substitutionary: a person or thing acting or serving in place of another
atonement: satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends
impute: to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to aperson or persons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another
ecumenical: pertaining to the whole Christian church
functionality: of or pertaining to a function or functions
stratification: the act or an instance of stratifying
socialization: a continuing process whereby an individual acquires apersonal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, andsocial skills appropriate to his or her social position
synodical: of or pertaining to a synod
precedent: any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
consensual: formed or existing merely by consent
lodestone: something that attracts strongly
mode: a manner of acting or doing; method; way
modalism: Christian heresy that was a more developed and less naive form of Modalistic Monarchianism. The Monarchians, in their concernfor the divine monarchy (the absolute unity and indivisibility of God), denied that such distinctions were ultimate or permanent. Sabellius (the author of modalism) evidently taught that the Godhead is a monad, expressing itself in three operations: as Father, in creation; as Son, inredemption; and as Holy Spirit, in sanctification.
inception: beginning; start; commencement
subsume: to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) aspart of a more comprehensive one
envelop: (v.) to wrap up in or as in a covering; to surround entirely
fathom: (v.) to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand
icon: a picture, image, or other representation; a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtueof a resemblance or analogy to it.
iconostasis: a partition or screen on which icons are placed, separating thesanctuary from the main part of the church
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