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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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.