Ecclesiastes, Kohelet in Hebrew, is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The title derives from the Greek translation of the Hebrew title: קהלת (variously transliterated as Qoheleth, Qohelethh, Kohelet, Koheleth, or even Coheleth). The author represents himself as the son of David, and king over Israel in Jerusalem (1:1, 12, 16; 2:7, 9). The work consists of personal or autobiographic matter, largely expressed in aphorisms and maxims illuminated in terse paragraphs with reflections on ...

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• Ecclesiastes - Kohelet and Ecclesiastes
• Ecclesiastes - Author
• Ecclesiastes - Language
• Ecclesiastes - Dating Ecclesiastes
• Ecclesiastes - Placement in canon
• Ecclesiastes - Vanity
• Ecclesiastes - Readings

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Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Kohelet and Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Author, Ecclesiastes - Language, Ecclesiastes - Dating Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Placement in canon, Ecclesiastes - Vanity, Ecclesiastes - Readings

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Dominic Rudman, Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes (JSOTSup. 316; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001, p. 13) cites the modern commentaries supporting this dating. Dominic Rudman. "A Note on Dating of Ecclesiastes". Catholic Biblical Quarterly vol. 61 no. 1 (1999) pp. 47-53 contains a discussion with C. L. Seow, "Linguistic Evidence and the Dating of Qohelet." in JBL vol. 115 (199 ...

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Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Kohelet and Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Author, Ecclesiastes - Language, Ecclesiastes - Dating Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Placement in canon, Ecclesiastes - Vanity, Ecclesiastes - Readings

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ecclesiastical: "Of the church or clergy."

By extension, relating to the authoritative body of any religion, sect or lineage. Having to do with an assembly of spiritual leaders and their jurisdiction.

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A chimere is a garment that can be worn as part of academic regalia, or by Anglican bishops in choir dress. A descendant of a riding cloak, the chimere resembles an academic gown but without sleeves, and is usually made of scarlet or black cloth. Chimere - Academic Use. The chimere is prescribed at the University of Oxford for doctors in Convocation Dress — and as such the chimere may be referred to as the Convocation Habit. Chimere - Ecclesiastical Use. Including:

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Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus or Justinian I (May 11, 483–November 13/14, 565), was Eastern Roman Emperor from August 1, 527 until his death. One of the most important rulers of Late Antiquity, he is best remembered for his reform of the legal code through the commission of Tribonian, and the military expansion of imperial territory that was achieved during his reign, primarily through the campaigns of Belisarius. He is also known as "The last Roman Emperor." He is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church, commemorate ...

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• Justinian I - Life
• Justinian I - Legal activities
• Justinian I - Military activities and the campaigns of Belisarius
• Justinian I - Suppression of non-Christian religions
• Justinian I - Ecclesiastical policy
• Justinian I - Ecclesiastical Relations with Rome
• Justinian I - Bibliography

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The word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. The term and office of a rector are called rectorate. In languages such as German, Norwegian and Polish, the spelling is Rektor; in Italian, the word became Rettore. Rector - Academic rectors. The Rector is the highest academic official of many universities. It's used widely in Europe, including Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the Benelux, Spain, and Scotland. A notable exceptio ...

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• Rector - Roman Catholic Church
• Rector - Rectorates in politics and administration
• Rector - Sources and References

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The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national culture and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This has provided a strong sense of national identity that has helped to preserve Georgian distinctiveness despite repeated periods of foreign occupation and attempted assimilation. Culture of Georgia - Culture of old Georgia. The Georgian alphabet was invented in the 5th century BC and reformed by King Parnavaz I of Iber ...

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• Culture of Georgia - Culture of old Georgia
• Culture of Georgia - Ecclesiastical art
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• Culture of Georgia - Folk Musicians
• Culture of Georgia - Filmmakers
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• Culture of Georgia - Painters
• Culture of Georgia - Pianists
• Culture of Georgia - Poets
• Culture of Georgia - Sculptors
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• Culture of Georgia - Writers
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The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek basiliké stoà, royal stoa), was originally used to describe a Roman public building (as in Greece, mainly a tribunal), usually located at the centre of a Roman town (forum). In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC. After the Roman Empire became officially Christian, the term came by extension to refer to a large, and important church that has been given special ceremonial rights by the Pope, and thus the word retains two senses today, in ...

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• Basilica - The basilica in architecture
• Basilica - Basilicas in the Roman Forum
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• Basilica - Christianising the basilica
• Basilica - Architecture: external reference
• Basilica - Reference
• Basilica - The ecclesiastic basilica
• Basilica - Major Basilicas
• Basilica - Minor Basilicas
• Basilica - Oratory

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A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, and is also used in many terms such as "the power behind the throne." Throne - Thrones in ancient cultures. Thrones have been the symbol of monarchs and gods since ancient times. The throne was used for coronation ceremonies and to lift the king up above all others present. Thrones were since then directly associated with ro ...

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• Throne - List of famous thrones
• Throne - Africa
• Throne - Asia
• Throne - Other uses
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The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy Roman Emperor, and later the Austrian Emperor during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, crosses, holy relics, and the royal robes, as well ...

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• Austrian Crown Jewels - The insignia of the Austrian hereditary homage
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Empire of Austria
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Habsburg-Lorraine Household Treasure
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Holy Roman Empire
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Burgundian Inheritance and the Order of the Golden Fleece
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Ecclesiastical Treasury

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The book of Ecclesiastes uses the expression haelohim, "the God", 32 times. Clarke’s Commentary, Volume III, page 799, states: The book, entitled Koheleth, or Ecclesiastes, has ever been received, both by the Jewish and Christian Church, as written under the inspiration of the Almighty; and was held to be properly a part of the sacred canon. Ecclesiastes also appears in harmony with other Scriptures where they treat the same subjects. It agrees with Genesis on man’s being made up of a body composed of the dust ...

