Religious Practices And Symbols 1-17
17 entries in the Religious Practices And Symbols compendium.
AltarA table or platform for religious offerings and sacrifices.BaptismChristian rite of initiation using water, with varied modes and meanings.BurialBurial is a method of disposing of a dead body.CelibacyVoluntary unmarried or sexually abstinent state, often for religious reasons.CemeteryA designated place for burying or entombing the dead.Church (building)Building used for Christian worship and religious activities.Church (congregation)A local Christian congregation meeting for worship and ministry.CreedA statement summarizing a religious community's core beliefs.CremationA method of corpse disposal through burning, ancient and modern.EucharistChristian rite of bread and wine instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper.FastingFasting spans physiology, medicine, religion, and political protest.FuneralA ceremony for final disposition of a corpse, varying by culture.IconoclasmBelief in destroying icons for religious or political reasons.IdolatryWorship of an idol as a deity, forbidden in Abrahamic religions.PilgrimageA journey to a holy place for spiritual transformation.PrayerPrayer is deliberate communication with a deity or deified ancestor.SacrificeAn act or offering made to a deity.
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