Article - Buddhist Worship: Worship In Buddhism
Buddhist Worship: Worship in Buddhism Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a templ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship: Encyclopedia - Worship
Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Worship - Types Of Christian Worship
Christian worship - Liturgical traditions common to East and West. See also: Christian liturgy Canonical hours Vespers Compline Noctur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Worship: Encyclopedia - Animal Worship
Animal worship is an ill-defined term, covering facts ranging from the worship of the real divine animal, commonly conceived as a "god-bo...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Worship: An Introduction To Hindu Worship
There is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Worship: The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-worship
There is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Worship: Encyclopedia - Christian Worship
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Article - Basics Of Hinduism: Are Hindus Idol Worshipers?
Basics of Hinduism: Are Hindus idol worshipers? Hindus do not worship a stone or metal "idol" as God. We worship God through t...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Do Hindus Worship Idols?
Hinduism: Do Hindus worship idols? No, Hindus are not idol worshippers in the sense implied. They are intelligent people, and intelligen...   » Read the article

Article - Basics Of Hinduism: Why Do Hindus Worship The Cow?
Basics of Hinduism: Why do Hindus worship the cow? The cow represents the giving nature of life to every Hindu. Honoring this gentle ani...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Worship: Devotional Worship And Service To All  
If we meet no Gods, its because we harbour none, said Emerson. For us, God is not a remote, abstract figure; He is a living, loving Pr...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Worship: Yagna - The Ritual Worship Of Hinduism
Hinduism and Worship: Yagna - the ritual worship of Hinduism Yagna or yajna is an outer form of worship in which offerings are made to d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minerva: Encyclopedia Ii - Minerva - Worship
Ovid called her the "goddess of a thousand works." Minerva was worshipped throughout Italy, though only in Rome did she take on a warlike...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bes - Worship
Images of the god were kept in homes to ward off evil, and so he was depicted quite differently from the other gods. Normally gods were s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaktism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaktism - Worship
Among the manifestations of Devi most favoured for worship by Shaktas are Kali, Durga, and Parvati. Durga is an epithet of Mahadevi, or "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Worship
It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Paganism - Worship
Norse paganism - Centres of faith. The Germanic tribes rarely or never had temples in a modern sense. The Blót, the form of worship pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artemis: Encyclopedia Ii - Artemis - Worship
She was the virgin moon goddess of the hunt, wild animals, healing, wilderness, chastity, and childbirth. She was worshipped as a fertili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matsu Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Matsu Goddess - Worship
There are about 800 to 1000 Taiwanese temples dedicated wholly, or usually, partly, to Matsu. Jenlan Temple (鎮瀾宮) in Tachia (大甲...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Worship
It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poseidon: Encyclopedia Ii - Poseidon - Worship
In the historical period, Poseidon was often referred to by the epithets Enosichthon, Seischthon and Ennosigaios, all meaning "earth-shak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isis: Encyclopedia Ii - Isis - Worship
Isis - Temples. Most Egyptian deities started off as strictly local, and throughout their history retained local centers of worship, wi...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Worship: Worship In Hinduism For Different Hindu Gods
Religious observances, traditional worship and Vratas have, at times, more than one significance. Apart from being the adoration of the D...   » Read the article

Article - Vasanta Navaratri: Worship In Hinduism - Vasanta Navaratri
Vasanta Navaratri THE DIVINE MOTHER or Devi is worshipped during the Vasanta Navaratri. This occurs during the spring. She is worshipped...   » Read the article

Article - Pradosha Vrata: Hindu Worship - Pradosha Vrata
Pradosha Vrata The Pradosha worship is to be done in the evening twilight on the 13th day of each lunar fortnight. It is the worship of ...   » Read the article

Article - Hanuman Jayanti: Hindu Worship -hanuman Jayanti
SRI HANUMAN is worshipped all over India - either alone or together with Sri Rama. Every temple of Sri Rama has the murti or idol of Sri ...   » Read the article

Article - Chitra Purnima: Hindu Worship - Chitra Purnima
The psychological effect of this worship, done on the very first full moon day of every year (Chaitra is the first of the twelve months),...   » Read the article

Article - Vastu Shastra: Vasthu - Ways Of Worship
Vasthu - ways of worship The laying of the foundation stone, inauguration of the coustmetion of a house and occupation of a newly built...   » Read the article

Article - Srichakra: Role Of Srichakra In Devi Worship  
In Hindu devotional practice, three kinds of external symbols are used for worship of the Supreme Being, who is actually formless and ...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism Worship: Sincere Prayer For Peace And Harmony  
In India, the day begins with worship. People pray, bow and meditate. Members of the Jain community all over India bathe, put on new c...   » Read the article

Article - Vara Lakshmi Vrata: Worship In Hinduism - Vara Lakshmi Vrata
Vara Lakshmi Vrata LORD SHIVA describes the glory of this Vrata in the Skanda Purana. It is performed by a woman whose husband is still ...   » Read the article