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Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Kohelet and Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Author, Ecclesiastes - Language, Ecclesiastes - Dating Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Placement in canon, Ecclesiastes - Vanity, Ecclesiastes - Readings

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This article is about the ancient form of Christianity in Britain and Ireland, which was addressed at the Synod of Whitby[citation needed] in 664 in an attempt to reconcile it with the Roman rite. The existence of a Celtic Church, or a Celtic Catholic Church (also known as "Culdee Church"), is generally agreed upon by Roman sources but highly debated among scholars. Celtic Christianity - What is Celtic Christianity?. Celtic Christianity, or The Celtic Church, is thought to be a form ...

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• Celtic Christianity - What is Celtic Christianity?
• Celtic Christianity - The Debate about the Church's Existence
• Celtic Christianity - Antiquity of the Celtic Church: Tradition & Legend
• Celtic Christianity - Antiquity of the Celtic Church: Known and Generally Accepted
• Celtic Christianity - Ecclesiastical Structure: How separate was the Celtic church?
• Celtic Christianity - Differences from the rest of Catholicism
• Celtic Christianity - The Easter problem
• Celtic Christianity - Celtic Saints
• Celtic Christianity - Celtic Christianity today

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Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD, from Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus, UCKG1) is the name for a rapidly growing Brazilian new religious movement. The church is spreading world-wide, especially in Portuguese-speaking countries. Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - History. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God adopted its current name in 1979. It was originally founded in 1977, by Edir Mac ...

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• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - History
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Doctrines
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Practices
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Spirituality
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Ecclesiastical Organization
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Controversies
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Tithe
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Disputes with Other Beliefs
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - The Kicking of the Saint
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Notes

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Qoheleth's stated aim is to find out how to ensure one benefits in life, an aim in accord with the general purposes of Wisdom Literature. For Qoheleth, however, any possible advantage in life is destroyed by the inevitability of death. As such, Qoheleth concludes that life (and everything) is senseless. In light of this conclusion, Qoheleth advises his audience to make the most of life, to seize the day, for there is no way to secure favorable outcomes in the future. Although this latter conclusion has sometimes been compared to Epicureanism, for Qoheleth it comes about as the inevitable result of ...

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Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Kohelet and Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Author, Ecclesiastes - Language, Ecclesiastes - Dating Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes - Placement in canon, Ecclesiastes - Vanity, Ecclesiastes - Readings

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The need which benefices are intended to meet was in the earlier centuries of the life of the Church satisfied in other ways. From the beginning, the clergy was supported by the liberality of the faithful, but originally all offerings were transmitted to the bishop, who took charge of their administration and distribution. Usually the mass of donations was divided into four portions, of which one went to the support of the bishop, another to the maintenance of the clergy, a third to the repair and construction of churches, and a fourth to th ...

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Ecclesiastical benefice, Ecclesiastical benefice - History, Ecclesiastical benefice - Division, Ecclesiastical benefice - Creation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Modification, Ecclesiastical benefice - Collation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Condition of Collation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Obligations, Ecclesiastical benefice - Vacancy, Ecclesiastical benefice - Revenues

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At the session of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus held on March 2nd, 1972, Bishop Anthemos of Kition, Bishop Kyprianos of Kyrenia, and Bishop Gennadios of Paphos, tabled a motion proposing that Archbishop Makarios III resign the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus. They held that the holding of secular office by a cleric was against the canons of the Church. The Synod released an announcement reporting the position of the Bishops, and s ...

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Ecclesiastical coup, Ecclesiastical coup - The Ecclesiastical Coup of 1972, Ecclesiastical coup - Return of the Bishops in the 1974 secular coup

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In order that benefices may the more effectually fulfill the purposes for which they were instituted, various laws have been enacted governing the act of collation. Whether the collation be free or necessary it must always be gratuitous, to avoid simony; free, that is without coaction; unconditional; public, so that it may be readily proved; and granted within six months from the date of vacancy. Moreover no benefice can be conferred before it is vacant, nor can seculars receive the benefices of regulars, nor regulars those which are secular ...

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Ecclesiastical benefice, Ecclesiastical benefice - History, Ecclesiastical benefice - Division, Ecclesiastical benefice - Creation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Modification, Ecclesiastical benefice - Collation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Condition of Collation, Ecclesiastical benefice - Obligations, Ecclesiastical benefice - Vacancy, Ecclesiastical benefice - Revenues

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Roman Catholic courts are governed by the Code of Canon Law in the case of the Western Church (Latin or Roman Rite), and the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches in the case of the Eastern Church (Byzantine, Ukrainian, Maronite, Melkite, etc., Rites). Both systems of canon law recently underwent massive revisions, resulting in the new code for the Latin Rite in 1983, and the compilation for the first time of the Eastern Rite Code in 1991. Briefly, in each diocese the bishop (or "eparch" in the Eastern Rites) is the legislator, admi ...

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Ecclesiastical court, Ecclesiastical court - Roman Catholic Church, Ecclesiastical court - Church of England, Ecclesiastical court - Episcopal Church in the United States, Ecclesiastical court - Notes

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In the Church of England, the Ecclesiastical Courts are a system of courts, held by authority of the Crown, whose holder is the Supreme Governor of the Church. The courts have jurisdiction over matters dealing with the rights and obligations of church members, now limited to controversies in areas of church property and ecclesiastical disciplinary proceedings. In England these courts, unlike common law courts, are based upon and operate alo ...

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Ecclesiastical court, Ecclesiastical court - Roman Catholic Church, Ecclesiastical court - Church of England, Ecclesiastical court - Episcopal Church in the United States, Ecclesiastical court - Notes

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