the Word

noun

religion
: stories and lessons of the Bible
the Word of God

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At the Altar of the Confession, Cardinal Camerlengo will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, part of a Mass, followed by public visitation. John Bacon, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 At the Altar of the Confession, Cardinal Farrell will preside over the Liturgy of the Word. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 Then in 2019, the church clarified its stance in its youth magazine, stating that while marijuana may be legal in many places, its use is still against the Word of Wisdom (the church’s health code). Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Related Stories The Real Meaning of the Word ‘Nonce’ in Adolescence Isn’t What Americans Expected at All Are Grant & Juliana Still Together From The Bachelor? Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025 To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025 Memoir Dayspring Anthony Oliveira And the Word became flesh: coarse hair, crooked smile, the taste of salt on his clavicle. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 5 Mar. 2025 Where Do Doctors Stand on Removing the Word ‘Cancer’ From DCIS Diagnoses? Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025 Special thanks to Something Weird Video for the Word Salad Symphony’s raw material. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025

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