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Ch. 10 History Vocab
Term | Definition |
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messiah | in Judaism, a deliverer sent by God. |
disciple | close follower of Jesus. |
parable | 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 than 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 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 of icons in Byzantine churches, saying that icons encouraged to 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. |