Religion

Religion

Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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Epitaph

Religion; Christianity

Epitaph in Christian Orthodoxy is a virtual tomb of Jesus, made in Churches on Holy Friday, being decorated with flowers and containing icon of Jesus, and is carried by priests of ...

Trinity

Religion; Christianity

The three Pesons of God, all constituting a united body, thus threee persons of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that are equivalent to each other in Christian Orthodoxy.

zachun

Religion; Christianity

An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny tree, and sold to piligrims for a healing ointment.

babel

Religion; Christianity

A tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one ...

Benedict XVI

Religion; Christianity

First German pope since Pope Adrian VI. Oldest to become pope since Pope Clement XII in 1730. Renounced title of Patriarch of the West. Elevated the Tridentine Mass to a more ...

John Paul II

Religion; Christianity

First Polish pope and first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Canonized more saints than all predecessors. Traveled extensively. Second longest known reign after Pius IX. Recently ...