Christianity

Apocalypse

In Judaism and Christianity, the dramatic end of the present age

Ascension

the ascent of Jesus to Heaven forty days after his Resurrection

Baptism

A Christian sacrament by which God cleanses all sin and makes one a sharer in the divine life, and a member of Christ's body, the Church

Christ

A reference to Jesus as the "anointed one", the Messiah

Confirmation

A christian sacrament by which awareness of the Holy Spirit is enhanced

Creed

a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular religion; in Christianity

Denomination

One of the Protestant branches of Christianity

Dogma

A system of beliefs declared to be true by a religion

Ecumenism

Rapprochement between branches of Christianity or among all faiths

Eucharist

the christian sacrament by which believers are renewed in the mystical body of christ by partaking of bread and wine, understood as his body and blood

Gnosticism

Mystical perception of spiritual knowledge, applied to a second-century movement arising in Egypt

Synod

A council of Church officials called to reach agreement of doctrines and administrations