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Catholic Vocab #3
Vocabulary for Lesson 4 of Baltimore Catechism #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Making | ringing forth or forming out of some material already existing, as workmen do |
| Creating | bringing forth out of nothing, as God alone can do |
| angels | pure spirits without a body, created to adore and enjoy God in heaven |
| Lucifer | light-bearer |
| Satan | Devil |
| were innocent | were in the state of original justice; that is, they were gifted with every virtue and free from every sin |
| Garden of Paradise | a large and beautiful place prepared for man's habitation upon earth |
| the tree of knowledge of good and evil | tree bearing the forbidden fruit |
| tree of life | Its fruit kept the bodies of our first parents in a state of perfect health |
| our nature was corrupted | our whole being, body and soul, was injured in all its parts and powers |
| understanding was darkened | even with much learning we have not the clear knowledge, quick perception and retentive memory that Adam had before his fall from grace |
| will was weakened | our free will was not entirely taken away by Adam's sin |
| concupiscence | strong inclination to evil that is left in us consists in the continual efforts our senses and appetites make to lead our souls into sin |
| original sin | sin which we inherit from our first parents |
| Immaculate Conception | The privilege by which the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the merits of her Divine Son, was preserved free from the guilt of original sin |