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  2. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    All Hindu religious ceremonies begin with two observances, namely Achaman or sipping a small quantity of water and angasparsha or touching one's limbs with one's right hand middle two fingers with a little water. Achaman is purificatory and conducive to peaceful attitude of mind. Angasparsha is intended to pray for physical strength and ...

  3. Bar and bat mitzvah - Wikipedia

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    A bar mitzvah ( masc. ), bat mitzvah ( fem.) [a], or b mitzvah (gender neutral), [4] is a coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" b'nai mitzvah, at which point they begin to ...

  4. Order of Christian Initiation of Adults - Wikipedia

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    The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults ( Latin: Ordo initiationis christianae adultorum ), or OCIA, is a process developed by the Catholic Church for its catechumenate for prospective converts to the Catholic faith above the age of infant baptism.

  5. Parable of the Great Banquet - Wikipedia

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    Jan Luyken: the invitation, Bowyer Bible. Jan Luyken : the man without a wedding garment, Bowyer Bible . The Parable of the Great Banquet or the Wedding Feast or the Marriage of the King's Son is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament , found in Matthew 22 :1–14 [1] and Luke 14:15–24.

  6. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    A. Afterlife: (or life after death) A generic term referring to a purported continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. Agnosticism: the view that the existence of God or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Ahimsa: A religious principle of non-violence and respect for all life.

  7. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

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    Wedding invitation. A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother ...

  8. Right Hand of Fellowship - Wikipedia

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    The Right Hand of Fellowship is a ritual intended to welcome a new member into the fellowship of a congregation or welcoming a new minister into the fellowship of ministers. It is based on Paul 's letter to the Galatians, chapter 2 verse 9, where Paul says that three disciples of Jesus "gave me and Barnabas their right hands of fellowship ...

  9. Religion - Wikipedia

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    Religiō. In classic antiquity, religiō broadly meant conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation, or duty to anything. [20] In the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin root religiō was understood as an individual virtue of worship in mundane contexts; never as doctrine, practice, or actual source of knowledge.

  10. Lingayatism - Wikipedia

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    Lingayatism is a Hindu denomination based on Shaivism. [4] [5] [6] [web 1] Initially known as Veerashaivas, since the 12th-century adherents of this faith are known as Lingayats. Lingayatism is known for its unique practice of Ishtalinga worship, where adherents carry a personal linga symbolizing a constant, intimate relationship with Shiva. [7]

  11. Grace in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In Western Christian theology, grace is created by God who gives it as help to one because God desires one to have it, not necessarily because of anything one has done to earn it. [1] It is understood by Western Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to people – "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" [2] – that ...