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  2. List of Christian synonyms - Wikipedia

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    The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16.The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome.

  3. Glossary of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The word may be misunderstood by some as being the surname of Jesus due to the frequent juxtaposition of Jesus and Christ in the Christian Bible and other Christian writings. Often used as a more formal-sounding synonym for Jesus, the word is in fact a title, hence its common reciprocal use Christ Jesus, meaning The Anointed One, Jesus.

  4. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    A spiritual teacher of Islam as it is taught in the West Africa and Maghreb, The word comes from the Berber concept of Saint. The "marabout" is known as "Sayyed" (سيد) to the Arabic speaking Maghribians. Marja: In Shi'a Islam, The name means source to follow. Mawlawi: A Persian word for teacher meaning Master. Mawlānā: Learned one of Qur ...

  5. Christians - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese word is 基督 徒 (jīdū tú), literally ' Christ follower '. The name Christ was originally phonetically written in Chinese as 基利斯督, which was later abbreviated as 基督. [50] The term is Kî-tuk in the southern Hakka dialect; the two characters are pronounced Jīdū in Mandarin Chinese. In Vietnam, the same two ...

  6. Glossary of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    This is a glossary of terms used within the Catholic Church.Some terms used in everyday English have a different meaning in the context of the Catholic faith, including brother, confession, confirmation, exemption, faithful, father, ordinary, religious, sister, venerable, and vow.

  7. Acolyte - Wikipedia

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    An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those ...

  8. Epiousion - Wikipedia

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    The word epiousei (ἐπιούσῃ) is found in Acts 7:26, 16:11, 20:15, 21:18 and 23:11. This word is typically taken to mean "next" in the context of "the next day or night". [12] It has been suggested that epiousion is a masculinised version of epiousa. [21] Today, most scholars reject the translation of epiousion as meaning daily.

  9. Lapsed Catholic - Wikipedia

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    The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of "lapsed" in relation to "lapsed Catholic" is "no longer believing or following the teachings of a religion". [5] The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus associates the term "lapsed Catholic" as one who is backsliding. [6] Lapsing is thus not necessarily connected with a lack of belief. [7]