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HolyFamCo Vocab 1
Week 1-8 History Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| schism | a split or division caused by differences in opinion or belief. (think: "scissors") |
| monotheism | belief in only one God |
| crusades | medieval military expeditions meant to free the Holy Land from Muslims |
| Holy Sepulcher | tomb where Jesus was laid after he died and where he rose again |
| pilgrim | person who is journeying to a holy place for religious reasons |
| pilgrimage | a journey made to a sacred place out of religious devotion |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Koran | Muslim book of sacred writings |
| excommunication | when the Church says that a person may not receive the sacraments on account of serious wrongdoing |
| monastery | a building or buildings where a community of monks or nuns live |
| cell | a small room in which a monk or nun sleeps |
| cloister | enclosed garden or courtyard of a monastery, not open to outsiders |
| Vespers | evening prayer |
| Matins | morning prayer |
| convent | a community of nuns |
| abbot | a man who is the head of an abbey of monks |
| abbess | a woman who is the head of a community of nuns |
| guild | a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power |
| master | a fully skilled artist or worker of a particular craft or trade |
| apprentice | a young person who spends several years learning a trade or craft from a master for little or no pay |
| journeyman | one who has fully served an apprenticeship and is now a qualified paid worker |
| masterpiece | a thing of outstanding artistry and skill made by a journeyman so he can become a master |
| peddler | a person who goes from place to place selling small goods |
| accolade | a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword when he is made a knight |
| siege | when enemy forces surround a town or castle to cut off food and supplies |
| thrall | a person who is in bondage; slave |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| illiterate | unable to read or write |
| feudalism | medieval social system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return |
| serf | a person who is forced to work on a plot of land in feudal system |
| lord | a man of highest rank in a feudal society |
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