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  1. Dormition
    celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
  2. demiurge
    a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
  3. surplice
    a loose-fitting ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
  4. Beatitude
    one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)
  5. preterist
    a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
Created on Sat Aug 15 14:36:24 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Jan 09 20:47:49 EST 2010)

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