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Real Men Love Jesus isnt specific to Christianity.


* RealMenLoveJesus: A badass religious character (despite the name, not necessarily a Christian).



* RealMenLoveJesus
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* CrisisOfFaith

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* CrisisOfFaithCrisisOfFaith: Something happens to make one question their religious beliefs.

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* AngelicBeauty



%%* TheHermit



* PathOfInspiration

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* PathOfInspirationPathOfInspiration: A seemingly benevolent religious movement which secretly has far more sinister goals.

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** ArchangelAzrael
** ArchangelGabriel
** ArchangelMichael
** ArchangelRaphael
** ArchangelUriel
** {{Metatron}}



* {{Druid}}

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* {{Druid}}{{Druid}}: An ancient Celtic pagan priest.
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* GreedyTelevangelist: A televangelist OnlyInItForTheMoney.
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* YinYangClash

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* YinYangClashYinYangClash: Undefeatable absolutes come into conflict.



* RuleOfSymbolism

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* RuleOfSymbolismRuleOfSymbolism: Something inserted for symbolic value.



** NunTooHoly

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** NunTooHolyNunTooHoly: A character who looks and is treated like a nun (or a priestess, shrine maiden, etc), but acts nothing like you'd expect.
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* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels

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* CelestialParagonsAndArchangelsCelestialParagonsAndArchangels: High-ranking biblical angels.
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%%* Pascals Wager: Choosing to believe in God to avoid hell just in case He exists.

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%%* Pascals Wager: * PascalsWager: Choosing to believe in God to avoid hell just in case He exists.
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* PascalsWager: Choosing to believe in God to avoid hell just in case He exists.

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* PascalsWager: %%* Pascals Wager: Choosing to believe in God to avoid hell just in case He exists.
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* PascalsWager: Choosing to believe in God to avoid hell just in case He exists.

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** SadlyMythcharacterized: Inaccurate portrayals of particular mythical/religious figures.
** SadlyMythtaken: When entire mythologies are radically altered in a fictional adaptation.



* BurnTheWitch: When (real or alleged) [[WizardsAndWitches magic users]] are persecuted by religious authorities who consider witchcraft to be an unholy sin.

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* BurnTheWitch: When (real or alleged) [[WizardsAndWitches [[WitchesAndWizards magic users]] are persecuted by religious authorities who consider witchcraft to be an unholy sin.



** HeelFaithTurn: The inverse, for when a sinner turns good after finding religion.



* GiantAnimalWorship

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* GiantAnimalWorshipGiantAnimalWorship: Revering big beasts as gods.



* HeavenSeeker
** HellSeeker

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* HeavenSeeker
HeavenSeeker: Someone who's trying to earn eternal salvation in {{Heaven}}.
** HellSeekerHellSeeker: Someone who's actually looking forward to eternal ''damnation in {{Hell}}''.



* HeelFaithTurn



* SadlyMythcharacterized
** SadlyMythtaken



* SternSunWorshippers

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* SternSunWorshippersSternSunWorshippers: Dogmatic devotees of solar deities.



* UnwantedFalseFaith

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* UnwantedFalseFaithUnwantedFalseFaith: Someone is dismayed that people worship them under the mistaken assumption that they're divine.



** TheGrimReaper
** {{Shinigami}}

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** TheGrimReaper
TheGrimReaper: A personification of death in Western pop culture, who may be identified with the ArchangelAzrael.
** {{Shinigami}}{{Shinigami}}: A spirit of death, depicted as a kind of {{youkai}} in Myth/JapaneseMythology.
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[[folder:South/East Asian Religions (including Buddhism and Hinduism)]]

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[[folder:South/East Asian Religions (including Buddhism Hinduism and Hinduism)]]Buddhism)]]

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* CrossMeltingAura


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*** CrossMeltingAura: However, some demons are so powerful that holy objects have little or no effect on them.
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* InterfaithSmoothie

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* InterfaithSmoothieInterfaithSmoothie: A syncretic religion that combines the beliefs of multiple different religions.
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[[folder:Far East Asian Religions (including Buddhism and Hinduism)]]

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[[folder:Far East [[folder:South/East Asian Religions (including Buddhism and Hinduism)]]
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Pretty sure that Buddism and Hinduism are supposed to be capitlized.


[[folder:Far East Asian Religions (including buddhism and hinduism)]]

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[[folder:Far East Asian Religions (including buddhism Buddhism and hinduism)]]Hinduism)]]
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* AncestorVeneration: The veneration, exaltation, and/or outright worship of one's ancestors.

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* ChurchLady: A female character is noted for her involvement in the church.


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* ChurchLady: A female character is noted for her involvement in her local religious community.
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* ChurchLady: A female character is noted for her involvement in the church.
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* FantasticNirvana: Fictional religions in which an aspirant must reach a final state of ultimate bliss/freedom while still living.
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some tropes in this folder are not specifically for buddhism or hinduism


[[folder:Hinduism and Buddhism]]

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[[folder:Hinduism [[folder:Far East Asian Religions (including buddhism and Buddhism]]hinduism)]]
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** ArchangelAzrael

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* AngelUnaware

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* AngelUnawareAngelUnaware: An angel, deity, or similar being masquerades as a regular mortal in order to test people's goodwill.


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** {{Metatron}}
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** CargoCult: A religion which worships an inanimate object that is mistaken for a deity or something of divine origin.

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** CargoCult: A religion which worships an inanimate object that is mistaken for a deity or something of divine origin.artifact.

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Agnosticism and Atheism aren't tropes.


+ HolidayTropes



+ RitualsAndCeremonies



* FaithHeelTurn

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* FaithHeelTurnFaithHeelTurn: Loss of religious faith leads to adopting a sinful lifestyle.



* MartyrdomCulture

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* MartyrdomCultureMartyrdomCulture: When it leads to people sacrificing themselves in the name of their god.



* OhMyGods

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* OhMyGodsOhMyGods: When just saying "OhMyGod!" isn't sufficient if you're a polytheist.



* ReligiousBruiser

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* ReligiousBruiserReligiousBruiser: A fighter who takes their faith very seriously.



* SacredLanguage
* SacredScripture

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* SacredLanguage
SacredLanguage: A particular language is of great religious significance.
* SacredScriptureSacredScripture: Holy books and texts.



* SadlyMythtaken

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* ** SadlyMythtaken



* SongOfPrayer

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* SongOfPrayerSongOfPrayer: Singing and dancing to express one's thoughts to God.



* MessianicArchetype

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* MessianicArchetypeMessianicArchetype: A holy savior figure in the vein of {{UsefulNotes/Jesus}}.



** BorrowinSamedi

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** BorrowinSamediBorrowinSamedi: An {{expy}} of Baron Samedi, the {{UsefulNotes/Vo|udoun}}odoo god of death.



[[folder:Non Religion and Spirituality]]
* Agnosticism: A belief of god and god are neither known nor knownable to be exist.
* Atheism: Lack of belief of god and gods exist.
**{{Atheist}}: A person neither belives god nor gods exist.

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[[folder:Non Religion and Spirituality]]
* Agnosticism: A belief of god and god are neither known nor knownable to be exist.
* Atheism: Lack of belief of god and gods exist.
**{{Atheist}}: A person neither belives god nor gods exist.
[[folder:Spirituality]]
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