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faith vocab exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| credo | I believe |
| apostle's creed | a statement of belief |
| transcendence | trait of god that refers to god's total otherness and being infinitely beyond and independent of creation |
| immanence | trait of god that refers to God's intimate union with and total presence to his creation |
| covenant | God's promise |
| st. Thomas Aquinas | writer of great learning and holiness, doctor of the church |
| summa theologica | book about theological teachings |
| doctor of the church | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| divine revelation | what God reveals to us |
| salvation history | seeks to understand God's redemptive activity |
| sacred scripture | divinely inspired writings, bible |
| sacred tradition | the living "handing on" of the church's gospel message |
| divine providence | God's loving and watchful guidance over his creatures |
| magisterium | official teaching authority of the church |
| dogma | central truth that Catholics believe |
| deposit of faith | entrusted by Christ to the apostles |
| Yahweh | I am who am |
| blessed trinity | central dogma of the church, father, son, holy spirit |
| abba | "daddy" |
| deism | the belief that God di create the universe but that he takes no further interest in it |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| polytheism | belief in multiple God's and goddesses |
| agnostic | people who claim God's existence can't be known |
| atheist | a person who denies the existence of God |
| secular humanism | embraces human reason but rejecting religious dogma |
| incarnation | the son of God became flesh in Jesus Christ |
| gospel | good news |
| annunciation | announcement from Gabriel to Mary |
| Messiah | anointed one |
| Christ | also anointed one, goes hand in hand with messiah |
| evangelist | one who proclaims in word and deed the good news of Jesus Christ |
| parable | A short story that teaches a religious message |
| parousia | when the lord will judge the living and the dead, his second coming |
| kingdom of God | the reign of God proclaimed by Jesus and begun in his life, death, and resurrection |
| paraclete | another name for the holy spirit which means advocate, defender, or consoler |
| Grace | God's gift of friendship and life that enables us to share his life and love |
| theophany | an appearance or manifestation of God to humans |
| saints | person acknowledged as holy or virtuous, heaven after death |
| liturgy | the official public worship of the church |
| cardinal virtues | cardo means hinge, a hinge connects objects, prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance |
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