any of several predaceous insects of the family Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer. [1650–60; < New Latin < Greek, prophet; akin tomania] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries...
44% of people who had some form of religious practice, such as going to church, praying, burning incense, and at home for the gods or ancestors altar, Dai Fu, fengshui, fortune tellers, and other activities, 49% people have some sort of religious belief, such as believe in reincarnation...
19 Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar. Admitting sinfulness We have sinned. (1) [Rom 3:23 CSB] 23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Our sin is against God. It is our relationship ...
(~15% commission). Animals brought to the altar for sacrifice had to be declared without blemish. The Temple had quality control inspectors and, of course, they usually found something wrong. Conveniently, the worshiper could buy a beast that had already passed inspection—for a small fee (...
Inside, the church is bright and welcoming, with a deep-red carpet complementing the beauty of the flowers at the altar. On each side of the organ is a gold and yellow flag of the British Legion and there is a Union flag above the pulpit. In the curious sociology of Ulster religion,...
9 On the eighth dayB they held a solemn assembly,g for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people home,C rejoicing and with happy hearts for the goodness the Lord had done for David, ...
jamb and begins to tell me a story of what happened on his way home, or when he was teaching a class of high school kids, or talking to his father. Then turning, tosses over his shoulder the punch line with such effortless grace and spot on truth, I grin for the rest of the day...
we kneel down, sit down and place – not our skill as practitioners, or our religious credentials – but our naked need, vulnerability, and longing on the altar of our lives. Here we open our whole being to the infinite One. Through this surrender we are formed and reformed into the lik...
But there are 44% people in the past 12 months there has been some form of religious practice, such as going to church, praying, burning incense, and at home for the gods or ancestors altar, Dai Fu, fengshui, fortune tellers, and other activities, 49% people have some sort of religiou...