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122India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
123Brahminism — • 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 …
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125Altars (in Scripture) — Altars (in Scripture) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Altars (in Scripture) The English word altar, if the commonly accepted etymology be adopted alta ara does not describe as well as its Hebrew and Greek equivalents, mizbeah (from zabhah,… …
126Sacrifice — The offering up of sacrifices is to be regarded as a divine institution. It did not originate with man. God himself appointed it as the mode in which acceptable worship was to be offered to him by guilty man. The language and the idea of… …
127TAOÏSME — Le terme de taoïsme (daojia ) s’est appliqué d’abord aux écrits de certains mystiques de la Chine antique. C’est là une classification établie a posteriori par les bibliographes impériaux de l’époque des Han antérieurs (206 av. 9 apr. J. C.).… …
128VEDA — Les plus anciens documents que l’on possède sur les religions de l’Inde sont un ensemble de textes rédigés en sanskrit archaïque auxquels la tradition hindoue donne le nom de Veda, c’est à dire «le Savoir», «la Science (par excellence)». Jouant… …
