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A list of terms relating to Christian liturgical practice.

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The kiss of peace is a traditional Christian greeting dating to early Christianity. The practice remains a part of the worship in traditional churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The Introit (from Latin: introitus, "entrance") is part of the opening of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations. In its most complete version, it ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Consecration of the gifts refers to bread and wine used in the Eucharist, which according to Christian belief involves their change into the Body and Blood of Christ, a change referred to as ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Compline (also Night Prayer, Prayers at the End of the Day) is the final church service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The collect is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches, among others, but are ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, more properly Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament, is a devotional ceremony, celebrated especially in the Latin Catholic Church, but also in some Anglican, ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The Sanctus (Latin: Sanctus, "Holy") is a hymn from Catholic liturgy. It may be called the epinikios hymnos (Greek: ἐπινίκιος ὕμνος, "Hymn of Victory") when referring to the Greek ...

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