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Role of the Church
Vocabulary cards for role of the church vocab.
Term | Definition |
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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 in life 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 the 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. |