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RITE |
Religious act |
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CONFESSORSHIP |
The act or state of suffering persecution for
religious faith. |
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NOCTURN |
An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by
night. |
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PROFESSION |
The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a
religious order. |
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IMPOSITION |
The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy,
in ordination, confirmation, etc. |
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ABLUTION |
The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the
washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. |
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SECESSION |
The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or
association with others, as in a religious or political organization;
withdrawal. |
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PREACHING |
The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of
sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious,
earnest advice. |
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AWAKENING |
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A
revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters
than usual. |
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PROSELYTISM |
The act or practice of proselyting; the making of
converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system,
or party. |
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WORSHIP |
The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being;
religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid
to God, or a being viewed as God. |
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DEDICATION |
The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine
Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn
appropriation; as, the dedication of Solomon's temple. |
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SECEDE |
To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association;
to separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire;
especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body. |
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SECULARIZATION |
...ng
rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular;
conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as,
the... |
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BAPTISM |
The act of baptizing; the application of water to a
person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated
into the visible chu... |
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PRAY |
...something
desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity
or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the... |
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CEREMONY |
... character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of
important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the
transa... |