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  2. Christian music - Wikipedia

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    Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance and even the definition of Christian music varies according to culture and social context. Christian music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes or with a positive message as an entertainment product for the ...

  3. Christian worship - Wikipedia

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    Some gatherings take place in auditoriums with few religious signs. [9] [10] There is no dress style. Since the beginning of charismatic movement of the 1960s there have been significant changes to Christian worship practices of many denominations. [11] A new music-centered approach to worship, known as contemporary worship, is now

  4. Christian tradition - Wikipedia

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    Christian tradition is a collection of traditions consisting of practices or beliefs associated with Christianity. Many churches have traditional practices, such as particular patterns of worship or rites , that developed over time.

  5. Liturgy - Wikipedia

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    Liturgy in the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. [1] As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and participation in the sacred through activities reflecting praise, thanksgiving, remembrance, supplication, or repentance.

  6. Christian liturgy - Wikipedia

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    Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public work". Within Christianity, liturgies descending from the same region, denomination, or culture are described as ritual families.

  7. Religious music - Wikipedia

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    Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as a ritual. Religious songs have been described as a source of strength, as well as a means of easing pain ...

  8. Rite (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    Within many Protestant Christian denominations, the word rite is often used specifically for important ceremonies that are not considered sacraments or ordinances.The 39 Articles of the Anglican Communion and the Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church state "there are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism and the Supper of the Lord".

  9. Ritual family - Wikipedia

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    There are two broad categories which ritual families fall into: Latin or Western rites associated with Western Christianity and Eastern rites associated with Eastern Christianity. [1] The most common rite is the Roman Rite, itself a Latin liturgical rite and further subdivided into several uses. [2] [3]