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Martyr (The same term is used in Islamic terminology for the "martyrs of Islam", but the meaning is different) literal meaning of the word shahid is "witness" i.e. witness of god/believer in God. Sim‘ānu l-Ghayūr (سِمْعَانُ الْغَيُور) Simon the Zealot Sim‘ānu Butrus (سِمْعَانُ بطرس) Simon Peter
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.
A. Ablution in Christianity; Abundant life; Acacians; Accommodation (religion) Active obedience of Christ; Actual sin; Adelphopoiesis; Adiaphora; Adoption (theology)
Other words are Nasrānī (نصرانی), from Syriac for ' Nazarene ', and Tarsā (ترسا), from the Middle Persian word Tarsāg, also meaning ' Christian ', derived from tars, meaning ' fear, respect '. [44] An old Kurdish word for Christian frequently in usage was felle (فەڵە), coming from the root word meaning ' to be saved, attain ...
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. [1]
Like secret languages such as rhyming slang, evangelical Christianese relies on the hearer's ability to "reconstruct...the sequence of logical connections" to understand the meaning of an utterance. [6] The words and phrases used are known to the speaker of the wider language (e. g. English); however, without an understanding of the passage of ...
Alleluia for Christmas Eve, with Jubilus (verse has been omitted). Alleluia (/ ˌ ɑː l ə ˈ l ʊ j ə,-j ɑː / AL-ə-LOO-yə, -yah; from Hebrew הללויה () 'praise Yah') is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God.
Christian Flag; Christogram; Christus (statue) Symbolism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Coat of arms of the Holy See; Coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire; Christian cross; Cross and Crown; Cross moline; Cross of Saint Peter; Crossed fingers; Crosses in heraldry; Crucifix