Religious Definitions

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary

 

·        Christianity – the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Christians

·        1gospel n – 1) the teachings of Christ and the apostles 2) any of the first four books of the New Testament 3) something accepted as infallible truth

·        2gospel adj – 1) of, relating to, or emphasizing the gospel 2) relating to or being American religious songs associated with evangelism

·        Protestant – 1) a member or adherent of one of the Christian churches deriving from the Reformation 2) a Christian not of a Catholic or Orthodox church

·        Trinitarian – a believer in the doctrine of the Trinity

·        Fundamentalism – a Protestant religious movement emphasizing the literal infallibility of the Bible

·        Millennium – 2) the 1000 years mentioned in Revelation 20 when holiness is to prevail and Christ is to reign on earth

·        Bible Table

·        evangelical – 1) of or relating to the Christian gospel esp. as presented in the four Gospels 2) of or relating to certain Protestant churches emphasizing the authority of Scripture and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual 3) ZEALOUS

·        evangelism – 1) the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ 2) militant or crusading zeal

·        Evangelist – 1) the writer of any of the four Gospels 2) a person who evangelizes; esp. a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services

·        evangelize – 1) to preach the gospel 2) to convert to Christianity

·        theology – the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; esp. the study of God and of God’s relation to the world

·        Baptist – a member of any of several Protestant denominations emphasizing baptism by immersion of believers only

·        baptism – 1) a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual rebirth and symbolized by the ritual use of water 2) an act of baptizing

·        prophet – 1) one who utters divinely inspired revelations 2) one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual or moral insight 3) one who foretells future events

·        minister – 2) a clergyman esp. of a Protestant communion

·        ministrant – one that ministers

·        gentile – n 1) a person who is not Jewish; esp. a Christian as distinguished from a Jew 2) heathen, pagan