profanation of sacred terms

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• sacred — 1 *holy, divine, blessed, spiritual, religious Analogous words: dedicated, consecrated, hallowed (see DEVOTE): cherished, treasured, valued (see APPRECIATE) Antonyms: profane Contrasted words: secular, lay, temporal (see PROFANE) 2 Sacred,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Introduction —    Sacred music is a universal phenomenon of humanity. Where there is faith, there is music to express it. Every major religious tradition and most minor ones have music and have it in abundance and variety. There is music to accompany ritual and …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Jerusalem (A.D. 71-1099) —     Jerusalem (A.D. 71 1099)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jerusalem (A.D. 71 1099)     I. TO THE TIME OF CONSTANTINE (71 312)     When Titus took Jerusalem (April September, A.D. 70) he ordered his soldiers to destroy the city (Josephus, De… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Biblical Antiquities — • Details domestic, political, and sacred antiquities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Biblical Antiquities     Biblical Antiquities      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice     Sacrifice      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Eucharist in the Catholic Church — The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th century Juan de Juanes painting. At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic… …   Wikipedia

• blasphemy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. irreverence, profanity; heresy. See impiety. Ant., piety. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. impiety, sacrilege, profanity, irreverence, disrespect, swearing, cursing, obscenity, lewdness, reviling, scoffing,… …   English dictionary for students

• KEDUSHAH — (Heb. קְדֻשָּׁה). The biblical term for holiness is kodesh; mishnaic Hebrew, kedushah, and that which is regarded as holy is called kadosh. Jewish exegetes, following early rabbinic interpretation (Sifra) of Leviticus 19:2: You shall be holy, for …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• TEMPLE — The article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple history structure the ground plan of the temple the detailed plan of the temple general description the porch THE MAIN ROOM (HEKHAL) OR HOLY PLACE …   Encyclopedia of Judaism