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Medieval Church Voc.
A study on the Role of the Church from Medieval times
| Term | Definition | Study Hint |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral | A large and important church | A huge church |
| Cergy | The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church | The priests |
| Exocommunicate | To formally deprive a person of membership in a church | Unemploy, expel, inactivate |
| 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 | Hide to show their love of faith |
| Monk | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery | A person dressed in brown robes, generally with a shaved head that serves a monastery |
| Nun | A woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church | A woman in black robes that serves a church |
| Persecute | To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs | They can only believe in the one belief chosen |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a holy site | A voyage to a church or somewhere holy |
| Monastery | A community of monks | A huge gathering or group of monks |
| Rhetoric | The study of persuasive writing and speaking | To look at persuasive writing and speaking |
| Sacrament | A solemn rite of christian churches | An act that christian chruches do |
| University | A school of advanced learning | Kind of like Harvard and Stanford |
| Theology | The study of God and religious truth | Looking at god and seeing what he actually did and what is the truth about him |