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Christ (-Jesus) – RCS

Roman Catholic sign

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Christ (-Christ). A Roman Catholic sign for Christ. The second person of the Trinity; the Son of God.

The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew-Aramaic word Yeshua, which means “Yahweh (the Lord) is salvation.” Christ is actually a title for Jesus, it comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “the Anointed One”. Yeshua was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Joshua).

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Church (Family)

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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Church (Family). The collective noun for Christians meeting to worship and work together according to God’s will.

See also: Church (Building)

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Coffin

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Coffin. The kite-shaped box (tapered at the head and foot, wide at the shoulders, and often have six sides) in which the deceased person’s body is conveyed to a funeral service and in which it is buried or cremated.

Coffins are often made of MDF or chipboard and laminated with a veneers in an oak, mahogany, or elm style. However, coffins can also be made of cardboard, bamboo, willow, or banana leaf.

A rectangular box for the same purpose is known as a casket (usually with a lid which can be half open during the funeral service or wake).

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Command

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Command. To direct with authority, compel or control. The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, is a set of principles that was given by God to Moses and which sets out how human beings are to behave towards God and towards one another.

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Commend / Commendation (Funerals)

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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Commend / Commendation (Funerals). Part of the funeral service, at which the deceased person is committed to God’s safekeeping.

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Communion of Saints (-The) – RCS

Roman Catholic sign

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of The Communion of Saints. This is a Roman Catholic sign for The Communion of Saints. Referenced in The Apostle’s Creed – the spiritual union of all Christians, living and dead.

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