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Roles of Churches
Roles of churches
Question | Answer |
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cathedral | A large and important church |
excommunicate | To formally deprive a person of membership in a church |
monk | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
persecute | To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs |
university | A school of advanced learning |
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 |
theology | The study of god and religious truth |
clergy | The body of people such as priests who perform the sacred functions of a church |
nun | A woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church |
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 |