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11interment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Burial Nouns 1. interment, burial, sepulture, inhumation, inurnment; cryonics (see cold). 2. (burial rites) obsequies, exequies, funeral [rites], last rites, extreme unction; embalming; wake; pyre,… …
12Nachzehrer — A Nachzehrer is a sort of German vampire. Nachzehrer translates afterwards (nach) devourer (zehrer) . The Nachzehrer was prominent in the folklore of the northern regions of Germany, including Silesia and Bavaria, and also with the Kashubes of… …
13Graveclothes — Grave clothes , n. pl. The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred. [1913 Webster] …
14Aër — The Aër (Greek: Ἀήρ, lit. the air ; modern Greek: Αέρας; Slavonic: Воздухъ , Vózdukh ) is the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches. It… …
15macabre — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. (danse) Macabré (dance) of Death (1376), probably a translation of M.L. (Chorea) Machabæorum, lit. dance of the Maccabees (leaders of the Jewish revolt against Syro Hellenes; see MACCABEES (Cf. Maccabees)). The… …
16Christian Science — Not to be confused with other religious movements including Religious Science and Scientology, or with the relationship between religion and science. Part of a series on Christianity …
17Assumption of Mary — Assunta redirects here. For the hospital in Malaysia, see Assunta Hospital. Santa Maria Assunta redirects here. For churches with this dedication, see Santa Maria Assunta (churches). This article is about the theological concept. For works of art …
18Authentic Gospel of Matthew — Traditionally, it was thought that Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew found in the Bible (Canonical Matthew). It was believed to be composed in Hebrew and to be the first Gospel written. Modern biblical research has shown that this is not the… …
19Bean nighe — The bean nighe (Scottish Gaelic for washer woman ), is a Scottish fairy, seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. She is a type of bean sìth (in Irish bean sídhe , anglicized as banshee ).LegendsAs the Washer at the Ford she… …
20Resurrection appearances of Jesus — The major Resurrection appearances of Jesus are reported in the New Testament to have occurred after his death and burial and prior to his Ascension. These are: , . Among these primary sources, most scholars believe First Corinthians was written… …
