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Christianity Vocab
For chapter 15 quiz
Term | Definition |
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persecute | to treat or punish cruelly |
conversion | change from one belief to another |
sect | a group (among Jews) |
Gentiles | Non-Jews |
Diaspora | The scattering of the Jewish settlements throughout the Mediterrainean |
martyr | people who chose death over giving up their religious beliefs |
Pagans | people who were not Christians or Jews |
excommunication | to be banned from the church until he repented his actions |
edict | command |
Barbarians | people from beyond the Roman frontier |
monasteries | centers of learning containing schools and libraries |