Lebanons confessional system has both helped preserve a modicum of inter-communal stability and contributed to the breakdown of state and society from 1975 to 1990.
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Confessionalism — Con*fes sion*al*ism, n. (Eccl.) An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith. Shaff. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confessionalism — For the style of poetry, see confessionalism (poetry). For the religious doctrine, see confessionalism (religion). For the political concept, see confessionalism (politics). This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.… … Wikipedia
Confessionalism (religion) — Confessionalism, in a religious (and particularly Christian) sense, is a belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching. Confessionalists believe that differing interpretations or understandings,… … Wikipedia
Confessionalism (politics) — Confessionalism (Arabic: taifiyya) is a system of government that refers to de jure mix of religion and politics. It can mean distributing political and institutional power proportionally among religious communities. Contents 1 Debate 2 The… … Wikipedia
confessionalism — noun see confessional II … New Collegiate Dictionary
confessionalism — confessionalian /keuhn fesh euh nay lee euhn/, adj., n. /keuhn fesh euh nl iz euhm/, n. advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith. [1875 80; CONFESSIONAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
confessionalism — con·fes·sion·al·ism … English syllables
confessionalism — Конфессионализм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
confessionalism — ˌlizəm noun ( s) : the principle that a church should have a confession of faith : devotion or adherence to a confession of faith … Useful english dictionary
Lebanon — This article is about the country. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see Lebanon (disambiguation) and Liban (disambiguation). Republic of Lebanon اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah République libanaise … Wikipedia
