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sacraments

Religious practices such as baptism, and receiving the Eucharist.

sacred

Worthy of or regarded with religious worship, and/or respect.

Sahara Desert

The world’s largest desert, located in North Africa.

Salt March

(1930) Passive resistance campaign of Mohandas Gandhi where many Indians protested the British tax on salt by marching to the sea to make their own salt.

Samsara

In Hinduism, the term given to the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

samurai

Warrior class during Japan’s feudal age.

sanitation

Services including the collection and disposal of sewage and garbage.

Sanskrit

The extinct language of ancient India. Spoken between fourteenth and fifth centuries BCE. Still used today in classic literature.

satellite

Man made objects that orbit the Earth or perform deep space probes. The perform a number of functions such as communications and weather.

sati

The ritual suicide of a wife after her husband’s death in Hindu/Indian culture.


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