to become an arhat (Buddhism)
(Catholicism) to canonize
(Christianity) to be sanctified; to become holy
1. Holy sacrament2. Christian rite (esp. Catholic)3. also called 圣礼 by Protestants
1. sanctify2. sanctification3. consecrate
1. supreme goodness2. (respectful term for sb's mother)
1. the current imperial dynasty2. one's own court
1. chrism2. holy anointing oil
baptism (Christian ceremony)
1. dimples of Venus2. back dimples
1. divine ancester2. patron saint3. Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)4. cf. 康熙[kāng xī]+1 条 1. feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor2. general term for saint in former times3. term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国4. Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)+1 条 (folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiǎo bēi] (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity
immortal body (of born again Daoist)
1. the Emperor's body2. Holy body3. the current reigning Emperor
1. the Sage of intoxication2. refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)
La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
1. the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)2. see also 四谛[sì dì] and 苦集灭道[kǔ jí miè dào]
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[yōng zhèng] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[qián lóng]
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
1. Holy week2. Easter week (esp. Catholic)
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
1. Santarém (Portugal)2. Santarém (Brazil)
Feast of the Sacred Heart
(Internet slang) sanctimonious bitch
Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
1. Agia Napa, Cyprus2. Ayia Napa, Cyprus
1. chrism2. holy anointing oil
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
1. the body and blood of Christ2. Holy communion
Halloween (abbr. for 万圣节前夜[wàn shèng jié qián yè])
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
山中圣训 山中聖訓 shān zhōng shèng xùn the Sermon on the Mount
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飞鸟时代[fēi niǎo shí dài], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint