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religion prep work
religion prep work for 1st sesmester
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| the way | teachings of Jesus |
| Inspiration | divine guidance and influence |
| Revelation | all that God makes known to save us |
| Pentecost | the birthday of the church and day the Holy Spirit came to the apostles |
| Messianism | the Messsiah, Jesus Christ and is the Hebrew word for annoited one |
| Incarnation | God taking human form in Jesus |
| Martyr | someone who witnesses to Jesus through death |
| Chi-Rho | it was the symbol that was on constintens flag and it stood for the frist and last letters of christ's name |
| Deposit of faith | all of the truths of our faith revealed by God. |
| House Church | church in a private home. |
| Monotheistic | belief in one God. |
| Polytheistic | belief in many Gods. |
| Rosary | a string of beads used to count groups of prayers. |
| Epistle | letters written to the early church. |
| Oral tradition | teachings of Jesus and the apostles by spoken words. |
| Infancy narrative | the story of Jesus's brith |
| Heresy | a false teaching that rejects a truth revealed by God and taught by the church. |
| Ecumenical | effort to unite all christians. |
| Acts of the Apostles | book of the Bible believed to be a continuation of Luke. First years of the Church from Jerusalem to Rome. |
| Apostolic succession | beliefs from the apostles. |
| Persecution | cruel treatment because of relgious beliefs. |
| Deacon | men chosen to minister to the needs of the community. |
| Edict of Milan | ended the persicution of christians |
| Epistle | letters int the Bible written by Paul to the early church. |
| Apostasy | renunciation of a religious faith |
| Conversion | change of heart. |
| Liturgical year | the church year which revolves around the life of Christ. |
| Canonization | when a person becomes a saint. |
| Saint | people who have lived ememplary lives and the Church declares worthy of honor.Their goodness and holiness have been witnessed by others. |
| Beatification | when a person receives the name "Blessed". |
| Advent | begins the liturgical year with the first Sunday to December 25 and it last four weeks |
| Prophet | a person who interperts, receives, or tells of God's will. |
| Purgatory | state of purification for those who died and are not ready to see God face-to-face. |
| Communion of Saints | all members of the Church on earth, in heaven, and in purgatory. |
| Salvation History | the story of God's relationship with his people or scripture. |