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Arti. (Hinduism) Arti ( Hindi: आरती, romanized : Ārtī) or Arati ( Sanskrit: आरति, romanized : Ārati) [1] [2] is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, part of a puja, in which light from a flame (fuelled by camphor, ghee, or oil) is ritually waved to venerate deities. [3] [4] [5] Arti also refers to the songs sung in praise of ...
A great deal of emphasis was placed on the forms of worship, as they were seen in terms of the Latin phrase lex orandi, lex credendi ("the rule of prayer is the rule of belief")—that is, the specifics of one's worship express, teach, and govern the doctrinal beliefs of the community. According to this view, alterations in the patterns and ...
Puja ( Sanskrit: पूजा, romanized : pūjā ), also spelt pooja, is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. [1] [2] It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die.
He limited worship to preaching, almsgiving, the Eucharist, and prayer. John Oecolampadius, in Basel, believed that while the Bible did not give detailed liturgical instruction, all worship must be guided by biblical principles. For him this meant that worship should be simple and unpretentious.
Contemporary worship, church music. Contemporary Christian worship in Rock Harbor Church, Costa Mesa, United States. Contemporary worship music ( CWM ), also known as praise and worship music, [1] is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music.
Family worship, sometimes simply family prayer, is prayer, bible reading, and singing of psalms and hymns conducted in private homes of Christian families. During the Protestant Reformation, daily Mass was simplified in order to allow wider participation by laypeople. In the Reformed tradition, it became more common especially in England and ...
The Book of Common Order, originally titled The Forme of Prayers, is a liturgical book by John Knox written for use in the Reformed denomination. The text was composed in Geneva in 1556 and was adopted by the Church of Scotland in 1562. In 1567, Séon Carsuel (John Carswell) translated the book into Scottish Gaelic under the title Foirm na n ...
A place of worship is a specially designed structure or space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study. A building constructed or used for this purpose is sometimes called a house of worship. Temples, churches, mosques, and synagogues are examples of ...