Religion

General

• 종교 – Religion
• 교회 – Church
• 예배(하다) <禮拜> – Worship
• 신 <神> – a god
• 하나님/하느님 – God
• 기도(하다) – Prayer, to pray
• 영적인, 성스러운 – Spiritual (See funny story about this here)
• 낙원 – Paradise
• 표적 <表迹> / 기적 – Miracle
• 시현 – Vision

Religions

• 기독교 – Christianity
• 유대교 – Judaism
• 불교 – Buddhism
• 천도교 – Cheondoism
• 힌두교 – Hindu
• 무교 – No religion

Christianity

• 10계명 – 10 commandments
• 침례 – Baptism (by immersion)
• 세례 – Baptism (by sprinkling)

Places

• 하늘 – Heaven
• 지옥 – Hell
• 성전 <聖殿> – Temple
• 절 – Buddhist Temple

People

• 천사 – Angel
• 성령 – Holy Ghost
• 성신 – Holy Spirit
• 악마 – Devil
• 사탄 – Satan
• 사도 – apostle
• 예수 그리스도 – Jesus Christ
  • 구세주 – Savior
  • 구속주 – Redeemer
  • 인자 <人子> – Son of Man

Jesus Christ

• 구세주 – the Savior
• 독생자 – the Only Begotten Son
• 구원(하다) – N. Salvation / V. To save
• 부활 – Resurrection

Sects

• 교파 – Sect
• 침례교회 – The Baptist Church
• 장로교회 – The Presbyterian Church
• 감리교회 – The Methodist Church
• 성결교회 – The Holiness Church (a denomination found mostly in Japan and Korea, but similar to Wesleyan in nature)
• 나사렛성결교회 – The Church of the Nazarene
• 예수 그리스도 후기 성도 교회 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
• 몰몬교 – Mormons (see LDS)
• 여호와의 증인 – Jehovah’s Witnesses
• 구세군 – Salvation Army

The Bible

• 성경 <聖經> – The Bible
• 성서 – The Bible (used in the Catholic Church)
• 장 – chapter
• 구절 – verse
• 신약전서 – New Testament
• 구약전서 – Old Testament

Mormonism

• 몰몬경 – Book of Mormon
• 교리와 성약 – Doctrine and Covenants
• 값진진주 – Pearl of Great Price

Buddhism

General Terms

• 절 – Temple
• 불경 – Buddhist sutras (scriptures)
• 부처님 – The Buddha (i.e. the historical teacher)
• 환생 – The cycle of rebirth
• 열반 – Nirvāna
• 보살 – A Bodhisattva

People

• 스님 – Monk (bhikkhu)
• 비구 – Bhikkhu (monk)
• 비구니 – Bhikkhuni (nun)
• 신사 – Upasaka (male lay follower)
• 신녀 – Upasika (female lay follower)

Buddhist Figures

• 석가모니 – Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha
• 아미타불 – Amitabha Buddha (e.g. Buddha of Infinite Light)
• 관세음보살 – Avalokitesvara/Guan-Yin Bodhisattva
• 지장보살 – Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (e.g. Earth-Store Bodhisattva)
• 미래불 – Maitreya Bodhisattva

Places

• 극락정토 ( or 정토 for short) – The Pure Land (of Amitabha Buddha)
• 보타락산 – Mount Potalaka (reside of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva)

Example Sutras

• 묘법연화경 ( or 법화경 for short ) – The Lotus Sutra
• 반야심경 – The Heart Sutra

Other

• 무신론 – Atheism
• 불가지론 – Agnostic