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  • Atheism

    Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods. Atheism is not a religion in the sense that Christianity, Islam, and, Judaism are.

  • Secularity

    Hierarchical Display of Secularity Politics > Political framework > Political ideologySocial Questions > Culture and religion > ReligionEducation And Communications > Teaching > Teaching > Secular educationPolitics > Political framework > State > Secular State Meaning of Secularity […]

  • Protestant Church Law

    Hierarchical Display of Protestant church law Law > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Internal law of religionsSocial Questions > Culture and religion > Religion > Christianity > Protestantism Meaning of Protestant church law Overview and more information about Protestant […]

  • Orthodoxy

    Hierarchical Display of Orthodoxy Social Questions > Culture and religion > Religion > ChristianityLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Internal law of religions > Canon law Meaning of Orthodoxy Overview and more information about Orthodoxy For a more comprehensive […]

  • Protestantism

    Hierarchical Display of Protestantism Social Questions > Culture and religion > Religion > ChristianityLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Internal law of religions > Protestant church law Meaning of Protestantism Overview and more information about Protestantism For a […]

  • Salutem

    (Lat.) Health; greeting; prosperity; salvation. An expression of salutation used by the Romans in the commencement of their letters or epistles, generally abbreviated. S. C. Plinius Comelio Tadto suo, S. Plin. Ep. i. 6 et passim. In legal instruments, it was written at length, […]

  • Salutem

    (Lat.) Health; greeting; prosperity; salvation. An expression of salutation used by the Romans in the commencement of their letters or epistles, generally abbreviated. S. C. Plinius Comelio Tadto suo, S. Plin. Ep. i. 6 et passim. In legal instruments, it was written at length, […]

  • Christianitatis Curia

    (Law Lat.) The court of Christianity; the court Christian, or ecclesiastical judicature, as opposed to the civil court, or lay tribunal. Cowell. See Courts Christian. …

  • Christianitatis Curia

    (Law Lat.) The court of Christianity; the court Christian, or ecclesiastical judicature, as opposed to the civil court, or lay tribunal. Cowell. See Courts Christian. …

  • Wife

    A woman who has a husband living….

  • Setness

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Setness (You may find setness at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1640s, from set (n.2) + -ness. Old English had setnes, which was pressed into service to translate various ideas in Roman law and Christianity: […]

  • Heresy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Heresy Meaning of Heresy An offense against ecclesiastical law , consisting in the holding of a false opinion contrary to the essential doctrines of Christianity. […]

  • Progressive

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Progressive Meaning of Progressive Synonyms of Progressive (Advocating change), adjective advanced corrective emendatory enterprising forward […]

  • Humanism

    Definition of Humanism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Humanism: An ethical doctrine that asserts the central importance of human life and experience on earth and the right and duty of each individual to explore and develop their potential. […]

  • Marrano

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Marrano (You may find Marrano at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). Jew or Moor converted to Christianity, 1580s, from Spanish, probably literally “pig, swine,” an expression of contempt, from Arabic muharram […]