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... holy river , mountain , or place made sa- cred through association with a deity or saint . The word tirtha means " river - ford , " and by extension , an axis mundi , or sacred spot . Hon- oured as the seven most holy Hindu cities are ...
... holy river , mountain , or place made sa- cred through association with a deity or saint . The word tirtha means " river - ford , " and by extension , an axis mundi , or sacred spot . Hon- oured as the seven most holy Hindu cities are ...
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... HOLY TRINITY FOR THE REDEMPTION OF CAPTIVES ( O.SS.T. ) , a Roman Catholic order of men founded in France in 1198 by St. John of Matha to free Christian slaves from captivity under the Muslims in the Near East , North Africa , and Spain ...
... HOLY TRINITY FOR THE REDEMPTION OF CAPTIVES ( O.SS.T. ) , a Roman Catholic order of men founded in France in 1198 by St. John of Matha to free Christian slaves from captivity under the Muslims in the Near East , North Africa , and Spain ...
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... holy - the sacred , transcen- dent power or being . Response to the holy may be cultic ( e.g. , ritual drama , prayer , dancing , ecstatic speech , veneration of various persons or objects , sermons , silent meditation , or sacred song ) ...
... holy - the sacred , transcen- dent power or being . Response to the holy may be cultic ( e.g. , ritual drama , prayer , dancing , ecstatic speech , veneration of various persons or objects , sermons , silent meditation , or sacred song ) ...
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