VenerationVeneration (Latin: veneratio; Greek: προσκύνησις proskýnēsis) is the practice of honoring people and articles of religious significance, for example, the veneration of saints and the veneration of relics. To venerate a saint is to honour a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions.
CanonizationCanonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints. Catholic ChurchCanonization is a papal declaration that the Catholic faithful may venerate a particular deceased member of the church.
GlorificationGlorification may have several meanings in Christianity. The Nicene Creed states that God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are glorified. From the Catholic canonization to the similar sainthood of the Eastern Orthodox Church to salvation in Christianity in Protestant beliefs, the glorification of the human condition can be a long and arduous process.
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Eastern Orthodox ChurchSecond-largest Christian church
Sanctification in ChristianityIn Christianity, sanctification (or in its verb form, sanctify) literally means "to set apart for special use or purpose", that is, to make holy or sacred (compare Latin: sanctus). Therefore, sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i.e. "made holy", as a vessel, full of the Holy Spirit.
Catholic ChurchChristian church based in Rome
ChristianityAbrahamic monotheistic religion
LutheranismMajor branch of ProtestantismLutheran priest elevating the host during the Mass at Alsike Church, SwedenChurch of the Revelation, an Evangelical-Lutheran parish of the Church of Sweden in the locality of Saltsjöbaden
God in ChristianityChristian conception of GodLa Sainte Trinité, painting by Gustave Doré (1866). God the Father presents the body of Christ, his Divine Son, with the Holy Spirit visible as a dove at the top of the image.
Imitation of GodImitation of God (Latin: imitatio Dei) is the religiousprecept of a person finding salvation by striving to realize their concept of supreme being. It is found in ancient Greek philosophy and several world religions. In some branches of Christianity, however, it plays a key role. Hebrew BibleSome scholars, such as Cyril Rodd, argue that the concept is not important in the ethics of the Hebrew Bible.
Ecclesiastical polityEcclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local (congregational) forms of organization as well as denominational. A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches. Polity relates closely to ecclesiology, the theological study of the church.
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