The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (885 page)
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Great vow
(commitment to first limb of Hindu yoga)
:
(commitment to first limb of Hindu yoga)
:
Great vows
(basic Jain commitments)
:
(basic Jain commitments)
:
Great Western schism
:
:
Greek Orthodox Church
.
.
1
The
autocephalous
Christian church found mainly in Greece, a part of the
Orthodox Church
whose belief and practice it shares. The Church is particularly strong in N. and S. America, and numbers
c.
15 million.
2
Incorrectly, but widely used prior to 1914, for all Orthodox churches, e.g. in Baedeker's
Guide to Russia
, 1914.
The
autocephalous
Christian church found mainly in Greece, a part of the
Orthodox Church
whose belief and practice it shares. The Church is particularly strong in N. and S. America, and numbers
c.
15 million.
2
Incorrectly, but widely used prior to 1914, for all Orthodox churches, e.g. in Baedeker's
Guide to Russia
, 1914.
Green Book
(revolutionary text of Libyan leader)
:
(revolutionary text of Libyan leader)
:
Gregorian calendar
,
new calendar, or new style
.
,
new calendar, or new style
.
The Julian
calendar
as adjusted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to make it cohere better with the solar year. It was not accepted in most
Orthodox Churches
until 1924.
calendar
as adjusted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to make it cohere better with the solar year. It was not accepted in most
Orthodox Churches
until 1924.
Gregorian Chant
:
:
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