ceremonia religiosa

Definitions of ceremonia religiosa
  1. noun
    a ceremony having religious meaning
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    ágape
    a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
    rito
    an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
    culto
    the act of public worship following prescribed rules
    sacramento
    a 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
    santificación
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
    oblación, oblata
    the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
    unción
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
    libación
    the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
    trasnochada, vela, velatorio
    the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
    orgía
    secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
    circuncisión
    the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
    iglesia
    a service conducted in a house of worship
    capilla
    a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
    liturgia
    a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
    eucaristía
    a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
    bautismo
    a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
    confirmación
    a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
    penitencia
    a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
    extremaunción
    a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
    beatificación, canonización
    (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
    consagración, sacralización
    (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
    réquiem
    a Mass celebrated for the dead
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    ceremonia
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
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