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21Tilak (Vaishnava) — Followers of Vaishnavism mark their foreheads with different styles of tilak to show that they are servants of Vishnu. The markings are made either as a daily ritual, or on special occasions, and denote which particular lineage, or sampradaya the …
22Lollards — Followers of John Wycliffe in late medieval England. The pejorative name (from Middle Dutch lollaert, mumbler ) had been applied earlier to European groups suspected of heresy. The first Lollard group centred on some of Wycliffe s colleagues at… …
23pneumatists — Followers of the school whose physiology centered on the pneuma and who conceived the causes of disease as disturbances of this vital principle …
24Christianity in Orissa — Followers of Christianity are a small minority in Orissa state of India. According to the 2001 Census, Christians make up about 2.44% of the population (about 898,000 people).[1] Church of God (Anderson), Council of Baptist Churches in Northern… …
25Epicureans — Followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens B.C. 270), or adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). This philosophy was a system of atheism, and taught men to seek as their highest aim a pleasant and smooth life. They have been called… …
26Lutherans — Followers of the German reformer Martin Luther (1483–1546). Lutherans, as well as Anabaptists and Calvinists, were persecuted in the Netherlands, especially once the Roman Catholic Inquisition grew active in the 1540s against the “heretics.”… …
27Stoics — Followers of the philosopher Zeno (335–263 BCE), who lived in Athens and taught within a colonnade (Greek, stoa). They were numerous in NT times among Roman politicians and orators and emphasized the cosmopolitan nature of mankind, teaching that… …
28Shabbateans — Followers of the 17 century pseudo messiah Shabbetai Zevi …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
29HASIDIC JEWS — followers of HASIDISM or Hasidic practices …
30TENGALAI — followers of RAMANUJA who emphasized his teachings about divine GRACE, known as the Cat principle and adhered to non VEDIC SCRIPTURES known as the Prambandham or collected poems of the lvrs. The greatest SAINT of the SECT is Varavara Muni who… …
