| 单词 | religious ceremony |
| 释义 | religious ceremony (once / 6037 pages) n WORD FAMILY religious ceremony: religious ceremonies USAGE EXAMPLESReligious ceremonies were conducted before Iran hosted South Korea in a World Cup qualifier in Tehran. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) On Thursday the prince made his first public appearance in more than a week, attending a religious ceremony honouring his late father. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) The prince made his first public appearance in more than a week on Thursday, attending a religious ceremony honoring his late father. Time(Dec 01, 2016) n a ceremony having religious meaning Syn|Hypo|Hyper religious ritual agape, love feast a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship religious rite, ritean established ceremony prescribed by a religion divine service, religious service, servicethe act of public worship following prescribed rules sacramenta formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction confirmationa ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism sanctificationa religious ceremony in which something is made holy Oblation, religious offeringthe act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist inunction, unctionanointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual libationthe act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony Mass(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist vigil, watchthe rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) last ritesrites performed in connection with a death or burial orgysecret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity circumcisionthe act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite church, church servicea service conducted in a house of worship devotionala short religious service prayer meeting, prayer servicea service at which people sing hymns and pray together chapel, chapel servicea service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar liturgya rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship officea religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities committal serviceservice committing a body to the grave nonea service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier vespera late afternoon or evening worship service watch nighta devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve) Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharista Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Offertorythe part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God matrimonythe ceremony or sacrament of marriage baptisma Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth confirmationa sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church penancea Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last ritesa Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation holy orderthe sacrament of ordination beatification(Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization canonisation, canonization(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints consecration(religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God High Massa solemn and elaborate Mass with music Low Massa Mass recited without music Requiema Mass celebrated for the dead ceremony the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion |
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