A-Z: General definitions
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- Walter Map
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- Washing of the disciples' feet
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- Weeping, wailing, gnashing
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- Where two or three are gathered
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A-Z: General definitions: Walter Hilton
Definition
(d. 1396). An English mystic. After a period as a hermit he became an Augustinian canon. He wrote in both English and Latin.
A person who seeks direct spiritual encounter with God, usually through a life of self-denial and contemplation.
Someone who lives in solitude, and has little or no contact with people. Hermits devote their lives to prayer and in devotion to God.
1. Augustinian friars: a group of Christians who lived according to the 'Rule' (way of life) attributed to St Augustine.
2. Augustinian canons (also known as Black Canons): priests who lived together in communities following the Rule of St Augustine
1. The list of books which the Christian church accepts as inspired by God and authoritative.
2. Priest who is part of a group of clergy attached to a cathedral.
3. A set of rules governing how a church is to be run and what its beliefs are.
