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Role of the Church
Flashcards for Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a cathedral? | A large and important church. |
| What is a clergy? | The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church. |
| What is excommunicate? | To formally deprive a person of membership in a church. |
| What is 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. |
| What is a monk? | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery. |
| What is a nun? | A woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church. |
| What does persecute mean? | To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs. |
| What is monastery? | A community of monks. |
| What is rhetoric? | The study of persuasive writing and speaking. |
| What is a sacrament? | A solemn rite of Christian churches. |
| What is a university? | A school of advanced learning. |
| What is theology? | The study of God and religious truth. |