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A-Z: General definitions: Meditation
Definition
Christian devotional practice in which a verse of the Bible or some aspect of the Christian life is held in prayerful and focused thought, until some deeper aspect of its reality manifests itself. Ignatian meditation is a method prescribed by the Jesuits, using the imagination, through the visualising of episodes in the life of Christ, to reach a deeper level of faith. There are many other forms of meditation besides Christian ones; most, but not all, are religious in nature.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The complete commitment of oneself to a loved person or thing, and especially to God. The term is also used, in the plural, to mean prayers.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
In the manner of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order, the Society of Jesus. Used most often in terms of a form of spirituality or meditation.
An order within the Roman Catholic church, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola, and known as the Society of Jesus. They are an active order, serving as priests, missionaries, and teachers.
Title (eventually used as name) given to Jesus, refering to an anointed person set apart for a special task such as a king.
Belief and trust in someone or something.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
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