mystic words
21mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… …
22Christian mysticism — Union with Christ is the purpose of Christian mysticism. Christian mysticism refers to the development of mystical practices and theory within Christianity. It has often been connected to mystical theology, especially in the Catholic and Eastern… …
23prayer — prayer1 prayerless, adj. prayerlessly, adv. prayerlessness, n. /prair/, n. 1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship. 2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession …
24Hierarchy of the Early Church — • The word hierarchy is used here to denote the three grades of bishop, priest, and deacon (ministri) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hierarchy of the Early Church Hierarchy of the Early Church …
25Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
26Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
27Abraham Abulafia — Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia ( he. אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה), the founder of the school of Prophetic Kabbalah , was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1240, and died sometime after 1291, in Comino, Maltese archipelago. Early life and travelsVery early in… …
28ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit …
29Moondance — For other uses, see Moondance (disambiguation). Moondance Studio album by Van Morrison Released 28 February 1970 …
30Evelyn Underhill — Infobox Writer name = Evelyn Underhill caption birthdate = birth date|1875|12|06|df=y birthplace = Wolverhampton, England deathdate = death date and age|1941|06|15|1875|12|06|df=y deathplace = England| occupation = Novelist, Writer, Mystic| genre …
