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Religious praise is an aspect of honoring and praising God or other worshipped entities and is used in many belief systems.[1]
Thanksgiving is a time set aside for praising God and giving thanks for harvest bounty and other blessings. In the United States of America it is a national holiday commemorating a feast of thanks at harvest time given by early settlers in Massachusetts and Virginia.
Christmas carols are a type of praise music sung during the Christmas season.
Hymns are songs of praise used during worship services.
- Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
- [[For the Beauty of the Earth]
"Good News" songs of praise by gospel singers such as Mighty Clouds of Joy, Mahalia Jackson, George Beverley Shea, and Aretha Franklin (particularly during her formative years).
Rastafarians believe that some reggae songs bring them closer to God.
Holy life
[edit]Ordained ministers and elders
[edit]Monasteries, convents, ashrams, and seminaries
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Attributes of religious praise through prayer may include required positions showing reverence.
In many churches or cathedrals with pews, kneeling benches are provided for worshippers.
kneeling on floor
[edit]sitting in lotus position
[edit]In literature
[edit]In the works of William Shakespeare, religious praise is often described as both noun and verb with the word "laud", as when Falstaff parodies Hal (King Henry) as being like a Puritan.
References
[edit]- ^ Secular theories on religion : current perspectives. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/ISBN-13: 9788772895727|ISBN-13: 9788772895727]].
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- ^ Brigaglia, Andrea. "We ain't coming to take people away": A Sufi Praise-song and the Representation of Police Forces in Northern Nigeria" (PDF).
- ^ Lindon, Thomas (1990). "Oríkì Òrìṣà: The Yoruba Prayer of Praise". Journal of Religion in Africa. 20 (2): 205–224. doi:10.2307/1581369. JSTOR 1581369.
External links
[edit]- www.example.com
- The Embodied Eye by David Morgan [1]
Category:Religious faiths, traditions, and movements