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21Ebionites/wip — Current Lead 9/10/07 versionThe Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi from Hebrew; he. אביונים, he. Evyonim, the Poor Ones ) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Roman Palestine, or the land of Israel from the 1st to the 5th century …
22Heavenly sanctuary — In Seventh day Adventist theology, the heavenly sanctuary teaching asserts that many aspects of the Hebrew tabernacle or sanctuary are representative of heavenly realities. In particular, Jesus is regarded as a High Priest who provides cleansing… …
23Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
24Penitential Orders — • A general name for religious congregations whose members are bound to perform extraordinary works of penance, or to provide others with the means of atoning for grave faults. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Penitential Orders …
25Doctrine of the Atonement — Doctrine of the Atonement † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Doctrine of the Atonement The word atonement, which is almost the only theological term of English origin, has a curious history. The verb atone , from the adverbial phrase at one (M …
26Anani ben Sason — Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Anani ben Sason (also called Anani, Inani, and Inyani) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in the Land of Israel, known as an amora of the third century, a contemporary… …
27CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the widest …
28Expiatory — Ex pi*a*to*ry, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.] Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice. [1913 Webster] …
29Piacular — Pi*ac u*lar, a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.] 1. Expiatory; atoning. Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster] 2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. Piacular pollution. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …
30Propitiation — Pro*pi ti*a tion, n. [L. propitiatio: cf. F. propitiation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) That which propitiates;… …
