click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
*Social.Studies*
Role of the Church Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Clergy | The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred function of a church. |
Cathedral | A large and important 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 how has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery. |
Nun | A women 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 speacking. |
Theology | The study of God and religious truth. |
University | A school of advanced learning. |
Sacrament | A Solomon rite of Christian churches. |