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noun (labar, a)
- The Roman military standard adopted by w:Constantine I, Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign.
- 1658: Nor shall we urge the , and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ " Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
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| Lady Day |
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noun
- 25th March, an English quarter day.
- 25th March, Christian holy day, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
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| Lamb of God |
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proper noun lamb, Lamb of God
- Jesus
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| Lammas |
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noun
- (England) former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
- (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day
- (context, paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.
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| Lammastide |
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noun
- the religious festival of Lammas
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| Laodicean |
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adjective
- pertaining to w:Laodicea on the Lycus, Laodicea
- lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16)
- 1955: The baths were mostly tiled showers, with an endless variety of spouting mechanisms, but with one definitely non- characteristic in common, a propensity, while in use, to turn instantly beastly hot or blindingly cold upon you, depending on whether your neighbor turned on his cold or his hot to deprive you of a necessary complement in the shower you had so carefully blended. " Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
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| last |
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noun
- a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
- 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story, National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
- : How is an in-your-face black leather thigh-high lace-up boot with a four-inch spike heel like a man's black calf lace-up oxford? They are both made on a , the wood or plastic foot-shaped form that leather is stretched over and shaped to make a shoe.
verb
- (context, obsolete, transitive) To perform, carry out.
- (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
- Summer seems to longer each year.
- (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- I don't know how much longer we can without reinforcements.
adjective
- final, Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
adverb
- after everything else
- finally
- Last but not least
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| Last Supper |
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noun
- An artistic representation of this event.
proper noun
- (Christianity) The Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.
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| Latin |
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proper noun
- (uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans; classical Latin.
- A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
- A person who is descended from the ancient Romans.
- A person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin, such as a Spaniard or Italian.
(Latin variations)
adjective
- Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
- Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
- Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
- Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
- Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
- Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
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| latria |
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noun
- (Roman Catholicism) the highest form of veneration or worship, properly given to God alone
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| laud |
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noun
- Praise or glorification.
- A hymn of praise.
- (in plural, sometimes Lauds) a prayer service following matins
verb
- (intransitive) To praise, to glorify.
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| Laura |
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proper noun
- (given name, female).
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| laver |
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noun - A red alga of the genus Porphyra.
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| lectern |
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noun
- a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service
- a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes
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| lectionary |
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noun (Plural: lectionaries)
- A book or listing that contains a collection of readings for Christian worship.
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| legality |
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noun (legalities, -)
- lawfulness, Lawfulness.
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| legate |
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noun
- a deputy representing the Pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions
- an ambassador or messenger
- 1965: The dark figure on the raised white terrace; of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power. " John Fowles, The Magus
- the deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome
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| legation |
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noun
- The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
- A diplomatic mission.
- The official residence of a diplomat.
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| Lent |
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proper noun
- Period of penitence for Christians before Easter.
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| Lenten |
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adjective
- belonging to Lent
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| lesson |
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noun
- A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- Something learned or to be learned.
- The nature has many lessons to teach to us.
- I hope this accident thought you a !
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
- The accident was a good to me.
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
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| liberalism |
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noun
- The quality of being liberal.
- A political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.
- An economic theory in favour of laissez faire and the free market.
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| litany |
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noun (litan, ies)
- A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- A prolonged or tedious account.
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| liturgical |
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adjective
- Pertaining to liturgy; liturgic.
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| liturgist |
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noun (Plural: liturgists)
- A person knowledgable about liturgy.
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| liturgy |
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noun (liturgies)
- A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion. An official worship service of the Christian church.
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| logia |
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noun
- The plural of logion.
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| logos |
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noun
- (philosophy) In Presocratic philosophy, the principle governing the cosmos ; Among the Sophists, the topics of rational argument ; In Stoicism, the active, material, rational principle of the cosmos
- (grammar) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logic as the main argument
- (Judaism) The word of God, which itself has creative power; a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom
- (Christianity) The creative word of God, which is itself God and incarnate in Christ
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| Lord |
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proper noun
- God
- (Christianity) Jesus
- An aristocratic title used as a form of address for a marquis, earl, or viscount; the usual style for a baron; a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis; a title for certain high officials and dignitaries such as Lord Mayor; a title for a bishop
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| Lord's Prayer |
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proper noun
- The prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount
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| Lord's Supper |
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proper noun
- (Christianity) In Christianity, the Eucharist.
- (Christianity) The Last Supper at Passover of Jesus with his disciples.
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| love feast |
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noun
- a symbolic meal eaten to celebrate brotherly love, particularly one practiced by early Christians celebrating agape.
- a banquet or gathering to promote goodwill among the participants.
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| Lucifer |
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proper noun
- A name of the Christian devil, referring to him before his fall into sin.
- The planet Venus as the daystar.
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| lunette |
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noun
- (architecture) a small circular or crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof
- (architecture) a crescent-shaped recess or void space above a window or door
- a field work consisting of two projecting faces forming a wedge each of which extends from one of two parallel flanks
- (geology) (the shape of) a crescent-shaped dune
- goggles for swimming under water
- (Christianity) a crescent-shaped clip for holding the host upright when exposed in the monstrance
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| Lutheran |
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proper noun
- The denominations of Christian churches that are descended from the Protestant tradition of w:Martin Luther, Martin Luther.
- A member of any Lutheran church.
adjective
- Of the Lutheran church, as opposed to a Protestant or Catholic church.
- A Lutheran understanding of the Lord's Supper is not the same as that of other denominations.
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