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Ch 10 vacab (SS)
Question | Answer |
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Messiah | A deliverer sent by God. |
Disciple | Close follower of Jesus. |
Parable | A story that used events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas. |
Resurrection | The act of rising from the dead. |
Apostle | Early Christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus. |
Salvation | The act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven. |
Persecute | To mistreat a person because of his or her beliefs. |
Martyr | Person willing to die rather then give up his or her beliefs. |
Hierarchy | Organization with different levels of authority. |
Clergy | Religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services. |
Laity | Church members who are not clergy. |
Doctrine | Official Church teaching. |
Gospel | (Good News) One of the the four accounts of Jesus' life, teachings, and resurrection. |
Pope | The Bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic church. |
Icon | Christian religious image or picture. |
Iconoclast | Person who opposed the use o icons in byzantine churches, saying that icons encouraged the worship of idols. |
Excommunicate | To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church. |
Schism | Separation. |
Monastery | Religious community where monks live and work. |
Missionary | Person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others. |