A-Z Religion
Write in alphabetical order starting with "A" all fall within religion (it may be religious stuffs, religious order, religious places, feeling, holiday..). If the word is specific - please, explain what it's mean (if it's possible).
Post your Spanish religious-word together with it's English translation.
And, if you want, find a picture and post that as well...
A
adoración - adoration
In the Latin Rite Catholic Church, the worship of Christ, staying under the Eucharistic species (the consecrated bread and wine). Can be carried out in silence, and as a special worship.
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I have skipped "X" so:
Y el yermo - the wilderness
The Temptation of Jesus is a story taken from the gospel of St Matthew. It tells how Jesus, having been baptised by St John the Baptist, went into the desert wilderness and fasted for forty days and forty nights. The Devil tried to tempt Him but Jesus refused to be tempted and finally the Devil gave up and went away. Then, the Angels appeared and gave Him food.
La Tentación de Jesús es un episodo de su vida, escrito por el evangelista Mateo. Se conta como, después de su beautismo por Juan Evangelista, Jesús fue al yermo del desierto para pasar cuarenta días y cuarenta noches de ayuno. Pues, se apareció el diablo y le tentó pero Jesús no se le rendió y finalmente el diablo le dejó. Entonces, los ángeles se aparecieron y le sirvieron.
orar, rezar - to pray
Q
Quartodecimanism
The celebration of Easter on the fourteenth of Nisan according to the Jewish lunar calendar -- regardless of what day of the week on which it occurred. The Council of Nicea in 325 CE decided to observe the crucifixion on a Friday and the resurrection on the following Sunday.
Las 7 Virtudes Cardinales de la fé catolica - The 7 Cardinal Virtues of the RC faith
Son: fé, esperanza, caridad, prudencia, justicia, fortaleza y templanza.
They are: faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance.
Santo Domingo de Silos entronizado con las siete virtudes cardinales
pintado por Bartolomé Bermejo
INTI: Mighty Incan God of the Sun.
Very important and powerful, he's the father of legendary MANCO-CAPAC and the sunny son of VIRACOCHA. His name is so sacred that even those granted to utter it must do so soundlessly.
Incan emperors were believed to be the manifestation of INTI on Earth and were thus hot-tempered and prone to sunspots.
faith - fe
Biblia de Ferrara más formalmente titulado , "Biblia en Lengua Española Traducida Palabra por Palabra de la Verdad Hebrayca por Muy Excelentes Letrados, Vista y Examinada por el Oficio de la Inquisicion. Con Privilegio del Ylustrissimo Señor Duque de Ferrara"
Ferrara Bible more formally titled, The Bible in the Spanish Language Translated Word for Word from the True Hebrew by the very Excellent Literati , Viewed and Examined by the Office of the Inquisition. With the Privilege of the Ultimate Duke of Ferrara"
C
Chac = Mayan god of rain, especially important in the Yucatán region of Mexico where he was depicted in Classic times with protruding fangs, large round eyes, and a proboscis-like nose.
Chichén Itzá, Mexico: Chac mask on Temple of the Three Lintels
B
Balam = Any of a group of Mayan jaguar gods who protected people and communities.
Z
zen - zen
Escuela budista que busca forzar la razón y el cuerpo hasta lograr la iluminación de lo absoluto.
Buddhist school that seeks to force the reason and the body to attain enlightenment of all.
Y
Yin y Yang - yin and yang
Principios fundamentales de la Creación, de acuerdo con el Taoísmo. Yang es el elemento masculino y Yin el femenino que, por su conjunción crean la Humanidad.
Fundamental Principles of the Creation, according to Taoism. Yang is the male element and the female Yin, created by the conjunction of mankind.
W
Wali - (Islam) Santo.
On the pic - Mecca.
G
Gap theory:
The belief that there is a large interval of time between the first and second verses in the book of Genesis. By insertion of a gap at this point, Genesis is brought more closely into harmony with the conclusions of the vast majority of biological and earth scientists who believe that Evolution is a fact and that the earth is about 4.5 billion years old.
teólogo - Theologian
Nazaret = Nazaret
Jesús pasó sus años de niñez en Nazaret antes de empezar su ministerio cuando fue aproximadamente 30.
Jesus spent his childhood years in Nazareth before beginning his ministry when he w
as about 30.
