Definition Lists

A definition list is used to present definitions of words or similar items. In a definition list, the list is encapsulated in <dl> tags. Each "term" in the list is contained in a <dt> tag. The letters "dl" stand for definition list, while the letters "dt" stand for definition term. After each term, we should have a <dd> or a definition description which contains the definition of the term. We can put a title for the list directly inside the <dl> tag, but before any <dt> tag to act as a heading. Here, we have Doctrinal Definitions as our heading for the list. We used bold to make heading appear more significant.

DoctrinalDefinitions.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>XoaX.net's HTML Definition List Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <dl><b>Doctrinal Definitions</b>
    <dt>The Trinity</dt>
      <dd>God is one being, but with three persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.</dd>
    <dt>Grace</dt>
      <dd>God gives us free and undeserved help that allows us to participate in the divine
      life.</dd>
    <dt>Transubstantiation</dt>
      <dd>The real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine begins at the moment of
      consecration and endures as long as the Eucharist species subsist.</dd>
    <dt>Hypostatic Union</dt>
      <dd>Jesus Christ was both true God and true man, not one or the other or a partial mixture
      of the two. He had two wills: one human and one divine.</dd>
    <dt>Immaculate Conception</dt>
      <dd>Mary, the Mother of God, was, from the moment of her conception, filled with grace and
      preserved immune from all stain of original sin.</dd>
    <dt>Incarnation</dt>
      <dd>The Son of God assumed a human nature to accomplish our salvation.</dd>
    <dt>Assumption</dt>
      <dd>Mary was taken up, body and soul, into heavenly glory after her earthly life was
      over.</dd>
  </dl>
</body>
</html>

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