General religion

General religion

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General religion

A practise of some Christian faith groups in which a member has certain privileges removed in order to force them to give up certain behaviours and beliefs. Within the LFD church -- commonly called ...

Disestablishmentarianism

Religion; General religion

The belief that there should no longer be an official church in the country. The word antidisestablishmentarianism is sometimes quoted as the longest word in the English language. The longest word in ...

Diatessaron

Religion; General religion

The belief that the four Christian Gospels are in harmony with each other. The term is often used to refer to the writing of a very popular gospel by Tatian (120 - 173 CE) based on Matthew, Mark, ...

Incubus

Religion; General religion

A male demon who would visit women at night and engage in sexual activity. This belief was commonly held during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. There were also female demons, called succubi who ...

Kosher

Religion; General religion

A set of Jewish dietary rules specified in the Hebrew Scriptures and practised by many Jews.

Impeccability

Religion; General religion

The concept that Jesus Christ could not have sinned, even if he had wanted to.

Reformation

Religion; General religion

A Christian movement which was started by Martin Luther in the early 16th century as an attempt to reform Roman Catholicism. It was joined by Zwingli, Bucer, Calvin and others, and resulted in a ...