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Role of the Church
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cathedral | A large and important church |
| clergy | The body of people, such as priest, who perform the sacred functions of a 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 fate |
| monk | A man has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
| nun | A women who has take 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 |