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Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life Religious Life … Catholic encyclopedia
Vows — • A promise made to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vows Vows † Catholic Encyclo … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious Profession — • Describes both a declaration openly made, and a state of life publicly embraced Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Profession Religious Profession … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious vows — are the public vows made by the members of religious communities pertaining to their conduct, practices and views. In the Buddhist tradition, in particular within the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition, many different kinds of religious vows are… … Wikipedia
Religious Dower — Religious Dower † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Dower (Lat. dos religiosa). Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to her husband when she marries, the name religious dower has been given to the sum of money … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious Perfection — Christian and Religious Perfection † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian and Religious Perfection A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect in nature, yet imperfect inasmuch as it… … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious Obedience — Religious Obedience † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Obedience Religious obedience is that general submission which religious vow to God, and voluntarily promise to their superiors, in order to be directed by them in the ways of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious — Re*li gious (r? l?j ?s), a. [OF. religius, religious, F. religieux, from L. religiosus. See {Religion}.] 1. Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
religious — adj 1 *devout, pious, pietistic, sanctimonious Analogous words: *faithful, staunch, steadfast, true: virtuous, righteous, noble, *moral, ethical: *upright, just, honorable, honest Antonyms: irreligious Contrasted words: ungodly, godless (s … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Religious of Perpetual Adoration — Religious of Perpetual Adoration † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious of Perpetual Adoration (Belgium) A congregation with simple vows, founded at Brussels, 1857, by Anna de Meeus, daughter of Count Ferdinand de Meeus, for whose… … Catholic encyclopedia
