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Christianity Vocab Flashcards

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Apostle

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  • Greek for “one sent out”
  • Missionaries sent out by Jesus
  • Includes the biblical disciples and Paul
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Alocolypse

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The complete final destruction of the world, especially as described in the biblical book of Revelation.

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Apostolic

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  • Of or relating to an apostle
  • The nature of anything derived from the teachings of the profit
  • Relating to the teachings of the apostles
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Baptism

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  • The rite of admission to the Christian church
  • Involves immersing oneself in holy water
  • Regarded as a sacrament of most Christian religions.
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Bishop

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  • The priest or spiritual leader of a diocese
  • Empowered to confer holy orders
  • A senior member of the Christian clergy
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Canonize

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  • To officially declare a deceased Christian to be a saint
  • Saints are canonized by the pope (since the 13the century)
  • To be canonized, the person must have preformed at least two miracles
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Christian Canon

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  • A list of books considered authoritative scripture
  • The New Testament canon has 37 books
  • The word “canon” comes from the Greek word meaning “rule”
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Catechumens

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  • One undergoing the course of preparation for baptism from a Catechist
  • The subject can either be a convert or a young child
  • One
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Christ

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  • The name given to Jesus of Nazareth
  • Derived from the Greek word “anointed one” or “messiah”
  • The title of the figure predicted by the Hebrew prophets
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Christology

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  • The area of theology dealing with the person of Christ

- A topic in relation to Christ’s human and divine nation

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Church

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  • Comes from the Greek word: “belonging to the lord”
  • A worldwide body of Christian believers
  • Also referring to the building itself in which Christians meet
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Consubstantiation

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  • A doctrine of the Eucharist
  • Especially associated with Martin Luther
  • According to which the bread and wine and the body and blood of Christ coexist in the element
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Eastern Orthodox Church

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  • One of the three great divisions of Christianity
  • The church of those countries formally the Eastern Roman Empire
  • The second largest church in the world
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Ecclesiology

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  • From the Greek root word of “church”
  • A branch of theology
  • Deals with the doctrines of the Church
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Ecumenical Council

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  • A council of the Christian church
  • An event at which representatives from several regions are present
  • The council promotes unity among the world’s Christian churches
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Ecumenism

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  • The principle or aim of promoting unity among the world’s Christian churches.
  • The first known use of Ecumenism was 1948
  • Emphasizes what is viewed as the universality of the Christian churches.
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Epistles

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  • A poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters
  • It could also be a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters
  • A reading or teaching of one of the apostles
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Eschatology

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  • A branch of theology
  • Dealing with the end times or last things
  • Dealing with subjects such as the afterlife, the Day of Judgment, the Second Coming and the end of the world
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Excommunicate

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  • A penalty imposed by the Catholic Church for being a heretic
  • Commonly entails prohibiting a person from receiving or administering sacraments or holding church office.
  • To be exiled without chance of return
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Ex Catherda

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  • Comes from the Latin words “from the throne”
  • Authoritative statements made by the Pope in Roman Catholicism.
  • The infallibility of t
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Gospels

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  • Coming from the Old English meaning “good news”
  • The content of Christian preaching
  • Delivering the news that Christ died to save humans from the penalty of sin and reunite them with God.
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Grace

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  • The undeserved gift of divine favor in the justification and sanctification of sinners.
  • Coming from the Greek term charis,
  • The word was used over 150 times in the New Testament
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Heresies/Heretics

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  • A person believing in or practicing religious heresy
  • A person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted
  • One disobeying the church who is often excommunicated
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Homoousios

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  • Coming from the Greek word “one substance” or “one in being”
  • The Christological doctrine introduced by Athanasius and accepted as orthodox at the Council of Nicea in 325.
  • The doctrine arose in the context of the heresy of Arius, who contented that Christ was created by the Father and was thus not fully divine.

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