Vocabulary 3

1. Roman Catholic Church- The Roman Catholic Church is governed by a hierarchy with the pope at the top and, at the lower levels, bishops and priests

2. Pope-

the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church

3. Cardinal-

a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church

 

4. Archbishop- the chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese

 

5. Bishop-

a senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders

 

6. Priest- an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

 

7. Monk- a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

 

8. Nun- a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

 

9. Clergy- the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church

 

10. Cathedral- the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated

 

11. Church-

a building used for public Christian worship

 

12. Monastery- a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows

 

13. Mendicant-

a beggar

 

14. Friar- a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders

 

15. Abbey- the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns

 

16. Abbot- a man who is the head of an abbey of monks

 

17.Abbess- a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns

 

18. Nunnery- a building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent

 

19. Sacraments- a religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace

 

20. Baptism-  the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church

 

21. Eucharist- the Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed

 

22. Confirmation- the action of confirming or agreeing

 

23. Matrimony- the state or ceremony of being married; marriage

 

24. Holy Orders- the sacrament or rite of ordination as a member of the Christian clergy

 

25. Penance- 

voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

 

26. Extreme Unction- a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when administered to the dying

 

27. New Testament- the second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. It includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, twenty-one epistles by St. Paul and others, and the book of Revelation

Medieval Abbey Plans:

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Interior of Medieval Church-

Picture taken from http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/Holy-Trinity-Church-Torbryan-Devon/

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