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• Christian and Religious Perfection —     Christian and Religious Perfection     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian and Religious Perfection     A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect in nature, yet imperfect inasmuch as it… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Perfection —     Christian and Religious Perfection     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian and Religious Perfection     A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect in nature, yet imperfect inasmuch as it… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christian — • First Bishop of Prussia, d. 1245 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christian     Christian and Religious Perfection …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation —     Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation     An ecclesiastical or religious vocation is the special gift of those who, in the Church of God, follow with a pure intention the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Painting —     Religious Painting     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Painting     Painting has always been associated with the life of the Church. From the time of the Catacombs it has been used in ecclesiastical ornamentation, and for centuries after… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christian perfection — Christian perfection, also known as perfect love; heart purity; the baptism of the Holy Spirit; the fullness of the blessing; Christian holiness; the second blessing; and entire sanctification, is a Christian doctrine which holds that the heart… …   Wikipedia

• Christian Doctrine —     Christian Doctrine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Doctrine     Taken in the sense of the act of teaching and the knowledge imparted by teaching , this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious vows — are the public vows made by the members of religious communities pertaining to their conduct, practices and views. In the Buddhist tradition, in particular within the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition, many different kinds of religious vows are… …   Wikipedia

• Perfection — For other uses, see Perfection (disambiguation). Perfect redirects here. For other uses, see Perfect (disambiguation). Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness. The term perfection is actually used to designate a range of… …   Wikipedia