click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Role of Churches
Church roles in medieval times
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Cathedral | A large and important church |
Clergy | A body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church |
Excommunicate | Formally depriving a person of their 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 faith |
Monk | A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
Nun | A woman who has taken 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 |
Theolgy | A study of God and religious truth |