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51Gallican Rite — The Gallican Rite is a historical sub grouping of the Roman Catholic liturgy in western Europe; it is not a single rite but actually a family of rites within the Western Rite which comprised the majority use of most of Christianity in western… …
52chrism — n. holy oil. ♦ chrismal, a. ♦ chrismation, n. application of this. ♦ chrismatory, n. vessel holding this; a. pertaining to chrismation …
53chrism — noun Etymology: Middle English crisme, from Old English crisma, from Late Latin chrisma, from Greek, ointment, from chriein to anoint Date: before 12th century consecrated oil used in Greek and Latin churches especially in baptism, chrismation,… …
54Apostolic Succession — is the concept in Christianity that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve apostles [Oskar Sommel, Rudolf Stählin Christliche Religion, Frankfurt 1960, 19] Within Catholic… …
55Christianity — Part of a series on Christianity …
56Episcopal polity — is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos ). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Orthodox,… …
57Holy Spirit — In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance of God; that is, the Spirit is considered to act in concert with and share an essential nature with God… …
58Infant baptism — Water is poured on the head of an infant held over the baptismal font of a Catholic church Infant baptism[1][2] is the practice of baptising infants or young children. In theologic …
59Religious conversion — The Conversion of Saint Paul, a 1600 painting by Italian artist Caravaggio (1571–1610) Part of a series on the Religious conversion Types …
60Sacrament — This article is about the religious term. For other uses, see Sacrament (disambiguation). A sacrament is a sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.… …
