A-Z: General definitions
- Sabbath
- Sackcloth
- Sacrament
- Sacred
- Sacred Heart
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifice of Isaac
- Sacrificial
- sacrilegious
- Sacrosanct
- Sadducees
- Sage
- Saint
- Salome
- Salt
- Salubrious
- Salvation
- Salvationist
- Samaria
- Samaritan
- Samson
- Samuel
- Samuel Johnson
- Samuel Pepys
- Samuel Richardson
- Sanctification
- Sanctified
- Sanctuarize
- Sanctuary
A-Z: General definitions: Saint
Definition
In the New Testament the term is used of all Christians but gradually came to describe an especially holy person. In the Roman Catholic Church, the term refers to someone whose life and good works have been evaluated by the Church and who has been deemed worthy of canonisation and is held in special reverence. There is often a day of the year set aside to remember them and the influence of their life.
A 'testament' is a covenant (binding agreement), a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people. The New Testament is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its name comes from the new covenant or relationship with God.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
Set apart, sacred.
A worldwide Christian church which traces its origins from Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus. It has a continuous history from earliest Christianity. Its centre is the Vatican Palace, Rome, where the Pope resides.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
The declaration that a deceased person should be honoured as a saint.
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