The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1014 page)
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Holy water
.
.
In Christian usage, water which is blessed for use in certain rites, especially that which is blessed at the
Easter
Vigil for baptism of
catechumens
.
Easter
Vigil for baptism of
catechumens
.
Holy Week
.
.
The week preceding
Easter
, observed in liturgical churches as a period of remembrance of, and attachment to the
passion
of Christ.
Easter
, observed in liturgical churches as a period of remembrance of, and attachment to the
passion
of Christ.
Holy Year
.
.
A year during which the pope grants, subject to particular conditions, a plenary
indulgence
, the so-called Jubilee, to all those who visit Rome. A
bull
specifies the particular purposes of the year and the conditions and benefits associated with it.
indulgence
, the so-called Jubilee, to all those who visit Rome. A
bull
specifies the particular purposes of the year and the conditions and benefits associated with it.
Homa
.
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