The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2198 page)

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Seventeen Article Constitution
(Sh
toku's reform which gave support to Buddhism):
Seventeenth of Tammuz
(Jewish fast day):
Seventh Day Adventists
(members of Christian sect who believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ):
Seventh Heaven
.
The highest of all the spheres in the created order, hence the nearest that humans can approach to God. The theory of seven heavens/spheres is widespread in religions, e.g. in
kabbalah
.
Seven Virtues
.
In Christian tradition: faith, hope, charity, prudence, temperance, fortitude, justice. The first three are the ‘theological virtues’, grouped together by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. 13. The last four are the ‘cardinal virtues’, a classification taken over by the chief Christian
moral
theologians, e.g.
Ambrose
,
Augustine
, and Thomas
Aquinas
, from Plato and Aristotle.
Seven Words from the Cross
.
Sayings of Jesus on the cross used as subjects of Christian meditation, especially on
Good Friday
. They are:
(i) Luke 23. 34;
(ii) Luke 23. 43;
(iii) John 19. 26 f.;
(iv) Matthew 27. 46; Mark 15. 34;
(v) John 19. 28;
(vi) John 19. 30;
(vii) Luke 23. 46. A musical interpretation was written by Haydn in his Sonatas on the Seven Last Words.

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