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Lectionary

Religion; General religion

A series of Bible passages that are read throughout the year in a church service. Often, the sermon is based on the passage just read.

Latin word for "divine reading." It is an ancient method of prayer, in which the person meditates on a short passage of the Bible or other written material and waits for God to speak to them through ...

Parachurch

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A religious organisation that operates outside of a denomination or sect. Their membership, catchment area, and message often cut across denominational lines. Typical examples are Promise Keepers, ...

Old Testament

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The name given by Christians to the Hebrew Scriptures. To Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox and some Anglicans, this is the Jewish Bible and the Apocrypha. To most Protestants, it is only the Jewish ...

New Age

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Although it is often referred to as a religion, the New Age is in reality an almost completely decentralised and unorganised spiritual movement. It is composed of metaphysical bookstores, seminar ...

Holy sepulchre

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The Holy Sepulcher, located in Jerusalem is also known as the Sacred Tomb. In Arabic, it is called Al-Qeyamah, which means "the resurrection". It is the most important shrine within Christianity. It ...

Hell

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One of two destinations for an individual after death in the Christian, Muslim and some other religions. Various groups within Christianity believe that a person goes there because of their beliefs ...