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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endless punishment

Religion; General religion

The belief that the unsaved will be punished by severe tortures (worms, unbearable heat, horrendous thirst, flogging with whips, etc) for all eternity without any hope of mercy of ...

esoteric

Religion; General religion

A type of hidden knowledge that is generally known only by a few individuals and not by the general public.

excommunication

Religion; General religion

The enforced separation of a Christian from her or his denomination, done for the good of the individual and the faith group, with the intent of changing the individual's behavior ...

exegesis

Religion; General religion

Analyzing passages from the Bible to understand what it meant to its author and others in the author's culture.

Bahá'í Faith

Religion; General religion

An emerging global religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile.

channelling

Religion; General religion

The act of having spirits enter or possess one's body in order to speak and act through one as practised in many cultures and religions.

faith healing

Religion; General religion

The use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, sometimes accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. Another term for this is spiritual healing. Faith ...