The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1642 page)

as their Gur
.
Under R
m Si
gh's leadership the movement aimed at social uplift, particularly of
women
, at ending British rule, and protecting the cow from Muslim butchers. The N
mdh
r
s' life is strictly disciplined. They must rise early, bath, then meditate upon a
mantra
confided to each by the Gur
. A woollen
rosary
of 108 beads is used. Their diet is vegetarian and dress must be simple, with the
turban
tied flat across the forehead as in portraits of Gur
N
nak
.

 
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Name of Jesus
.

A subject of Catholic devotion. Reflection on the Holy Name derives ultimately from the New Testament (e.g. 1 Corinthians 6. 11), but the devotion was popularized by the
Franciscans
in the 15th cent. The feast, the second Sunday after
Epiphany
, was prescribed for the whole Church in 1721, but suppressed in 1969. A feast day on 7 Aug. is found in Anglican calendars.

 
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see
NINETY-NINE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD
.

 
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