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A booth on or behind the altar where consecrated elements are kept. (associated with Anglican and Roman Catholic)

An optional Muslim prayer offered in the latter part of the night. (associated with Islam)

The words recited by a Muslim congregation in response to the Tasmee of the Imam. Also words of praise and remembrance of God. (associated with Islam)

A set formula, recited loudly in order to indicate that a congregational prayer is about to start. (associated with Islam)

The Arabic expression Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) proclaimed by the Imam while he raises his two hands to his earlobes at the very beginning of a congregational prayer service. (associated with Islam)

A Jewish prayer shawl. (associated with Judaism)

The primary text of rabbinical Judaism, a wide-ranging commentary on the Mishnah and the Gemara. (associated with Judaism)

Refers to an esoteric form of Hindu and Buddhist religion, associated with secret rites of a magical nature. (associated with Buddhism and Hinduism)

Special prayer offered after Isha prayer during the month of Ramadan. (associated with Islam)

A prayer recited at the beginning of the Qadah (second sitting position) in prayer. (associated with Islam)

Phyllacteries or small leather boxes containing Biblical passages strapped on to the left arm and forehead during morning prayer services. Used daily except on Shabbat and during festivals. (associated with Judaism)

A place of worship – a Jewish synagogue. (associated with multiple faiths)

The religious and moral rules that, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, were authored by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai on two stone tablets. (associated with Christianity)

Central religious text in Christianity. (associated with Christianity)

A collection of 16th-century confessions of the Reformation churches. (associated with Protestantism)

Changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. (associated with Roman Catholic and Anglican)

The cosmic function of creation, preservation and destruction, personified in the three most important Hindu gods – Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). The three gods are also often referred to as the Hindu triad. (associated with Hinduism)

Of, or pertaining to, the Christian trinity – God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (associated with Christianity)

The first Sunday after Pentecost. (associated with Christianity)

Literally means "three baskets;" refers to the canon of Buddhist scripture. (associated with Buddhism)

The fringes on the corners of the Tallit or a fringed undervest worn by some Jewish men, intended to represent a time-bound commandment. (associated with Judaism)