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TCOS Unit 3.2 Voc
RELST II TCOS 3.2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hebrews | A term sometimes used to refer to all Jews. More specifically, those maintaining purity of Judaism, adhering strictly to all customs of their ancestors. |
| Hellenists | Those Jews who were more open to Greek & Roman influences and were more willing to allow faith & religious practices to be shaped by culture. |
| Confessors | Those Christians who refused to respond to Decius' decree to offer sacrifices to Roman gods. |
| Penance | The name for the sacrament that allows a sinner to return to communion with Christ and the Church. |
| Religious indifferentism | The attitude which holds that all religions and all ways of expressing one's faith are equal or essentially the same. |
| synod | A representative body of bishops assembled periodically by the pope to advise him on important Church concerns. It's not legislative. |