religion
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- east-west schism
- the official seperation of the eastern orthodox church from the western church; great schism
- creed
- a brief statement of the main points of a religious belief
- serf
- one who tilled soil in the feudal system and was bound to the will of the landowner
- icon
- a highly stylized painting venerated in eastern christianity
- disciple
- one who adheres to the doctrines of another; a follower; and apostle
- baptism
- visible sign of ones entrance into the church community
- gospels
- four books of the new testament, written by the apotles matthew mark luke and john, written about the life of jesus
- synod of whitby
- meeting of roman and celtic christians to determine which style of christianity would be followed in england
- purgatory
- the state of those who are not yet ready to see god face to face
- communion of saints
- all members of the church, those on earth in heavan and in purgatory
- messiah
- the prophesied deliverer of the jews; a savior
- hagia sophia
- church of the holy wisdom built in constanitinople.
- scripture
- the written record of god's love for us
- muhammad
- founder of the islamic religion
- muslim
- a member of the religion of islam
- the ressurection
- the rising of christ after his death and burial
- islam
- a religion based on submission to gods will as it was revealed to muhammad
- new testament
- christian scriptures
- romanesque
- style of architecture developed in italy characterized by decorative use of arcades and profuse ornamentation
- stations of the cross
- believes to be the sites of the events that led to the death and ressurection of jesus
- old testament
- hebrew scriptures
- orthodox church
- or or having to do with the eastern churc of europe or any of various national churches conforming to its doctorines
- patriarch
- leader of the christian community in major cities of the roman empire
- sacred traditon
- the lived faith of the church
- vassal
- in the feudal system, someone who is subject to and under the protection of another person
- revelation
- all that god makes known to save us
- excommunication
- a severe ecclesiastical penalty which excludes the offender from taking part in the eucharist or other sacrements
- mystical
- pertaining to the world or to things not spiritual or sacred
- saracens
- nomadic muslim people who raided mediteranean costal areas
- vikings
- a seafaring people who originated in denmark
- grace
- participation in the life of god and th egree and undeserving gift that god gives us to respond to our vocation to become his adopted children
- justified by god
- moving us to the state of grace
- salvation history
- the story of god's loving relationship wtih his people
- orthodox
- generally accepted views, especially on religion; approved' conventional
- celibacy
- the state/condition of those who have chosen to remain unmarried for the sake of the kingdom of heaven in order to give entirly to go and to the service of his people
- liturgical calendar
- division of the year to mark events in the life of christ
- gothic
- a style of architecture developed in n. france that allowed for higher walls and expanded space for windows
- papal states
- section of italy ruled by the pope until 1870
- simony
- the payment of money to be appoinged to a church office
- secular
- known only to those of special comprehension or especially initiated
- feudalism
- a social form of interlocking relationships based on the use of land in payment for militarys services
- eucharist
- the sacrament of the lord's supper
- essenes
- members of the monastic sect of jews in palestine from 100 bc to 100 ad, believed by some to be the originator of some of the teachings of jesus
- saints
- men and women in heaven who on earth responded to gods call and share eternal life with christ
- basilica
- greek word meaning kings hall, used to designated a certain church of historical significance
- hijrah
- the flight of muslims from mecca-medina in 622
- beautitudes
- the verses in the sermon on the mount beginning with "blessed are..", which can be used as an outline to christian teachings
- fundamentalist
- believe the bible to be literally true