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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.

Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. One who commits apostasy (or who apostatises) is known as an apostate. The term apostasy is used ...

Shamanism

Religion; General religion

The traditional healing and religious practises of Northern Asia (Siberia) and Mongolia. By extension, the concept of shamanism has been extended in common language to a range of traditional beliefs ...

Canoness

Religion; General religion

A canoness is a member of a religious community of women (nuns) living a simple life. Many communities observe the monastic rule of Saint Augustine. The name corresponds to the male equivalent, a ...

Chimere

Religion; General religion

Loose sleeveless robes worn by Anglican bishops. The origin of the chimere has been the subject of much debate; but the view that it is a modification of the cope is now discarded, and it is ...

Chasuble

Religion; General religion

Sleeveless ecclesiastical garment. The chasuble originated as a sort of conical poncho, called in Latin a "casula" or "little house," that was the common outer travelling garment in the late Roman ...

Chaplet

Religion; General religion

Circlet or wreath for the head; short string of prayer beads. Chaplets are considered "personal devotionals," and there is no set form and therefore they vary considerably.