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Medieval Church
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pope | leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Monks | men who devoted their lives to spiritual goals |
| Nuns | women who devoted their lives to spiritual goals |
| Monastery | a religious community where monks lived, worked & worshipped |
| Literacy | the ability to read and write |
| Sacraments | the sacred rites and rituals of the Christian Church |
| Tithe | a tax paid to the church equal to 1/10 of a person's earnings |
| Excommunication | to be excluded from the church community and denied the sacraments |
| Doom Painting | a picture showing what heaven and hell were like |
| Secular | non-religious |
| Pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place |
| pagan | a follower of a polytheistic religion |
| Christiandom | the large community of Christians spread across the world. |
| Missionary | a person who tries to convert people to a particular religion |
| Illuminated Manuscript | beautifully illustrated writings of bible scenes created by monks |
| Convent | a religious community where nuns lived, worked & worshipped |
| Priest | served and taught in the local church, administered the sacraments, and collected tithes |
| Bishop | supervised & ordained priests and settled disputes |
| Archbishop | supervised bishops, advised & elected popes |
| purgatory | a temporary place of punishment between heaven and hell where some souls must go to purify before being accepted into heaven |
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