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149 words in Faith & Ritual

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Agape

Faith
ἀγάπηagápē

“loving regard”

Agnostic

Faith
ἀ-a-

“not knowing”

Alms

Faith
ἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosýnē

“act of mercy”

Anathema

Faith
ἀνάaná

“a thing set up”

Antichrist

Faith
ἀντίantí

“against the anointed one”

Antinomian

Faith
ἀντίantí

“against the law”

Antiphon

Faith
ἀντίantí

“sounding in reply”

Apocalypse

Faith
ἀπόapó

“an uncovering”

Apocrypha

Faith
ἀπόapó

“things hidden away”

Apologetics

Faith
ἀπολογητικόςapologētikós

“the art of speaking in one's defence”

Apostasy

Faith
ἀπόapó

“a standing away”

Apostate

Faith
ἀπόapó

“one who stands away”

Apostle

Faith
ἀπόapó

“one sent away”

Apse

Faith
ἁψίςhapsís

“a joining, a loop”

Archangel

Faith
ἀρχι-archi-

“chief messenger”

Archbishop

Faith
ἀρχι-arkhi-

“chief overseer”

Archdeacon

Faith
ἀρχι-archi-

“chief servant”

Arianism

Faith
ἌρειοςÁreios

“the teaching of Areios”

Ascetic

Faith
ἀσκητήςaskētḗs

“one who trains”

Atheism

Faith
ἀ-a-

“godlessness”

Baptism

Faith
βάπτωbáptō

“a dipping”

Baptist

Faith
βαπτιστήςbaptistḗs

“dipper”

Baptistery

Faith
βαπτίζωbaptízō

“place for dipping”

Basilica

Faith
βασιλεύςbasileús

“royal building”

Bible

Faith
βιβλίαbiblía

“the books”

Bishop

Faith
ἐπίepí

“overseer”

Blasphemy

Faith
βλασφημίαblasphēmía

“evil speaking”

Catechism

Faith
κατάkatá

“a sounding down into the ears”

Cathar

Faith
καθαρόςkatharós

“pure one”

Cathedral

Faith
κατάkatá

“down-seat, chair”

Catholic

Faith
κατάkatá

“according to the whole”

Christ

Faith
χρίωkhríō

“the anointed one”

Christian

Faith
ΧριστόςChristós

“of the anointed one”

Christology

Faith
ΧριστόςKhristós

“study of the anointed one”

Chrysostom

Faith
χρυσόςchrysós

“golden mouth”

Church

Faith
κυριακόνkyriakón

“the Lord's house”

Clergy

Faith
κλῆροςklêros

“those of the allotted portion”

Cleric

Faith
κληρικόςklērikós

“one of the allotted share”

Crypt

Faith
κρυπτήkryptḗ

“the hidden place”

Deacon

Faith
διάκονοςdiákonos

“servant”

Demon

Faith
δαίμωνdaímōn

“the one who apportions”

Deuteronomy

Faith
δεύτεροςdeúteros

“second law”

Devil

Faith
διάdiá

“one who throws accusations across”

Diocese

Faith
διάdiá

“thorough housekeeping”

Docetism

Faith
δοκεῖνdokeîn

“the seeming-only doctrine”

Doxology

Faith
δόξαdóxa

“words of glory”

Ecclesiastes

Faith
ἐκκλησιαστήςekklēsiastḗs

“one who addresses the assembly”

Ecclesiastical

Faith
ἐκκλησίαekklēsía

“belonging to those called out”