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christophany
an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion -
easter
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar. -
fundamentalism
(sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam. -
holy sepulcher
the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection. -
lich gate
a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman. -
mystery play
a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.