Dead ball — For the Japanese film, see Deadball. Dead ball is a phenomenon in many sports in which the ball is deemed temporarily not playable, and no movement may be made with it or the players from their respective positions of significance. Depending on… … Wikipedia
Baptism for the dead — Floorplan of the Nauvoo Temple basement. The basement of the temple was used as the baptistery, containing a large baptismal font in the center of the main room. Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism is the religious practice… … Wikipedia
Taboo on the dead — The taboo on the dead includes the taboo against touching of the dead and those surrounding them; the taboo against mourners of the dead; and the taboo against anything associated with the dead. Examples* Among the Māori anyone who had handled a… … Wikipedia
Prayers for the Dead — • Catholic teaching regarding prayers for the dead is bound up inseparably with the doctrine of purgatory and the more general doctrine of the communion of the saints, which is an article of the Apostle s Creed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight … Catholic encyclopedia
The Road of the Dead — is a 2006 novel by Kevin Brooks about teenage brothers living in London who travel to the moorland in search of their sister s killer. It is shorlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal. ISBN 978 1 905294 26 8.Plot summary The Road of the Dead opens as … Wikipedia
Cherokee Rose (The Walking Dead) — Cherokee Rose The Walking Dead episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 4 Directed by Billy Gierhart Written by Evan Reilly … Wikipedia
Catholic theology of the body — is a review of historical positions and views on the role of the human body. Catholic Theology of the Body is based on the premise that the human body has its origin in God. It will be, like the body of Jesus, resurrected, transformed and taken… … Wikipedia
The Dead Zone (film) — Infobox Film | name = The Dead Zone caption = Theatrical poster director = David Cronenberg producer = Debra Hill writer = Novel: Stephen King Screenplay: Jeffrey Boam starring = Christopher Walken Brooke Adams Tom Skerritt Martin Sheen music =… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
touch — 1 /tVtS/ verb FEEL SB/STH PHYSICALLY 1 (T) to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them: Small children are constantly moving and wanting to touch everything. | She couldn t bear the thought of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English