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(archaic, colloquial) A religious convert.
adj
Alternative form of absolutist [Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.]
n
(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.
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(religion) A statement of Christian belief, traditionally ascribed to the twelve Apostles of Jesus.
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(religion) The worship of, or belief in, various entities associated with the divine.
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Nonstandard form of believer. [A person who believes; especially regarding religion.]
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The state or essence of being a believer.
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promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
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A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
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Obsolete spelling of ceremonial [Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony.]
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(religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
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(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
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(Christianity, specifically) Any of the virtues of obedience, chastity, and charity, or other ascetic practices, especially in monastic vows.
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(religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
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(Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.
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That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
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Traditional beliefs or rituals.
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(religion) Devotional behaviour.
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Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious.
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(countable, Christianity) A service of public Christian worship.
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(countable and uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
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A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
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(Judaism, uncountable) Intense devotion or piety.
adj
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
n
(in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
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worship, practising faith
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Obsolete form of fanatic. [A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.]
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(especially religion) A formal statement of doctrine.
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(US, informal) To become convinced of something, usually to a fanatic degree.
adj
(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and His authority.
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Devout; pious; very religious.
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A doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.
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A proposition, scheme, or treatise designed to promote peace, especially in the church.
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The quality of being isapostolic.
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A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
adj
Pertaining to or representing the interests of the laity; non-clerical; secular.
adj
Obsolete form of laic. [Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.]
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People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
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Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
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A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
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(religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.
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(theology) The following of religious laws or commandments as the chief aspect of religiousness.
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One who is not a churchgoer, who does not attend church.
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(religion) A collection of private devotions.
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A book containing religious prayers
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In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates.
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(Christianity, informal) Short for pretribulation. [(Christianity) Before the Tribulation.]
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(ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
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(religion, Christianity, specifically) A formulaic declaration asserting the orthodoxy of one's beliefs, usually made at baptism, entry into a particular Church, or upon the acceptance of an ecclesial office, and typically including the recitation of a creed.
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In a pulpitical manner; in, or suited to, a pulpit.
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(countable) A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
n
Eye dialect spelling of religion. [(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.]
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(religion) One who holds a high or extreme view of the efficacy of the sacraments.
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Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular
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(archaic) pertaining to salvation.
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(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
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(Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
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One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
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(countable, Christianity) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
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(by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
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A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.
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