| 单词 | supernatural virtue |
| 释义 | supernatural virtue (once / 187609 pages) n WORD FAMILY supernatural virtue: supernatural virtues USAGE EXAMPLESTo ascribe supernatural virtues to the skin of a snake, to a picture, or to a bound volume, is intellectually the same. Ingersoll, Robert Green, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, V...(2012) The paint was supposed to have supernatural virtue and caused an object to become invisible or invulnerable. Voe, Carrie de, Legends of The Kaw—The Folk-Lore of...(2011) They revered Jesus as the greatest of the prophets, endowed with supernatural virtue and power. Talmage, James Edward, The Great Apostasy—Considered in th...(2011) n according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues Syn|Hypo|Hyper theological virtue brotherly love, charity a kindly and lenient attitude toward people hopeone of the three Christian virtues faith, religion, religious beliefa strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny apophatismthe religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) cataphatismthe religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') analogy, doctrine of analogythe religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate cult, cultus, religious culta system of religious beliefs and rituals culta religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false ecclesiasticismreligion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices mysticism, religious mysticisma religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality nature worshipa system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena revealed religiona religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind theismthe doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods heathenism, pagan religion, paganismany of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism Christian religion, Christianitya monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior Hindooism, Hinduisma body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Brahmanism, Brahminismthe religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads Jainismreligion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being Sikhismthe doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam Buddhismthe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Hsuan Chiao, Taoismpopular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic Shinto, Shintoismthe ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors Manichaeanism, Manichaeisma religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000 Mithraicism, Mithraismancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d. Mazdaism, Zoroastrianismsystem of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) Bahaisma religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States Asian shamanism, shamanisman animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans shamanismany animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) Wiccathe polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe cardinal virtue one of the seven preeminent virtues |
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