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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