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a pronouncement of God's forgiveness for those who have confessed
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absolution
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a brief liturgical response, such as "amen" or "blessed be God"
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acclamation
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belief that liturgical practices neither commanded nor forbidden are permitted
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adiaphora
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season before Christmas in the western church
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advent
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an Evangelical invitation for those who want to dedicate their lives to God to come forward to the altar
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altar call
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the podium to which one walks to read the word
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ambo
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Greek term for recalling God's redeeming acts as past and present; also an element of Eucharistic prayer
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anamnesis
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technical name for the whole Eucharistic prayer
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anaphora
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recurring verse sung in alteration
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antiphon
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praying the psalms with two groups alternately saying or chanting
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antiphonal
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the distinct end of a church where the altar is located
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apse
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distinct part of a traditional church where the font is located and baptisms performed
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baptistery
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words spoken over someone being baptized
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baptismal formula
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Hebrew prayer that blesses God "Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe"
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berakah
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book or set of books containing the official daily prayer rites
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breviary
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a hymn or other song text from outside the psalms
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canticle
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liturgical minister who leads the singing or sings alone
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cantor
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the ten commandments
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decalogue
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Greek word derived from "to call upon" or "invoke" and commonly refers tot he part of the Eucharistic prayer that asks the Spirit to come on the sacrament
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epiclesis
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an Eastern rite term for a set of liturgical prayers and blessings
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euchology
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ritual that commands an evil spirit / the devil to depart
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exorcism
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psalm chant between the epistle and the Gospel
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gradual
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"image breaking" impulse to destroy or reject religious images
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iconoclasm
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psalmody sung at the beginning of mass or while processing
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introit
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practice of reading scripture in sequence over time; preferred by Protestant churches over a lectionary system
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lectio continua
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system of apportioning biblical readings for worship rather than reading continuously
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lectionary
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"the law of prayer is the law of belief" and expresses the close connection between worship and faith
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lex orandi lex credendi
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Latin for "commandment" and often used at the Maundy Thursday foot washing
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mandatum
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in historical methodist and evangelical communities for people to come to confess and pray
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mourner's bench
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a newly baptized Christian
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neophyte
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Simeon's words upon seeing the child Jesus at his presentation in the temple
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nunc dimittis
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the texts that remain the same in all masses
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ordinary (of the mass)
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a technical term for music that has two or more parts
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polyphony
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a book containing prayers used by a presbyter or bishop for the celebration of mass and other liturgical occasions
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sacrementary
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the cycle of the liturgical year commemorating the lives of saints and martyrs
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sanctoral cycle
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Latin for "lift up your hearts"
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sursum corda
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the liturgical calendar as it relates to the seasons
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temporal cycle
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Greek for "thrice holy" refers either to the sanctus or Holy God, Holy and mighty, Holy immortal one have mercy upon us"
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trisagion
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afternoon prayer of the hours
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vespers
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Latin for "provision for a journey" refers to the Eucharist given to someone who is dying
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viaticum
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