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Topic Two
The Church in Australia
Term | Definition |
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Charism | a gift that flows from the Holy Spirit; in reference to a religious order Charism refers to the particular character or values that are evident in their apostolic work |
Conscription | making service in the armed forces compulsory (especially during time of war) |
Immigration | when someone moves to live permanently in another country |
Migrant | someone who moves from one place to another where they seek work and an improved way of living |
Protestant | Churches that have their origins in the reformation period during the sixteenth century; having broken away from the Catholic Church |
Sectarian | division based on adherence to a particular set of beliefs and the rejection of others |
Sectarianism | discriminating against some members of society based on their religious beliefs. e.g. the past social and economic division of society between Catholic and Protestant Australians. |
Secularism | the separation of religious beliefs and values from public life |
Settlement | the colonisation of the Australian mainland by British authorities, convicts and free settlers in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries |
Church | a building used for public Christian worship. |
Bishop | a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders. |
Census | an official count or survey, especially of a population. |
Atheism | disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods. |
Demographic | a particular sector of a population |
Priest | an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments. |
Nun | a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. |
Convent | a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows. |
Presbytery | is the house in which a Roman Catholic priest lives. |
Religious Orders | In Christianity, a group of men or women who live under religious vows. |