Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
Altar (Bible) — Altars (Hebrew: מזבח, mizbe ah, a place of slaughter or sacrifice )[1] in the Hebrew Bible were typically made of earth (Exodus 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25). Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places (Genesis 22:9; … Wikipedia
Altar server — An altar server or Acolyte is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a religious service. Acolytes attend to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, etc.Acolytes in the Roman Catholic… … Wikipedia
Veil — This article is about the article of clothing, or a religious item. For other uses, see Veil (disambiguation). Standing woman holding her veil. Terracotta figurine, ca. 400–375 BC. A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by… … Wikipedia
Dalmatic — Roman Catholic deacon wearing a dalmatic Ornately embroidered dalmatic (shown from the back with an appareled … Wikipedia
Chasuble — A Roman or fiddleback chasuble The chasuble is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western tradition Christian Churches that use full vestments, primarily in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and… … Wikipedia
613 Mitzvot — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism … Wikipedia
Alb — For other uses, see ALB (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the German low mountain ranges Franconian Jura and Swabian Alb. An Anglican priest vested as a deacon, with alb and cincture and a purple stole. The alb, one of the liturgical… … Wikipedia
Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the … Wikipedia
COMMANDMENTS, THE 613 — (Heb. תַּרְיַ״ג מִצְווֹת, taryag mitzvot). The total number of biblical commandments (precepts and prohibitions) is given in rabbinic tradition as 613. R. Simlai, a Palestinian teacher, states: 613 commandments were revealed to Moses at Sinai,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… … Universalium
