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The branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

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Arab Palestine Congress

History; Israeli history

A gathering held in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1964 to announce the formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization under the leadership of Ahmed Shuqeiri.

sect

History; Israeli history

A general designation for a definable sub-group, often with negative overtones.

creeds

History; Israeli history

A general term (from Latin) for “belief” declarations or summaries such as the Christian apostles' or Nicene creeds, or in Judaism the shema affirmation, or in Islam the shahada ...

Rabbinical Judaism

History; Israeli history

A general term encompassing all movements of Judaism descended from Pharisaic Judaism; that is, all movements in existence today.

doctrine

History; Israeli history

A general term for a formally defined belief (e.g., the doctrine of the resurrection in Christianity), or for the total system of beliefs.

cult

History; Israeli history

A general term for formal aspects and interrelationships of religious observance, often as focused on a particular phenomenon (e.g., the “temple cult,” the “cult of ...