The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (561 page)

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Compassion
(characteristic Buddhist virtue)
:
see
KARU
.
Compline
.
The traditional last of the day
hours
in the W. Church, said before retiring at night. The corresponding office in the Orthodox Church is the
apodeipnon
(Gk., ‘after supper’).
Compostela
:
Concelebration
.
The celebration of the
eucharist
by a number of priests saying the eucharistic prayer, or the words of
consecration
, together.
Concept of positive freedom
(space for human effort in a deterministic system)
:

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