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  2. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    God: The term God is capitalized in the English language as if it were a proper noun but without an object because it is in linguistics a boundless enigma as is the mathematical concept of infinity. God is used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a supernatural Supreme Being in accordance with the tradition of Abrahamic religions.

  3. Aseity - Wikipedia

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    Aseity (from Latin a "from" and se "self", plus -ity) is the property by which a being exists of and from itself. [1] It refers to the monotheistic belief that God does not depend on any cause other than himself for his existence, realization, or end, and has within himself his own reason of existence.

  4. Sacredness - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] [15] The noun form hallow, as used in Hallowtide, is a synonym of the word saint. [16] [17] [18] In the various branches of Christianity the details differ. Sanctification in Christianity usually refers to a person becoming holy, [19] while consecration in Christianity may include setting apart a person, building, or object, for God

  5. Glossary of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    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. Christendom – In a cultural sense, it refers to the religion itself, or to the worldwide community of Christians, adherents of Christianity.

  6. Playing God (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    Playing God refers to assuming powers of decision, intervention, or control metaphorically reserved to God. Acts described as playing God may include, for example, deciding who should live or die in a situation where not everyone can be saved, the use and development of biotechnologies such as synthetic biology , [ 1 ] and in vitro ...

  7. Divinization (Christian) - Wikipedia

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    Henry Scougal's work The Life of God in the Soul of Man is sometimes cited as important in keeping alive among Protestants the ideas central to the doctrine. In the introductory passages of his book, Scougal describes "religion" in terms that evoke the doctrine of theosis:

  8. Ishvara - Wikipedia

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    For example, when Nyaya scholars stated God is omnipotent, omniscient and infallible, that the world is the result of God's creation which is proved by the presence of creatures, just like human work proves human existence, Mimamsa scholars asked, why does this God create the world, for what reason?

  9. Apostasy - Wikipedia

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    It is a hudud crime, [102] [103] which means it is a crime against God, [104] and the punishment has been fixed by God. The punishment for apostasy includes [ 105 ] state enforced annulment of his or her marriage, seizure of the person's children and property with automatic assignment to guardians and heirs, and death for the apostate.