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61Sacred king — For the ancient roman position, see Rex Sacrorum. Christ King , a detail from Jan van Eyck s Ghent Altarpiece (1432) In many historical societies, the position of kingship carries a sacral meaning, that is, it is identical with that of a high… …
62Pederastic couples in Japan — for ancient Greece, Rome, Carthage and Persia The tradition of Japanese pederasty originated in the relationships between Buddhist and Shinto clerics and their acolytes, who were known as chigo(稚児). It was adopted in medieval times by the samurai …
63Yoma — For the brush footed butterfly genus, see Yoma (butterfly).Yoma (Hebrew: יומא, lit. Day ) is the fifth tractate of Seder Moed ( Order of Festivals ) of the Mishnah and of the Talmud . It is concerned mainly with the laws of the Jewish holiday Yom …
64make amends — atone for a sin, make up for a wrongdoing …
65Blood atonement — This article is about the concept in Mormonism. For the blood atonement of Jesus, see Passion (Christianity). For blood atonement in the context of Israelite animal sacrifice, see Korban. Execution by firing squad of John D. Lee for his role in… …
66History of Calvinist-Arminian debate — Ever since Augustine of Hippo s battle with the Pelagians in the fifth century, there has been dispute, particularly in the western Church, about theological cornerstones of soteriology including depravity, predestination, and atonement. The… …
67expiate — vb Expiate, atone mean to make amends or give satisfaction for an offense, a sin, a crime, or a wrong. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are observable in their derivative nouns expiation and atonement. Expiate and expiation… …
68Xavier Institute student body — The Xavier Institute is a fictional school which has been a key establishment in the X Men mythos since its inception. Over the years, its student body has evolved and expanded. Until recently the general public lived under the pretense that they …
69Pavarana — is a Buddhist holy day celebrated on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month. It marks the end of the month of Vassa, sometimes called Buddhist Lent. This day marks the end of the rainy season in some Asian countries like Thailand, where… …
70Characters in the Southern Victory series — The Southern Victory series or Timeline 191 is a series of novels written by Harry Turtledove. They form an alternate history of events in the United States based on the premise that the Confederates won the Civil War and became an independent… …
