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bar mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"; confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

processional collapse: religious music used in a procession; of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good processional order"; intended for use in a procession; "processional music"; "processional cross"

laying on of hands collapse: laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination; the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body

circumcision collapse: the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males; the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite; (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

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

invocation collapse: the act of appealing for help; an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil; a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

litany collapse: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation; any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"

pax collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

confirmation collapse: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church; a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism; additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"; information that confirms or verifies

aspersion collapse: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare); an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

celebration collapse: any joyous diversion; the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage"; a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

tuberosity collapse: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

incense collapse: the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"; a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

glyph collapse: glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

protuberance collapse: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

agape collapse: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship; selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature); (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

bas relief collapse: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

extrusion collapse: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

labor of love collapse: productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

cameo collapse: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

guideline collapse: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

salient collapse: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy; (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

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