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La Iglesia Catolica
Vocabulary on the Catholic Church and attitudes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aclarar | to make clear, clarify |
| el bautismo | baptism |
| bautizar | to baptize |
| bendecir | to bless |
| el brillo | shine |
| controvertido/a | controversial |
| la corona | crown |
| cumplir | to fulfil |
| la desafección | disaffection |
| disponer de | to have available, to have at your disposal |
| el Domingo de Ramos | Palm Sunday |
| dominical | relating to Sunday |
| encabezado/a | headed (by) |
| enseguida | straight away |
| fallecer | to die |
| inconcebiblemente | inconcievably |
| indígena | native |
| llevar a cabo | to carry out |
| madrileño/a | from Madrid |
| menguar | to reduce |
| la medida | the measure |
| el monje | monk |
| el Papa | the Pope |
| pisar | to tread on |
| predecir | to predict |
| regalar | to give (as a present) |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| secularizarse | to become secular/non-religious |
| suplantar | to take the place of |
| el vínculo | link |
| la vivencia | experience |
| el aborto | abortion |
| la antioncepción | contraception |
| apoyar | support |
| el desarrollo | development |
| fundar | to found |
| los judíos | the Jews |
| la norma | the rule |
| musulmán | Muslim |
| la Reconquista | the Reconquest (historical period where Christians took over Spain) |
| el califato musulmán | the Muslim Caliphate (rulers of southern Spain before the 1400s) |
| los Reyes Católicos | the Catholic Kings (Ferdinand and Isabella, rulers during the Reconquest) |
| el sexo prematrimonial | premarital sex |