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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confession

Religion; Christianity

1. A profession of faith (e.g. By the martyrs) or statement of doctrine (e.g. Augsburg Confession). 2. Admission of sin, either directly to God in prayer, generally to the ...

Ante-Nicene

Religion; Christianity

Predating the Council of Nicea (325 AD).

Johannine

Religion; Christianity

Pertaining to the apostle John.

Edict of Nantes

Religion; Christianity

Edict signed by Henry IV at Nantes on April 13, 1598, after the end of the French wars of religion. It granted extensive rights to the Huguenots (French Calvinists). The edict was ...

Fast of Ninevah

Religion; Christianity

Pre-Lenten fast of three or four days kept in the Church of the East, the Syrian Orthdox Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the Armenian Orthodox Church.

nimbus

Religion; Christianity

Another word for halo.

New Rome

Religion; Christianity

A name for the city of Constantinople, which may have been coined by Constantine himself. The Council of Constantinople (381) declared that "the Bishop of Constantinople is to ...