Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, whom adherents believe to be the son of God. According to Christianity Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity phophesied in the Old Testament.

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canonize

Religion; Christianity

To officially declare a deceased Christian to be a "saint. " In the Catholic church, saints are canonized by the pope (since the 13th cent. ) and must have performed at least two miracles. In the ...

universalism

Religion; Christianity

The belief that all souls will be saved by God in the end. Hell either does not exist or is temporary.

chasuble

Religion; Christianity

Outermost garment worn by bishops and priests in celebrating the Eucharist. In Eastern Orthdoxy, it is often also worn at solemn celebrations of the morning and evening offices and on other ...

antiminsion (also antimension)

Religion; Christianity

In Eastern Orthodoxy, the portable altar that consists of a silk or linen cloth decorated with scenes from the Passion and containing relics. Its use began around the beginning of the 9th century.

see

Religion; Christianity

(from Latin for "seat"). City in which a bishop's cathedral is located.

adoptionism

Religion; Christianity

Generally, the teaching that Jesus was only a human who was "adopted" by God as his Son. Specifically, the heresy that arose in 8th-century Spain under Elipandus, Archbishop of Toledo, and Felix, ...

nepotism

Religion; Christianity

The practice of bestowing an office or patronage on one's relatives. It was especially rampant among 16th-century popes, and was condemned by Pope Pius V in the bull "Admonet Nos" (1567).