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31Infant 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 …
32Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
33Mate Mahadevi — Maate Mahadevi B.Sc., M.A. (born March 13, 1946) is a scholar, mystic, and writer, and the first female jagadguru, or spiritual head of a South Indian Lingayat community.[1][2] Following initiation in 1965 by Lingananda Swami, Maate Mahadevi… …
34Alaska Airlines — IATA AS ICAO ASA Callsign ALASKA …
35List of minor Angel characters — This article features minor fictional characters who appear as guest stars on the cult television program Angel, ordered alphabetically. For the show s main characters, please see the article list of Angel characters. Contents: A B C D E F G H I… …
36ritual — ritually, adv. /rich ooh euhl/, n. 1. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. 2. a system or collection of religious or other rites. 3. observance of set forms in public worship. 4. a book of rites or ceremonies. 5.… …
37Temne people — ethnic group group=The Temne caption = Some notable Sierra Leoneans from the Temne ethnic group: Bai Bureh, Ernest Bai Koroma, Fatmata Turay, Ibrahim Kargbo, Mustapha Bangura, Mohamed Kamara, Umaru Bangura poptime=1,888,432 30% of Sierra Leone s… …
38Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to… …
39Daoism — or Taoism Major Chinese religio philosophical tradition. Though the concept of dao was employed by all Chinese schools of thought, Daoism arose out of the promotion of dao as the social ideal. Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder of… …
40Brahminism — • Religion and social system which grew out of the polytheistic nature worship of the ancient Aryan conquerors of northern India Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Brahminism Brahminism …
