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shrift collapse: the act of being shriven

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"

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

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

shrive collapse

avowal collapse: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

absolve collapse: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"; grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

profession collapse: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences); affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"; an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"; the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"

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

contrition collapse

ism collapse

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

declaration collapse: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written); (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"; a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

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"

citation collapse: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948; a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding; an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"; (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

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

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

admission collapse: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"; an acknowledgment of the truth of something

regret collapse: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"; decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"; feel sad about the loss or absence of

penitence collapse

sect collapse: a subdivision of a larger religious group

concession collapse: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"; the act of conceding or yielding; a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"

trademark collapse: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

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

church collapse: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"; perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

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

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

revelation collapse: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure; the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle; communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

recognition collapse: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"; an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"; approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"; the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"; (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"

follower collapse: a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

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