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121Thurible — A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. It is used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, Old Catholic, and some Lutheran churches, as well as in Christian and non… …
122Myrrh — For the record label, see Myrrh Records. Commiphora myrrha tree, one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested. Myrrh (pronounced /ˈmɜr/) is the aromatic oleoresin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora,… …
123Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice …
124Altars (in Scripture) — Altars (in Scripture) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Altars (in Scripture) The English word altar, if the commonly accepted etymology be adopted alta ara does not describe as well as its Hebrew and Greek equivalents, mizbeah (from zabhah,… …
125Numbers 7 — 1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 2 That… …
126ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …
127Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement redirects here. For other uses, see Day of Atonement (disambiguation). For the war, see Yom Kippur War. Yom Kippur Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb (1878) …
128Lacandon — Infobox ethnic group group=Lacandón nativename=Hach Winik Real People poptime=Mexico: approx 1000 popplace=Mexico (Lacandon Jungle in Northeastern Chiapas) and Petén, Guatemala rels=Protestant, Traditional Belief System, Some Catholic Influences… …
