| Sodomy Sodomy () is a term used today predominantly in law (derived from traditional Christian usage) to describe the act of anal intercourse, oral intercourse, as well as bestiality. When used in a religious context, it has a negative connotation. Sodomy
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| Full communion Full communion is a term used in Christian ecclesiology to describe the relationship of communion, with mutually recognized sharing of the same essential doctrines, between a Christian community and other communities or between that community and individuals.On Receiving Anglican clergy into the Catholic Church; How to become a Catholic; When an Orthodox joins the Catholic Church;On Participants in RCIA and Confirmation; My Return to the Catholic Church; etc. Full_communion
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| Total depravity Total depravity (also called total inability and total corruption) is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian concepts of original sin. It is also advocated by many Protestant confessions of faith and catechisms, including those of Lutheranism,The Book of Concord, "The Thorough Declaration of the Formula of Concord," chapter II, sections 11 and 12; The Augsburg Confession, Article 2 Anglicanism and Methodism,See the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles, Articles 9 and 10, and the Methodist Articles of Religion, Article 7. Total_depravity
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| Maximus the Confessor |feast_day=13 August (Gregorian Calendar), 21 January or 13 August (Julian Calendar) Maximus_the_Confessor
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| Jacobus de Voragine Blessed Jacobus de Varagine or Voragine ( (c. 1230 – July 13 or July 16, 1298) was an Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa. Jacobus_de_Voragine
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| Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius (Modestus) Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris (November 5Apollinaris alludes to the date of his birthday in a short poem addressed to his brother-in-law Ecdicius, Carmen 20. of an unknown year, perhaps 430 – August, 489), a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius_Apollinaris
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| Edwin of Northumbria Saint Edwin (alternately Eadwine or Æduini) (c. 586 – 12 October 632/633) was the King of Deira and Bernicia - which would later become known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death. Edwin_of_Northumbria
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| Ebionites The Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi from Hebrew; , , "the Poor Ones") were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century. Ebionites
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| Virgin birth of Jesus The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin. A universally held belief in the Christian church by the second century,"Virgin Birth" britannica. Virgin_birth_of_Jesus
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| George MacDonald | birthplace = Huntly, Scotland George_MacDonald
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| Philip the Apostle Saint Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who proselytized in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia. Philip_the_Apostle
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| Tithe A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a (usually) voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a Christian religious organization. Today, tithes (or tithing) are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes could be paid in kind, such as agricultural products. Tithe
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| Helena of Constantinople |canonized_place= Helena_of_Constantinople
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| Saint Peter Talk:Saint_Peter
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| Balak Balak was king of Moab around 1200 BC. According to the Bible, Zippor was the father of Balak and the ruler of Moab around 1350 BC. Balak
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| Book burning Book burning (a category of biblioclasm, or book destruction) is the practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times, other forms of media, such as phonograph records, video tapes, and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched, or shredded. Book_burning
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| Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (February 24, 1463 -November 17, 1494) was an Italian Renaissance philosopher."Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte" in Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge, volume 15, copyright 1991. Giovanni_Pico_della_Mirandola
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| Manchu language Manchu is a Tungusic language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus. Although the Xibe language, with 40,000 speakers, is in almost every respect identical to classical Manchu, Xibe speakers, who live in Liaoning and far western Xinjiang, are ethnically distinct from Manchus and lay claim to the distinctiveness of their language. Manchu_language
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| Christmas carol A Christmas carol (also called a noël) is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas. Christmas_carol
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| Sefer haYashar (midrash) Sefer haYashar (midrash), a Hebrew midrash known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher. The book is named after the Sefer HaYashar mentioned in Joshua and 2 Samuel. Sefer_haYashar_(midrash)
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| List of digital library projects This is a list of projects related to digital libraries. List_of_digital_library_projects
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| Albert Barnes Albert Barnes (1798–1870) was an American theologian, born at Rome, New York, on December 1, 1798. He graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1820, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1823. Albert_Barnes
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| Baptism for the dead Talk:Baptism_for_the_dead
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| King's College London |staff = King's_College_London
