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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archconfraternity

Religion; Christianity

A confraternity empowered to aggregate or affiliate other confraternities of the same nature, and to impart to them its indulgences and privileges.

archdeacon

Religion; Christianity

The incumbent of an ecclesiastical office dating back to antiquity and up to the fifteenth century of great importance in diocesan administration, particularly in the West.

Cain

Religion; Christianity

The first-born of Adam and Eve. His name is derived, according to Genesis 4:1, from the root kanah.

Cainites

Religion; Christianity

The Bible (Genesis 4:17-22) mentions nine of Cain's descendants in the direct line: Henoch, Irad, Maviael, Mathusael, and Lamech, who had four children: Jabel and Jubal by his ...

Bethlehem

Religion; Christianity

The old Hebrew name, meaning "house of bread", has survived till the present day. It is but a small town, poorly built, and of no great importance, a little less than seven miles ...