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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ambo

Religion; Christianity

Either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches.An ambo is an elevated desk or pulpit from which in the early churches and ...

agape

Religion; Christianity

Selfless Christian love; a feast in celebration of such love. . In the New Testament, it refers to the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for ...

agapetae

Religion; Christianity

They were one of a number of early Christian "classes" of virgins who associated with men as "sisters". The Agapetae lived with laymen, originally in a spiritual community of ...

chancery

Religion; Christianity

Church office dealing with legal matters and archives.

cingulum

Religion; Christianity

The theological doctrine of the reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.

coadjutor

Religion; Christianity

Bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession. Unlike auxiliary bishops, coadjutors are given the automatic right of succession to the episcopal see, ...

collegialism

Religion; Christianity

A theory of church polity that defines the church as a society of voluntary members independent of the state, self-governing, and with authority vested in the members.