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A religion founded in 1974 by Frenchman Claude Vorilhon, who changed his name to Raël. Their main belief is that life on earth was seeded by extraterrestrials called Elohim, who were advanced enough ...

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Religion; General religion

The "Flying Spaghetti Monster" concept first appeared in 2005 in an open letter written by Bobby Henderson, protesting against Kansas State Board of Education for permitting the teaching of ...

Hallelujah

Religion; General religion

A shout or song of praise to God. "Hallel" means "praise." "Jah" is an abbreviation of "YWVH." It appears in many places throughout the last third of the book of Psalms. It is occasionally used as a ...

Holy Communion

Religion; General religion

A synonym for Holy Eucharist, Divine Liturgy, Mass, or Lord's Supper. A ritual in which the congregation consumes solid and liquid food, typically bread, a wafer, wine or grape juice in remembrance ...

Extreme unction

Religion; General religion

A sacrament of the Roman Catholic church in which a dying person is anointed with oil that has been consecrated by a bishop. It's purpose is to obtain the remission of sins and to restore the person ...

Extraction evangelism

Religion; General religion

A technique of drawing non-Christians individuals out of their culture of origin and converting them to conservative Protestantism. This has been criticised for its destructive effect on those ...

Hadavar

Religion; General religion

Hebrew word for "the thing that cannot be described." A term used to refer to Yahweh. Many Jews consider the use of God's name directly to be forbidden or restricted.