellion against the monarch an offence against divine authority.

An expression for God’s presence within a person; it does not mean a literal physical spark.

A title used in John’s Gospel for the eternal Son of God, who reveals God and became human in Jesus.

The quality of being divine: having the nature of God.

The sharing of different tasks between specialised cells or structures.

The allocation of different tasks and responsibilities to different people.

The number by which the dividend is divided. A divisor cannot be zero.

The ending of a legally valid marriage.

The legal ending of a marriage.

The legal ending of a marriage.

The number of divorces in relation to the married population over a stated period. ONS figures for 2017 expressed this per 1,000 married men or women aged 16 and over.

A festival of lights celebrated by several religious communities. The Kumars’ celebration includes welcoming Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess associated with prosperity.

The Hindu festival of lights, associated with good overcoming evil, light overcoming darkness and knowledge overcoming ignorance.

The main prayer hall in a gurdwara, where the congregation gathers in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib.

Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights reforms and defended racial segregation.

A small oil lamp used during Diwali to decorate buildings, recall Rama and Sita’s return and welcome Lakshmi.

Compensation, sometimes called blood money, which a murder victim’s family may accept instead of demanding retaliation.

Non-identical twins who develop from two separate fertilised eggs and share, on average, about half their inherited genetic variation, like other siblings.

The Athenian citizen body, especially the ordinary citizens who participated in democratic decision-making.

The molecule that carries genetic information. Its structure is a double helix, resembling a twisted ladder.

The chemical that carries genetic information. Its two strands form a double helix.

The molecule that carries genetic information. It is a polymer made of two strands forming a double helix.

Genetic material that can be used in forensic investigation to link a person to biological traces. In DNA, genuine traces are planted to create a false account of events.

The process of separating DNA from the cells of an organism so that it can be collected or seen.