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A complete dictionary of common terms used in Christianity.
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YahwehThe Hebrew name for God. This was orginally written in the voweless form YHWH or JHVH. The latter is the origin of the word 'Jehovah'. (see also the entry Tetragrammaton).
YuletideAn older term used for Christmas.
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The Christogram symbolises the crown of thorns and the nails that were used at Jesus' crucifixation. The Letters IHS are used as shorthand for 'Christ'.
"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
