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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Martin Luther

Religion; Christianity

(1483-1546) German monk and professor whose questioning of church practices led to the Protestant Reformation. See Martin Luther.

Lollards

Religion; Christianity

Originally, followers of John Wycliffe (14th cent. ), who emphasized personal faith, predestination and the Bible. The word was later applied to anyone seriously critical of the ...

Incarnation

Religion; Christianity

In general, to take on a bodily form. In Christianity, the historical event in which God became a man in Jesus of Nazareth. According to the gospel of John: "The Word became flesh ...

Immaculate Conception

Religion; Christianity

Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was born without original sin.

impassibility of God

Religion; Christianity

Philosophical idea, influenced by Platonism, that God cannot suffer.

Grayfriars

Religion; Christianity

Name given to the Franciscans in England because of their gray robes.

Gnosticism

Religion; Christianity

Not a unified belief system, but a complex of religious movements that predate Christianity and have roots in both paganism and Judaism. By about the second century AD, Gnostic ...