The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2768 page)

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Zionist Churches
.
A general term loosely used for the less orthodox, more
Pentecostal
and more African
new religious movements
in southern Africa, embracing several million Bantu and distinguished from the
Ethiopian
churches. Both the size of membership and the degree of Christian content vary considerably, but the more Christian movements resemble the
Aladura
in W. Africa.
Zitzit
(Heb., ‘fringes’). Tassels attached by Jews to garments worn to fulfil the commandments of Numbers 15. 37–41 and Deuteronomy 22. 12. As a positive time-bound commandment,
women
do not have a duty to wear zitzit.
Ziy
ra
.
Visit to a Muslim holy place or tomb, especially to Mu
ammad's tomb in
Mad
na
.
Z
b
(period in pure Land Buddhism):

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