Holiness means the state of being holy, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. It is most usually ascribed to people, but can be and often is ascribed to objects, times, or places. The concept is found in almost all religions, especially those with a degree of formal organization, so that there is scope for special people, places etc to be devoted to worship. In non-specialist contexts, the term "holy" is used in a more general way, to refer to someone or something that is associated ...

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In Protestantism, especially in American branches of Protestantism of the more Pentecostal variety, holiness has acquired the secondary meaning of the reshaping of a person through spiritual rebirth. This process is described in the Bible, in Paul's Epistle to the Romans, chapter 6, verses 19-22, among other places. The term owes its origin to John Wesley's concept of "scriptural holiness" or Christian perfection. The Holiness movement began within Methodism in the United States, among those who thought the church had lost the ...

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Holy Living and Holy Dying is the collective title of two books of Christian devotion by Jeremy Taylor. They were originally published as The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living, 1650 and The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying, 1651. The two books represent one of the high points of English prose during the period of the early Stuarts. According to historian Nancy Lee Beaty (1970, The Craft of Dying: A Study in the Literary Tradition of the Ars Moriendi in England), Holy Dying

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Holy Scripture (or Sacred Scripture, meaning the Holy Writings) is a term of reverence used by Christians when referring to the Bible. The most standard understanding of these writings is that they were composed under the revelation of God though the Holy Spirit. The older branches of Christianity accept the idea that metaphor and poetry are an integral part of their composition; certain traditions, however, especially in Protestantism, consider these writings to be factually accurate, and thus inerrant (see Fundament ...

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In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. For instance, the Holy Synod is a ruling body of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church. The Supreme Holy Synod was a congregation of Orthodox church leaders in Russia. It was established by Peter the Great, Stefan Yavorsky and Feofan Prokopovich in January 1721 to replace the Patriarchate of Moscow. It was abolished following the February Revolution of 1917 and replaced wit ...

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Your Holiness is the formal style by which the Pope and the Coptic Pope are addressed, and is properly the superlative style, taking precedence before all other styles; when rendered in the third person, "His Holiness" may be abbreviated to "HH", but this abbreviation more commonly refers to "His Highness". The Patriarch of Constantinople is also styled Your All Holiness. Other ecclesiastical dignitaries enjoy inferior styles. A Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church enjoys the rank and precedence of a sovereign ...

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The term Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. "holy seat") refers in its original sense to the episcopal see of Rome, of which the Pope is the diocesan bishop (technically, the ordinary). Currently, Benedict XVI is the ordinary of the Holy See. In the sense more widely used today, as defined in canon law, the Holy See refers to the Pope, the Roman Curia, and associated institutions, in effec ...

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The Most Holy Place also known as the Holiest of Holies, or Holy of Holies, in Hebrew: Qodesh HaQodashim (Biblical: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm), is a location within the inner Tabernacle in the time of Moses. In the Book of Exodus it is referred to as the most holy (Exodus 26:33), and the most holy place (Exodus 26:34) ...

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Universal Call to Holiness and Apostolate is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy. Not only does this term cover the need for all to enter the Roman Catholic Church (like the term "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus", meaning that there is no salvation outside the Roman Catholic Church which means, according to the Roman Catholic Catechism, that all salvation comes from Christ), but also states that all within the church should live holy lives and spread holiness to others. This term is used by ...

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The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests and brothers and affiliated congregations of sisters. The Congregation founded the University of Notre Dame, University of Portland, St. Edward's University, Stonehill College, and King's College. In addition, the congregation runs many high schools including Holy Cross High School See also. Official Web Site ...

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The Conservative Holiness Movement is a term that loosely defines a group of conservative Christian denominations that withdrew from the "mainline" holiness movement and trace their origin back to Methodist roots and the teachings of John Wesley. Conservative Holiness Movement - Active Denominations & Organizations. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Churches Bible Holiness Church Bible Methodist Connection of Churches Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee ...

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Holy Water is a studio album by Bad Company, released in June 1990. The single on the album was the title track, "Holy Water", which received some classic rock airplay. Holy Water - Track listing. "Holy Water" (Howe/Thomas) "Walk Through Fire" "Stranger Stranger" "If You Needed Somebody" (Howe/Thomas) "Fearless" "Lay Your Love on Me" "Boys Cry Tough" "With You in a Heartbeat" "I Don't Care" "Never Too Late" ...

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In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. According to many versions of the story, Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and then took the object to Britain, where he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes (Loomis 1991). The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celti ...

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In Christian Pentecostal theology, Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels. Specifically, it refers to the experience of Pentecost described in the Book of Acts. In most mainstream Christian churches, Pentecost is seen as a single act that spread out the Holy Spirit or paraclete onto all believers. Individuals thereafter might or might not have similar experiences, but the single event of Pentecost itself was sufficient for all time and t ...

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Holy Week is the Christian week from Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday. Each of the days of Holy Week has its own traditions of services in the West. Believers are encouraged to follow in their prayers with readings from the Gospel the account of each of the actions from the time of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the crucifixion and death of Jesus on Good Friday and the resurrection on Easter Sunday. While each day has special mass celebrations in the Western churches, the week's most elaborate services are ...

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The Holy Prepuce, or Holy Foreskin (Latin præputium) is one of several relics purported to be associated with Jesus. At various points in history, a number of churches in Europe have claimed to possess it, sometimes at the same time. Various miraculous powers have been ascribed to it. Holy Prepuce - Theological origin. Ancient Christian belief has it that Jesus ascended bodily into Heaven forty days after his resurrection from the dead. This would mean that Jesus' foreskin (removed at his cir ...

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