General religion

General religion

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General religion

The belief that the unsaved will be punished by severe tortures (worms, unbearable heat, horrendous thirst, flogging with whips, etc) for all eternity without any hope of mercy of cessation. The book ...

esoteric

Religion; General religion

A type of hidden knowledge that is generally known only by a few individuals and not by the general public.

excommunication

Religion; General religion

The enforced separation of a Christian from her or his denomination, done for the good of the individual and the faith group, with the intent of changing the individual's behavior so that they can be ...

exegesis

Religion; General religion

Analyzing passages from the Bible to understand what it meant to its author and others in the author's culture.

Bahá'í Faith

Religion; General religion

An emerging global religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile.

channelling

Religion; General religion

The act of having spirits enter or possess one's body in order to speak and act through one as practised in many cultures and religions.

faith healing

Religion; General religion

The use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, sometimes accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. Another term for this is spiritual healing. Faith healing is a form of ...