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111Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus — The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar observance found in the liturgical calendar, at least at local level, since the end of the fifteenth century. The veneration of the Holy Name was extended …
112Lustration — has two meanings, historical and modern.Historically It was the term for various ancient Greek and Roman purification rituals.Modern In the period after the fall of the various European Communist states in 1989 – 1991, the term came to refer to… …
113Covenant (biblical) — This article is about biblical covenants. For other uses, see Covenant (disambiguation). A biblical covenant is an agreement found in the Bible between God and His people in which God makes specific promises and demands. It is the customary word… …
114Hierarchy of devils — The hierarchy of devils in Christian mythology is outlined the exorcist Father Sebastien Michaelis in Admirable History , first published in 1612. In this work, he also noted the sins of which each is in charge.First hierarchyFallen angels of the …
115History of human sexuality — The social construction of sexual behavior mdash;its taboos, regulation and social and political impact mdash;has had a profound effect on the various cultures of the world since prehistoric times. Sources Sexual speech and by extension, writing… …
116Persian Jews — ethnic group group=Iranian Jews poptime= Persian Jews 250,000 to 350,000 (est.) region1 = flagcountry|Israel pop1 = 135,000 200,000 (including Kurdish Iranian Jews) region2 = flagcountry|United States pop2 = 100,000 region3 = flagcountry|Iran… …
117Unmarked grave — The phrase Unmarked grave has metaphorical meaning in the context of cultures that mark burial sites.As a figure of speech, a common meaning of the term unmarked grave is consignment to oblivion, i.e., an ignominious end. A Grave (burial)… …
118Desmond Ford — Desmond Des Ford (born Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1929) is an evangelical Christian and an Australian theologian. He is the father of pornography gossip columnist Luke Ford.[1][2] Within the Seventh day Adventist Church he was… …
119Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… …
120Harae — or harai (祓?) is the general term for rituals of purification in Shinto. Harae is one of four essential elements involved in a Shinto ceremony [1]. The purpose is the purification of pollution or sins (tsumi) and uncleanness (kegare) [2]. These… …
