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AN#RE#2011#2#Def
Religion Topic 2 Definitions 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theology | The study of God and God’s action in human history |
| Protestant Reformation | A major religion movement protesting certain conditions in the church and aiming at reform |
| Bishop | Ordained leader of a diocese |
| Church | The whole community of those who believe in Jesus Christ |
| Orthodoxy | The accepted doctrines & practices of a religion |
| Schism | A division/serious split, usually in a religious body |
| Protestantism | A branch of Christianity which emerging from the reformation of the 16th Century |
| Monasticism | A style or order of life or religious communities that is characterised by life in a monastery |
| Abbot | The superior/head of a monastery |
| Abbess | The female head/superior of a monastery |
| Celibate | Abstaining from sexual intercourse and practicing chastity |
| Icon | A pictorial image of Christ, Mary or the saints |
| Chastity | The virtue that regulate our sexual behaviour, attitudes and though in co-operation with God’s plans for human sexuality |
| Orthodox | True/right worship |
| Creed | An official formula of religious belief |
| Patriarch | A high ranking Bishop in any of what were principal cities of the early church |
| Tonsure | The way the head was shaved in the centre to represent the ‘crown of thorns’ that Christ wore when he was crucified |
| Pope | The Bishop of Rome who heads the Catholic Church |
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