160 liELIGION. 



Hea'ven. — Among Christians, the habitation of the omnipresent 

 Deity, the angels, and blessed spirits. 



Hell. — Tlie place of" divine ])unishment after death. 



Impana'tion, Consubstantia'tion. — The substantial union of 

 the body and blood of Christ with the elements of the 

 oucharist without a change in their nature. 



Incama'tion. — The act whereby the Son of God assumed the 

 human nature. 



Indurgences. — In the Roman Catholic Church, a remission of 

 the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church, and 

 supposed to save the sinner from purgatory. 



Infallibil ity. — By the InfalliblUty of the Church of Rome 

 is understood that she cannot at any time cease to be or- 

 thodox in her doctrine, or fall into any pernicious errors ; 

 but that she is constituted by divine authority the judge 

 of all controversies of religion, and that all Christians are 

 obliged to acquiesce in her decisions. 



In'terdict. — An ecclesiastical censure by which the Church of 

 Rome forbids the performance of divine service in a king- 

 dom, province, town, etc. * 



Is'lamism. — The Mohammedan religion. 



Lec'tionary. — The Roman Catholic service-book, containing 

 portions of Scripture. 



Lent. — A solemn time of fasting in the Christian Church, ob- 

 served as a time of humiliation before Easter. 



Lit'urgy. — The ritual according to which the religious services 

 of a church are performed. 



Mat'ins. — The first part of the daily service, particularly in the 

 Roman Catholic Church. 



Slis'sal. — The Roman Catholic mass-book, containing theseveral 

 masses to be said on particular days. 



Mjrthol'ogy. — See Mythology. 



Neology (Gr. neos, new, and logos, a word). — Rationalistic 

 views in theology subvei-sive of revealed truth. The term 

 is applied especially to the philosophical theology of the 

 Germans. 



Novitiate. — In religious houses, as convents and nunneries, a 

 year or other time of probation for the trial of a novice, to 

 determine whether he lias the necessary qualifications for 

 living up to the rule to which his vow is to bind him. 



Offertory. — An anthem chanted in the Catholic service, being 

 the first part of the mass, in which the priest prepares the 



