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41Mary — 1) (first century) The Mother of Jesus Christ. According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, while Mary was still a virgin, she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit. His future birth was announced by the Angel Gabriel and Mary… …
42Immaculate Conception — The belief that the Virgin Mary was born without the stain of original sin …
43Immaculate Conception — Immac′ulate Concep′tion n. 1) rel the doctrine according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived in her mother s womb without the stain of original sin 2) rel the feast commemorating this, celebrated on December 8 • Etymology: 1680–90 …
44Immaculate Conception — /ɪˌmækjələt kənˈsɛpʃən/ (say i.makyuhluht kuhn sepshuhn) noun 1. the conception of the Virgin Mary in her mother s womb which, in the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, took place in such a manner that Mary was born without the stain of… …
45Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary — noun (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived • Syn: ↑Immaculate Conception • Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian religion, ↑Roman Catholic, ↑ …
46biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
47Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo — Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo (354 430) is a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, dominating, like a pyramid, antiquity and… …
48Baptism — • One of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church; frequently called the first sacrament , the door of the sacraments , and the door of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptism Baptism …
49Eastern Orthodox Christian theology — is the theology particular to the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is characterized by monotheistic Trinitarianism, belief in the Incarnation of the Logos (Son of God), a balancing of cataphatic theology with apophatic theology, a hermeneutic defined… …
50Christianity and Judaism — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …
