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mission collapse: the organized work of a religious missionary; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"; an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

seminary collapse: a private place of education for the young; a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

schism collapse: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

elopement collapse: the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

spiritual collapse: a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States; lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford; concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

hymen collapse: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin; (Greek mythology) the god of marriage

catechumen collapse: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

manual collapse: a small handbook; requiring human effort; "a manual transmission"; of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"

teacher collapse: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"; a person whose occupation is teaching

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

liege collapse: city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium; a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service; owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"

corkscrew collapse: a bottle opener that pulls corks; move in a spiral or zigzag course

day off collapse: a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

gong collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick; sound a gong

rabbi collapse: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher; spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

guru collapse: a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher; a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"; each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

wedding collapse: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed; a party of people at a wedding

religion collapse: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"; an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

ceremonial collapse: marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"

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