English ⇄ thesaurus

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   <<  >>

Terms for subject Religion (3849 entries)

Sae no kami	"Sae" has the meaning of 'to block" and sae no kami are deities of the boundary. This kami is represented by a large rock and is believed to prevent evil spirits and malign influences entering the village at crossroads. He is found in the at the boundary between the world of the living and the dead, and between the sexes, hence sae no kami's association with procreation and fertility as well as village boundaries (see Dosojin) He is popularly associated, as the guardian deity of boundaries and children, with the Jizo, widely venerated as the protector of mizuko (aborted or miscarried foetuses) in modern Japan
Safety Awareness Faith Empowerment	SAFE
Saginaw Valley Youth for Christ	SVYC
Sahih Muslim Translation	SMT
Sai no kami	"Sae" has the meaning of 'to block" and sae no kami are deities of the boundary. This kami is represented by a large rock and is believed to prevent evil spirits and malign influences entering the village at crossroads. He is found in the at the boundary between the world of the living and the dead, and between the sexes, hence sae no kami's association with procreation and fertility as well as village boundaries (see Dosojin) He is popularly associated, as the guardian deity of boundaries and children, with the Jizo, widely venerated as the protector of mizuko (aborted or miscarried foetuses) in modern Japan
Saicho	See Daishi
Saifuku	Formal costume for the conduct of ceremonies by a Shinto priest. The garments are made from white silk and cut in the same way as the The priest generally carries a and wears headgear
Saigi	The solemn rituals held during as distinct from the subsequent celebrations. See
Saigu	"Abstinence Palace'. It refers to the residence and person of the virgin priestess despatched to the Ise shrine to perform rites on behalf of the emperor. The institution of saigu lasted from at least the period to the fourteenth century, after which it died out (see Ise Jingu) to be revived in the modified form of after the restoration. When a new emperor succeeded to the throne (a frequent occurrence since emperors were often appointed young and "retired" before reaching adulthood) a girl as young as five would be selected by divination. After two years seclusion and abstinence (i.e. avoidance of taboos) at the palace she would make a ritual journey to Ise and remain there in the compound called saigu, attended by priests, maids-in-waiting and servants and observing the imperial rites, with the exception of Buddhist ceremonies. Buddhist words as well as words like blood, sweat, meat, grave and cry were taboo—imi-kotoba She emerged only three times a year to worship at the Ise shrines. On the death or retirement of the emperor or the death of her mother she returned to the ordinary life of the capital and usually married. The formal instructions for her preparation and journey are given in the Engi-shiki and other documents. The saigu represented an inviolable symbol of imperial authority which to some extent substituted for and in other ways reinforced imperial power. Her virginal "purity" and strict enactment of court rites were reinforced by taboos not against Taoism or but against Buddhism, the religion of the real world and the bustling capital. See also
Saijin ronso	"Pantheon dispute'. The dispute arose from a proposal by Senge, Takatomi (1845-1918) chief priest of the taisha that the main kami of Izumo, O-kuni-nushi -no-mikoto should be added as Lord of the Underworld to the "official" pantheon of Amaterasu and the three deities of creation (zoka no kami) who were the focus of worship of the great promulgation campaign (taikyo senpu undo) By 1875 the priests of the jingu had gained control of the campaign, so the Izumo proposal challenged their position. The dispute spread throughout the country and shrine priests and preachers were forced to take sides. The dispute was submitted to the imperial household but no decision about the pantheon was made. Instead shrine priests above a certain rank were forbidden to become national evangelists (kyodo-shoku) and therefore could not teach parishioners or, most importantly, perform funerals. This ruling meant that priests did not have to state whether the deity of Izumo was or was not part of the official pantheon. The prohibition on taking funerals undermined the relationships which had been built up between parishioners and shrines during the taikyo senpu undo campaign, and provoked a number of major evangelists to secede and form sects of their own, many of which became shinto sects in due course. The dispute demonstrated the fragility of Shinto doctrine and led eventually to the establishment of theological institutions including Kogakkan university. More significantly the dispute turned priests (and government) away from the very idea of a great promulgation campaign involving doctrines and pastoral work of the kind backed by the Okuni / Fukuba line and shifted their loyalties to the Hirata style of which emphasised the elite ritual and liturgical (non-doctrinal) role of shrine priests
Saijitsu	Festival day. The particular day on which a festival is held. Dates for seasonal festivals are determined according to the season and the calendar. After 1872 the European solar calendar replaced the Sino-Japanese lunar calendar, introduced in 861 and modified in 1683. In addition, a new and simplified imperial ritual calendar was established and shrines were expected to calibrate their festivals to the imperial gyoji The introduction of the solar calendar initially disrupted the ritual year. Most festivals were transposed from the lunar date to the same day of the month in the solar calendar and the date made permanent. The majority of festivals are fixed in this way, which means they may be held about a month later in the year now than they used to be. However there is still a significant number of festivals whose dates are determined by the lunar calendar and which therefore take place on a different (solar) date each year, hence some fluidity about the boundaries of "summer" "winter" festivals etc. compounded in a centralised system by the Japanese climate which varies substantially from the south to the extreme north
Saikai	Abstinence, purification (see Imi, Shojin, Mono-imi, Misogi, Harae, Bekka, etc.) undertaken by a participant in a Shinto ritual. The two levels of abstinence are ara-imi "rough (i.e. less comprehensive) abstinence' and ma-imi 'true abstinence"
Saikan	The shrine hall or building where priests undertake forms of before participating in Shinto rituals
Saikigu	Ritual furniture and utensils used in shrine ceremonies such as hassokuan, sanbo and
Saimotsu	Offerings made on a visit to a shrine. For the ordinary shrine visitor the offering might be a few coins (saisen) thrown into the offertory box (saisen-bako) On other occasions the offerings may be of cloth (including heihaku) Another meaning of saimotsu is the ritual robes of raw silk worn by the new emperor during the Daijo-sai
Saint Holos of Armenia	SHA
Saint John Neumann	SJN
Saint John's Abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict	SJA
Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral	SJC
Saint Johns Parish	SJP