act+of+sacrifice
91Blairsden Mansion — History Old mountain top mansions with forbidding looking gates, reclusive religious sects, and a surrounding forest said to be haunted by malevolent spirits this is the kind of stuff from which local legends are born. Places such as these tend… …
92Rana Niejta — (alternative names: Rana Niejte, Rana Neida, Rana Nieda, Rana Neide, Ruona Neida, Radien neide and Blende) is a goddess in sami mythology.Rana Niejta is the goddess for spring and fertility. The literal translation of the name Rana is «the green» …
93Tide jewels — In Japanese mythology, the tide jewels or kanju 干珠 [tide ] ebbing jewel and manju 満珠 [tide ] flowing jewel were magical gems that the Sea God used to control the tides. Classical Japanese history texts record an ancient myth that the ocean kami… …
94Mohan Chand Sharma — Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma Mohan Chand Sharma (23 September 1965 − 19 September 2008)[1] was an Indian Police Inspector who served in the Delhi Police, Special Cell and was killed during the Batla House encounter in Delhi with suspected… …
95magnanimity — noun a) The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul. b) That quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and t …
96sacrificial — sacrifice ► NOUN 1) the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity. 2) an animal, person, or object offered in this way. 3) an act of giving up something one values for the sake of… …
97oblation — act of offering; a sacrifice; anything offered in worship Ecclesiastical Terms …
98Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
99biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
100Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
