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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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archbishop
Religion; Christianity
In Catholicism and Anglicanism, a bishop who oversees the other bishops in the province. In the Episcopal Church, the archbishop is called the Presiding Bishop. (See Who's Who in ...
celebrant
Religion; Christianity
Priest or minister who presides over a service including the Eucharist. Compare with "officiant. "
canon law
Religion; Christianity
Body of law related to the organization, discipline, and belief of the church and enforced by church authority.
halo
Religion; Christianity
In Christian art and symbolism, a circle or disc of light around the head. It was used in the Hellenistic period for gods and demi-gods and later for Roman emperors, and was not ...
treasury of merit
Religion; Christianity
Doctrinal basis for the sale of indulgences, in which certain saints performed more good works than was necessary to save them, and that this surplus can be applied to other ...
eschatology
Religion; Christianity
Branch of theology dealing with end times or last things. Includes such subjects as the afterlife, the Day of Judgment, the Second Coming, and the end of the world.
vestry
Religion; Christianity
In Anglicanism, the board of directors of a church. The vestry elects the rector and oversees the church's secular affairs.
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