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Role of the Church
The Roman Catholic Church in Medieval Europe Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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monastery | A community of monks; communities devoted to prayer and service to fellow Christians. |
monk | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayers and to help people; service in a monastery. |
pilgrimage | A journey to a holy site. |
convent | A community of nuns, also called a nunnery. |
nun | Women who live in convents; important reformers and thinkers, advised Pope, NOT married. Service in a convent. |
theology | Christians ideas and teachings; christian truths, God and religious truths. |
monasticism | A way of life with men and women who devote their life to their religion. |
friar | A person who wanted to live a religious life without the seclusion of a monastery. |