Catechism of the Catholic Church: Difference between revisions

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** also indicates common people as distinguished from "experts"
** also indicates common people as distinguished from "experts"
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=== L ===  
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* '''Lent'''
** 40 day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter
** or 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving
** in preparation for the Lord's Resurrection at Easter
*** marking the 40 days of fasting in the wilderness by Jesus
** from "the fast of lent"
** with "lent" meaning "lengthening days" (Old Saxon ''lentin'')
*** as in the increasing length of the day towards Spring
 
* '''Ligamen'''
* '''Ligamen'''
** under Canon law, an existing marriage tie which constitutes an impediment to the contracting of a second marriage
** under Canon law, an existing marriage tie which constitutes an impediment to the contracting of a second marriage
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**from Greek ''symbiosis'' for "living together,"; or ''symbioun'' "live together,"; and ''symbios'' "(one) living together", "husband or wife,"  
**from Greek ''symbiosis'' for "living together,"; or ''symbioun'' "live together,"; and ''symbios'' "(one) living together", "husband or wife,"  
***''syn-'' "together" + ''bios'' "life" (from PIE '''*gwei-''' "to live")
***''syn-'' "together" + ''bios'' "life" (from PIE '''*gwei-''' "to live")
*'''''synod'''''
**synod
***= ecclesiastical council
****from Greek ''synodos = syn (together) + hodos'' (for "traveling, journeying, a way or path")
*****today = ecclesial gathering with the intent to discern the Holy Spirit's directions for the Church
**"synodality" = "walking together"
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*'''testament'''
*'''testament'''