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  • 21Idolatry — The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin. Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god,[1] or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard… …

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  • 22Idolatry in Judaism — Judaism strongly prohibits any form of idolatry. Judaism holds that idolatry is not limited to the worship of an idol itself, but also worship involving any artistic representations of God. In addition it is forbidden to derive benefit ( hana ah… …

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  • 23Demiana — Saint Demiana and the 40 Virgins Virgin, Martyr Born 3rd century Egypt Died Beginning of 4th century Egypt Honored in Oriental Orthodox Christianity Canonized …

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  • 24Mexico — • Situated at the extreme point of the North American continent, bounded on the north by the United States, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, British Honduras, and Guatemala, and on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean… …

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  • 25Idolatry in Christianity — An idol is a material object, representing a deity, to which religious worship is directed. [Geoffrey W. Bromiley International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982), vol. 2 p 794.] In… …

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  • 26Navratri — For the Indian film, see Navarathri (1966 film). Navaratri Navratri Golu depicting various forms of Hindu deities worshiped for 9 days Type Major [Hindu] Festival …

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  • 27Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …

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  • 28Yugra — ( ru. Югра) was the name of the lands between the Pechora River and Northern Urals in the Russian annals of the 12th ndash;17th centuries, as well as the name of the Khanty and partly Mansi tribes inhabiting these territories. The difference… …

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  • 29idolatry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Worship of idols Nouns 1. idolatry, idolism; demonism, demonolatry; idol, demon, devil, fire, or sun worship; paganism, zoolatry, fetishism; bibliolatry; deification, apotheosis, canonization; hero… …

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  • 30Muhammad as a diplomat — Muhammad (c. 570–632) is documented as having engaged as a diplomat during his propagation of Islam and leadership over the growing Muslim community. He established a method of communication with other tribal or national leaders through… …

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