Profession, Religious

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• Profession (religious) — For Profession of faith (public avowal of faith according to a traditional formula), see Creed. The term religious profession is defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church in relation to members of religious institutes as… …   Wikipedia

• profession, religious —    This term (from the Latin professio, meaning a public declaration ) refers to the public pronouncement of vows or promises by members of a religious community …   Glossary of theological terms

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

• Religious Profession — • Describes both a declaration openly made, and a state of life publicly embraced Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Profession     Religious Profession      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Dower —     Religious Dower     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Dower     (Lat. dos religiosa).     Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to her husband when she marries, the name religious dower has been given to the sum of money …   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

• Religious Toleration —     Religious Toleration     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Toleration     Toleration in general signifies patient forbearance in the presence of an evil which one is unable or unwilling to prevent. By religious toleration is understood the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious freedom in the Philippines — is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Philippines.BackgroundConstitutionThe 1987 Constitution of the Philippines declares: The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. (Article II, Section 6), and, No law shall be made respecting an …   Wikipedia

• Religious Obedience —     Religious Obedience     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Obedience     Religious obedience is that general submission which religious vow to God, and voluntarily promise to their superiors, in order to be directed by them in the ways of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Veil —     Religious Veil     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Veil     In ancient Rome a red veil, or a veil with red stripes, distinguished newly married women from the unmarried. From the earliest times Christ was represented to the Christian… …   Catholic encyclopedia