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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Christophany

Religion; Christianity

Is an appearance, or non-physical manifestation, of Christ. The term refers to visions of Christ after his ascension such as the bright light of the Damascus Christophany.

Diaconicon

Religion; Christianity

A sink that drains into an honourable place where liquids such as the water used to wash holy things may be poured, and where the clergy may wash their hands before serving the Divine Liturgy.

Encolpion

Religion; Christianity

Is the name given in early Christian times to a species of reliquary worn round the neck, in which were enclosed relics such as fragments of cloth stained with the blood of a martyr, small pieces of ...

Discalced

Religion; Christianity

Discalced is a term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely barefoot or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet.

Dossal

Religion; Christianity

Is an ecclesiastical ornamented cloth suspended behind an altar. Altar screen is sometimes used as a synonym for the Dossal.

Adonai

Religion; Christianity

Is a name bestowed upon God in the Old Testament. It is retained in the Vulgate and its dependent versions, Exodus 6:3; Judith 16:16. No other name applied to God is more definite and more easily ...

Accomplice

Religion; Christianity

A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing. An accomplice is one who cooperates in some way in the wrongful activity of another who is accounted the principal.