Religious and Poetic Concepts

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Revivalism

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A movement marked by renewed religious enthusiasm and mass conversions.

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Threnody

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A poem or speech of mourning; an elegy, especially with a structure of praise, lament, and consolation.

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Conversion

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A spiritual transformation in which a person accepts a religious faith.

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Predestination

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The Calvinist doctrine that God has already determined who will be saved.

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Extemporaneous

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Spoken or done without preparation; spontaneous preaching.

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Elegy

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A poem of serious reflection, often written in response to a death.

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Exhort

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To strongly urge or encourage someone toward action, especially morally or spiritually.

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Sanctification

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The process of becoming holy or spiritually mature.

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Authenticating strategy

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A rhetorical device used to validate a marginalized author’s voice.

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Deist

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A person who believes in God based on reason, rejecting organized religion or divine revelation.