Church Vocab

Savannah S.
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  1. papacy
    the government of the Roman Catholic Church
  2. abbey
    a church or building associated with a monastery or convent
  3. bishopric
    the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
  4. pontiff
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  5. College of Cardinals
    (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
  6. ecclesiastical
    of or associated with a church
  7. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  8. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  9. Council of Constance
    the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
  10. simony
    the buying or selling of religious jobs or privileges
  11. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  12. Holy See
    the smallest sovereign state in the world
  13. indulgence
    the act of gratifying a desire
  14. purgatory
    a temporary state of the dead in Roman Catholic theology
  15. Borgia
    Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
Created on Sat Aug 27 16:05:07 EDT 2011

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