Article - Nakshatras: Fruits Of Worshipping Each Nakshatra
Fruits of Worshipping Each Nakshatra Each Nakshatra reflects certain wishes or desires that those who born under them are inclined to ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship: Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Brewers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Brewers
The Worshipful Company of Brewers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. London brewers are known to have organised as a g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idle Worship: Encyclopedia - Idle Worship
Released in 1997, Idle Worship is The Eclectics' first album and was recorded by Steve Albini. Mastered by Tom Florio. Photos by Tom Flor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship Music: Encyclopedia - Worship Music
Worship music is a style of Christian music that is commonly used to denote songs that are used to worship God and set in a choral music ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship
The Báb · Abdu'l-Bahá Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words Administrative Order The Guardian Universal House of Justice ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Scriveners: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Scriveners
The Worshipful Company of Scriveners of the City of London is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It is also known as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Saddlers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Saddlers
The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of Saddlers, the Company's predecessor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Innholders: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Innholders
The Worshipful Company of Innholders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Innholders were originally known as Hostel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Woolmen: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Woolmen
The Worshipful Company of Woolmen is one of the Livery Companies in the City of London. It is known to have existed in 1180, making it on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Worship: Encyclopedia - Common Worship
Common Worship is a form of liturgy, published by and for use in the Church of England. The Church of England has two different, but comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship Centers Of Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia - Worship Centers Of Ayyavazhi
The worship centers of Ayyavazhi include Pathis and Nizhal Thangals. There are more than 7,000 worship centers of Ayyavazhi throughout So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess Worship: Encyclopedia - Goddess Worship
Goddess worship is a general description for the veneration of a female Goddess or goddesses. Many New Age Goddess devotees prefer the te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Bakers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Bakers
The Worshipful Company of Bakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Bakers' Guild is known to have existed in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers
The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Stationers' Company w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Coachmakers And Coach Harness Makers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Coachmakers And Coach Harness Makers
The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congregation Worship: Encyclopedia - Congregation Worship
A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church, Jewish synagogue, or other religious assembly. It also means...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Worship - Music
Christian worship - Chant. Byzantine chant Gregorian chant Russian chant Coptic chant Anglican chant Christian worship - Classical &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Worship - Prayer
Christian worship - Psalms. Psalms Christian worship - Profession of Faith. Apostles' Creed Nicene Creed Athanasian Creed Christ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Worship - History
Christian worship - Overview. Throughout most centuries of Church history, Christian worship has been primarily liturgical, characteriz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Worship Music - History
Worship music became popular in the 1980s, when Christian music publishers such as Maranatha! Music and Integrity Music started releasing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Worship: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Worship
WORSHIP: in Paganism and Wicca, this means to become one with the gods during a group or personal rite and to endeavor to draw the ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal Worship - Classification By Inward Meaning
Treating cults according to their meaning, which is not necessarily identical with the cause which first led to the deification of the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal Worship - Animal Cults
Animal worship - Bear. The bear enjoys a large measure of respect from all cultures that come in contact with it, which shows itself in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Twilight Worship: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Twilight Worship
Twilight Worship: Twilight Worship. Puja at dawn, midday, sunset and midnight.   (See also: Twilight Worship , Tantra, Tant...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Congregational Worship: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Congregational Worship
congregational worship: Worship done as a group, such as synchronized singing, community prayers or other participatory worship by ind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Internalized Worship: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Internalized Worship
internalized worship: Yoga. Worship or contact with God and Gods via meditation and contemplation rather than through external ritual....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Worship: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Worship
A Christian theological definition of Worship according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - Description
The name used in the Bahá'í writings for Houses of Worship is Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Dawning-place of the Remembrance of God). All Bahá'�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - History
Bahá'í House of Worship - Ashkhabad Turkmenistan. The first Bahá'í Temple was completed around 1908 in Ishqábád or Ashkhabad, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - Description
The name used in the Bahá'í writings for Houses of Worship is Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Dawning-place of the Remembrance of God). All Bahá'�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: The belief inherent in some religions, such as Shintoism, that asserts the continued existence of the deceased and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sexual Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sexual Worship
Sexual Worship.   See PHALLIC; LINGA   (See also: Sexual Worship , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Fire Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Fire Worship
Fire Worship. See FIRE; ZOROASTRIANISM   (See also: Fire Worship , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dicti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - History
Bahá'í House of Worship - 'Ishqábád Turkmenistan. The first Bahá'í Temple was completed around 1908 in 'Ishqábád, then ruled by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship Presentation Program: Encyclopedia Ii - Worship Presentation Program - Purpose
Churches use hymns, or songs of praise to God, for participants to engage in corporate, or collaborative, worship. As both personal compu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sun Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sun Worship
