The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (63 page)
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Advocatus Dei
:
:
Advocatus diaboli
:
:
Advowson
.
.
The right, in the Christian Church, to present to a
bishop
a nominee for appointment to a
parish
or other benefice. This right may be in the hands of the bishop, in which case it is usually described as ‘collating’. In the 20th cent. in England the right of advowson or patronage has been increasingly concentrated in the hands of ecclesiastical authorities.
bishop
a nominee for appointment to a
parish
or other benefice. This right may be in the hands of the bishop, in which case it is usually described as ‘collating’. In the 20th cent. in England the right of advowson or patronage has been increasingly concentrated in the hands of ecclesiastical authorities.
dya-
rdha.
A Hindu anticipatory funeral rite, performed during their lifetime by those who have no son to perform the appropriate rites for them after death, or by those who for some other reason believe that the rites will not be performed after death.
Aelia Capitolina
.
.
The post-135 CE Roman name for
Jerusalem
when, after the
Bar Kokhba
revolt, the Emperor Hadrian tried to deprive the city of its Jewish character.
Jerusalem
when, after the
Bar Kokhba
revolt, the Emperor Hadrian tried to deprive the city of its Jewish character.
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