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| Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (), also Anglicised as Anna Karenin, is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with its editor Mikhail Katkov over issues that arose in the final installment; therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form. Anna_Karenina
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| Archangel Archangels are superior or higher-ranking angels.Archangel at WordNet 2. Archangel
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| Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople Epiphanius (d. June 5, 535) was the patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia. Patriarch_Epiphanius_of_Constantinople
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| William Cowper William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper", ) (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) William_Cowper
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| Knight Talk:Knight
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| Perpetua and Felicity Saints Perpetua and Felicitas are two 3rd century Christian martyrs venerated as saints. St. Perpetua_and_Felicity
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| Conceit Aside from its common usage, signifying "excessive pride", in literary terms, a conceit[of conceit] from Wiktionary is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage. By juxtaposing, usurping and manipulating images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison. Conceit
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| List of Kings of the Picts Talk:List_of_Kings_of_the_Picts
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| Nocturnal emission A nocturnal emission is an ejaculation of semen experienced by a male during sleep. It is also called a "wet dream", a spontaneous orgasm, or simply an orgasm during sleep. Nocturnal_emission
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| Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland (Placenames Database of Ireland - Civil parishes: in Irish and English - "na bparóistí Caitliceacha nua-aimseartha ná pharóistí Eaglais na hÉireann." ) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Church_of_Ireland
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| Hasmonean The Hasmoneans (/hæzməˡniən/ , Hashmonaiym, Audio) Hasmonean
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| Book of Tobit The Book of Tobit (or Book of Tobias in older Catholic Bibles) is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, pronounced canonical by the Council of Carthage of 397 and confirmed for Roman Catholics by the Council of Trent (1546). It's listed in Article VI of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. Book_of_Tobit
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| The Pilgrim's Progress The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published February, 1678) is a Christian allegory. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. The_Pilgrim's_Progress
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| Holy Living and Holy Dying Holy Living and Holy Dying is the collective title of two books of Christian devotion by Jeremy Taylor. They were originally published as The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living, 1650 and The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying, 1651. Holy_Living_and_Holy_Dying
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| Demonology Demonology (from Greek , daimōn, "demon"; and , -logia) is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons."Demonology" at Dictionary. Demonology
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| Cremation Cremation is the act of reducing a corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire. Contrary to popular belief, the remains (often called cremains) are not "ashes" in the usual sense, but rather dried bone fragments which have been pulverized in a device called a cremulator. Cremation
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| Basil of Caesarea ; Latin: Basilius), was the Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential 4th century Christian theologian and monastic. Basil_of_Caesarea
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| Philip Schaff Philip Schaff (January 1, 1819 – October 20, 1893), was a Swiss-born, German-educated Protestant theologian and a historian of the Christian church, who, after his education, lived and taught in the United States. Philip_Schaff
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| Friedrich Tholuck Friedrich August Gottreu Tholuck (March 30, 1799 - June 10, 1877) was a German Protestant church leader. Friedrich_Tholuck
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| Hermann Samuel Reimarus Hermann Samuel Reimarus (December 22, 1694, Hamburg - March 1, 1768, Hamburg), was a German philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment who is remembered for his Deism, the doctrine that human reason can arrive at a knowledge of God and ethics from a study of nature and our own internal reality, thus eliminating the need for religions based on revelation. He denied the reality of miracles and is credited by some with initiating historians' investigation of the historical Jesus. Hermann_Samuel_Reimarus
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| François Fénelon François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon (August 6 1651–January 7 1715), was a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as one of the main advocates of quietism and as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, a scabrous attack on the French monarchy, first published in 1699. François_Fénelon
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| Sibyl The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic. Sibyl
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| Kalki User:Kalki
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| Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette (January 12, 1780 - June 16, 1849), was a German theologian. Wilhelm_Martin_Leberecht_de_Wette
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| Pietism Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later. It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to begin the Brethren movement. Pietism
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| Johann Gerhard Johann Gerhard (October 17, 1582 – August 10, 1637), was a Lutheran church leader and theologian. Johann_Gerhard
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