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149 words in Faith & Ritual
Agape
Faith“loving regard”
Agnostic
Faith“not knowing”
Alms
Faith“act of mercy”
Anathema
Faith“a thing set up”
Antichrist
Faith“against the anointed one”
Antinomian
Faith“against the law”
Antiphon
Faith“sounding in reply”
Apocalypse
Faith“an uncovering”
Apocrypha
Faith“things hidden away”
Apologetics
Faith“the art of speaking in one's defence”
Apostasy
Faith“a standing away”
Apostate
Faith“one who stands away”
Apostle
Faith“one sent away”
Apse
Faith“a joining, a loop”
Archangel
Faith“chief messenger”
Archbishop
Faith“chief overseer”
Archdeacon
Faith“chief servant”
Arianism
Faith“the teaching of Areios”
Ascetic
Faith“one who trains”
Atheism
Faith“godlessness”
Baptism
Faith“a dipping”
Baptist
Faith“dipper”
Baptistery
Faith“place for dipping”
Basilica
Faith“royal building”
Bible
Faith“the books”
Bishop
Faith“overseer”
Blasphemy
Faith“evil speaking”
Catechism
Faith“a sounding down into the ears”
Cathar
Faith“pure one”
Cathedral
Faith“down-seat, chair”
Catholic
Faith“according to the whole”
Christ
Faith“the anointed one”
Christian
Faith“of the anointed one”
Christology
Faith“study of the anointed one”
Chrysostom
Faith“golden mouth”
Church
Faith“the Lord's house”
Clergy
Faith“those of the allotted portion”
Cleric
Faith“one of the allotted share”
Crypt
Faith“the hidden place”
Deacon
Faith“servant”
Demon
Faith“the one who apportions”
Deuteronomy
Faith“second law”
Devil
Faith“one who throws accusations across”
Diocese
Faith“thorough housekeeping”
Docetism
Faith“the seeming-only doctrine”
Doxology
Faith“words of glory”
Ecclesiastes
Faith“one who addresses the assembly”
Ecclesiastical
Faith“belonging to those called out”