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role of church Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cathedral | A large and important church |
| Clergy | The body of people, such as priests, who perform sacred functions of a church |
| Excommunicate | To formally deprive a person of membership in a church |
| Monasticism | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith |
| Monk | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
| Nun | A woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church |
| Persecute | To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a holy site. |
| Monastery | A community of monks |
| Rhetoric | The study of persuasive writing and speaking |
| Sacrament | A solemn rite of Christian churches |
| University | A school of advanced learning |
| Theology | The study of God and religious truth |