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  2. Idolatry - Wikipedia

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    Moses Indignant at the Golden Calf, painting by William Blake, 1799–1800. Idolatry is the worship of an idol as though it were a deity. [1] [2] [3] In Abrahamic religions (namely Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, the Baháʼí Faith, and Islam) idolatry connotes the worship of something or someone other than the Abrahamic God as if it were God.

  3. Christian worship - Wikipedia

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    Throughout most of Christianity's history, corporate Christian worship has been liturgical, characterized by prayers and hymns, with texts rooted in, or closely related to, the Bible (Scripture), particularly the Psalter, and centered on the altar (or table) and the Eucharist; this form of sacramental and ceremonial worship is still practiced ...

  4. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    The New Testament also uses the term "idolatry" to refer to worship like passion for things such as wealth, as in Colossians 3:5, "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed which is idolatry." Some Christian theologians see the absolutization of an idea as ...

  5. Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Most denominations have ordained clergy who lead regular communal worship services. [191] Christian rites, rituals, and ceremonies are not celebrated in one single sacred language. Many ritualistic Christian churches make a distinction between sacred language, liturgical language and vernacular language.

  6. Aniconism in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    It is a striking fact that when painting and sculpture first began to infiltrate Christian assembly rooms and cemeteries they did so practically unheeded by either opponents of or apologists for Christianity—engaged though these were in passionate disputes over idols and idolatry.

  7. Iconolatry - Wikipedia

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    Icons are used to assist in prayer and the worship of God by Orthodox Churches. Icon (image) is the same word used in the Bible in Genesis 1:27 , Colossians 1:15 . The Eastern Orthodox Church (which finally reinstated the icons) held at least two Church councils in order to make a decision about the proper use of icons.

  8. Category:Idolatry - Wikipedia

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    Idolatry is the worship of an idol or cult image, ... Religious images in Christian theology; J. Jezebel; Idolatry in Judaism ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...

  9. Idolatry in Christianity - Wikipedia

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