A-Z: General definitions
- Dactyl
- Dada
- Daedalus
- Daedalus and Icarus
- Dagon
- Damnation
- Danae
- Daniel
- Daniel O'Connell
- Dante
- Daphne
- Dark
- Dark Night (of the soul)
- Darkness
- David
- Day of Atonement
- Day of Judgement
- Day of the Lord
- De Profundis
- Deacon
- Deaconess
- Dead Sea
- Dean
- Death
- debate
- Deborah
- Decadents
- Decameron
- Declaration of Independence
- Declarative
- Decorum
- dedicate
- Definite article
- Defoe
- Degenerate
- Deified
- Deism
- Deist
- Deistic
- Deity
- Delilah
- Deliverance
- Delos
- Delphi
- Delphic Oracle
- Delphos
- Demeter
A-Z: General definitions: Dark Night (of the soul)
Definition
An expression used to describe a period of despair and doubt by a believer which is ended by renewed hope. Sometimes described as a 'wilderness experience'.
Related Topics
Big ideas: Doubt and faith
In the Bible hope is confidence based on God's promises. Faith, hope and love are the three greatest Christian virtues.
