A-Z: General definitions
- Vale of Tears
- Valediction
- Valedictorian
- Valley
- Valley of the shadow of death
- Vampire
- Vanity of Vanities
- Vassal
- Vatican
- Vatican Council
- Veil
- Venerate
- Veneration
- Vengeance
- Veni, Creator Spiritus
- Venial Sin
- Venite
- Venus
- Verb
- Verbs - auxiliary
- Verbs - dummy auxiliary
- Verbs - infinitive
- Verbs - inflections
- Verbs - modal auxiliary
- Verbs - verb phrase
- Vermeer
- Vernacular
- Vernacular Translations and Paraphrases
- Verse
- Verse Drama
- Versification
- Vesper
- Vespers
- Vesta
- Vestment
- Vestry
- Vicar
- Vicarage
- Vicarious
- Vice
- Victoria
- Victorian
- Vigil
- Vignette
- Vine
- Vineyard
- Virgil
- Virgin Birth
- Virgin Mary
A-Z: General definitions: Vatican Council
Definition
Formal gathering of Roman Catholic Church leaders to debate and make decisions on matters of doctrine.
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.
The teaching on the beliefs of a religion, usually taught by theologians or teachers appointed by their church.
