Christianity- Definitions You Need To Know Flashcards
Adoration (prayer)
A prayer praising God
Advent
A period in the Christian calendar which begins 4 Sundays before the 25th of December, advent marks the period of waiting before Jesus’ birth
Agape
Christian love/selfless love
Anglican
The church of england (CofE)
Ascension
Being taken up into heaven, the event 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection
Atonement
The belief that Jesus’ death on the cross mended the relationship between humans and God
Baptism
A sacrament through which people become members of the church
Benevolent
All-loving
Christ
Greek word for Messiah
Communion
The service of christian worship where bread and wine are split and shared, it is also called, mass or Eucharist
Confession
Privately confessing your sins to God
Confirmation
The service where someone confirms their faith and fulfils promises made when they were baptised
Creed
Statement of belief ( the apostles creed)
Crucifixion
The death of Jesus on the cross
Ecumenical
The worldwide Christian church
Evangelism
Preaching the gospel to convert people to the faith
Grace
The unconditional and generous love that God shows to people who don’t deserve it
Incarnation
‘Taking on flesh’ when God became human in the form of Jesus
Lent
A 40 day period of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of easter
Monotheism
The belief in one God
Moral evil
Acts of humans that are seen to be morally wrong, murder and torture for example
Natural evil
Harmful events not (directly) caused by human actions for example, flash flood or hurricane or a pandemic
Nicene creed
Statement of Christian doctrine in 325 CE
Original sin
The thought that human nature is flawed and that all people are born with the tendency to sin, this traces back to the story of adam and eve in the garden of eden
Orthodox
A denomination or tradition of the church, there are 2 main orthodox denominations- greek and russian
Pilgrimage
A religious journey to a holy/sacred site
Protestant
A christian denomination that broke away from Roman Catholicism
Purgatory
A place where the soul is purified before it can go to heaven (roman catholicism only)
Roman catholic
The christian group that is lead by the pope
Sacrament
The outward and visible sign of an invisible and spiritual grace.(e.g. Baptism and the Eucharist are recognised as sacraments by most Christians).
Salvation
Being saved; belief that through God’s grace, Jesus’ death and resurrection brought about salvation for humanity. Saving the soul and which is then able to enter eternal life in heaven.
