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.

14Categories 70899Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Religion

Become a Contributors

Religion > Christianity

patriarch

Religion; Christianity

(Gk. "father ruler") Generally, an early biblical figure such as Abraham or one of the "church fathers" of the early Christian church. Specifically, the spiritual leader of a ...

homily

Religion; Christianity

A message delivered to lay Christians for their edification; sermon.

apocatastasis

Religion; Christianity

(Greek apokath'istemi, "to restore"). Doctrine that every creature, including the devil, will be reconciled with God in the end. Most notably taught by Origen of Alexandria. Also ...

transubstantiation

Religion; Christianity

The doctrine that the bread and wine of the Eucharist actually becomes the body and blood of Christ, although it continues to have the appearance of bread and wine. ...

hagiography

Religion; Christianity

A biography of a saint, usually written from an admiring and idealized perspective.

justification

Religion; Christianity

The act by which God moves a sinner from a state of sin to a state of grace or, especially in Protestantism, the act by which God declares a sinner righteous.