Sun Worship All ancient pantheons contain a deity associated with the sun, so that the reverence and worship paid to the sun was ritua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Drapers: Encyclopedia Ii - Worshipful Company Of Drapers - History
The organization was founded in 1361; it received a Royal Charter three years later. It was incorporated, or became a Company, under a Ro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
Ancestor Worship A cult widely observed among peoples and usually defined as the cult of the spirits of parents and forefathers. It im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Direct Worship Of The Actual God: Encyclopedia Ii - Direct Worship Of The Actual God - Origins
Practitioners of the religion believe Buxani who claims that during a long spiritual fast in honor of the "Actual God", his prayers were ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disk-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Disk-worship
Disk-worship. This was very common in Egypt but not till later times, as it began with Amenoph III., a Dravidian, who brought it from ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disk Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Disk Worship
Disk Worship Another form of sun worship; however, the ancients, especially whose who had been initiated in the Mystery schools, did n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hare-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hare-worship
Hare-Worship. The hare was sacred in many lands and especially among the Egyptians and Jews.   Though the latter consider it an ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mandir House Of Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mandir House Of Worship
Mandir House of worship {BCW 3:57-8}   (See also: Mandir House of worship , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ibis Worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ibis Worship
Ibis Worship. The Ibis, in Egyptian Hab, was sacred to Thoth at Hermopolis. It was called the messenger of Osiris, for it is the symbo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - Existing Structures
There are currently seven Bahá'í Houses of Worship. Bahá'í House of Worship - Wilmette Illinois USA. Designed by Louis Bourgeois, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í House Of Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í House Of Worship - Existing Structures
There are currently seven Bahá'í Houses of Worship. Bahá'í House of Worship - Wilmette Illinois USA. Designed by Louis Bourgeois, t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bull-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bull-worship
Bull-Worship (See "Apis" ). The worship of the Bull and the Ram was addressed to one and the same power, that of generative ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: ritualized propitiation and invocation of dead kin, based on the belief that spirits influence the fate of the livin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cow-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Cow-worship
Cow-worship. The idea of any such "worship" is as erroneous as it is unjust.   No Egyptian worshipped the cow, nor doe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Mercers: Encyclopedia Ii - Worshipful Company Of Mercers - Notable Mercers
Among famous Mercers were: William Caxton, printer John Dee, mathematician and astrologer Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London Thom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Places Of Worship In Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Places Of Worship In Hong Kong - Churches
Places of worship in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island. Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Roman Catholic) St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Places Of Worship In Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Places Of Worship In Hong Kong - Tin Hau Temples
Around 60 temples are dedicated, at least partially to Tin Hau. They include: temple in the Tin Hau area, east of Victoria Park, in East...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers: Encyclopedia Ii - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers - History
In 1403 the Corporation of London approved the formation of a Guild of stationers. At this time stationers were either booksellers or lim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Public Worship Regulation Act 1874: Encyclopedia Ii - Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 - The Act
Before the Act, worship in the Church of England had been regulated by the Court of Arches with appeal to the Judicial Committee of the P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bull, Bull Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bull, Bull Worship
Bull, Bull Worship The bull has been worshiped as a symbol of generative creation in its celestial or cosmic aspect -- in contrast wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expeditus: Encyclopedia Ii - Expeditus - Catholic Worship
Some church authorities question however whether or not he actually existed saying that he may have been inadvertently invented by a grou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoni - Yoni Worship
After the Aryan race intermingled with the indigenous communities of ancient India, a form of idolatory, or idol worship, developed. Whil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandir: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandir - Elements Of Worship
Although the devotee is free to worship in any manner as long as it is respectful and not offensive, some common elements of worship in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Durga: Encyclopedia Ii - Durga - The Worship Of Durga Durga Puja
The worship of Durga in the autumn month of Sharat is the major festival in Bengal. Puja means worship, and Durga's Puja is celebrated fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadakkunnathan Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadakkunnathan Temple - Time Of Worship
The temple opens at three in the morning and closes about 10-30 after the morning rites. For the evening worship it opens at four and clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahavidya: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahavidya - Worship Of Das Mahavidyas
In their strong associations with death, violence, pollution, and despised marginal social roles, they call into question such normative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurochs: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurochs - The Worship Of Aurochs
Aurochs are depicted in many Paleolithic European cave paintings such as those found at Lascaux and Livernon in France. Their life force ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrissur: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrissur - Places Of Worship
Thrissur has a variety of places of worship. People of Thrissur recognises and often offer their prayers in Churches, Mosques and Temples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaivism - Philosophy And Worship
Śaivism is a form of nondual spiritual practice and philosophy originating in India. Śaivites believe that the entire creation is both ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadakkunnathan Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadakkunnathan Temple - Tips For A Worshiper
Not only in the case of physical structures, but also in the matter of rituals, poojas and even in the order of movement of a worshipper ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psalms: Encyclopedia Ii - Psalms - The Psalms In Christian Worship
New Testament references show that the earliest Christians used the Psalms in worship, and the Psalms have remained an important part of ...   » Read the article