Finals vocab

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original holiness

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the original state of human beings in their relationship with God, sharing in the divine life in full communion with him

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original justice

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the state of complete harmony of our first parent with themselves, with each other and with all of creation

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figurative language

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a literary form that uses symbolic images, stories, and names to point to a deeper truth

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literary forms

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different kinds of writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone and purpose

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etiology

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a story that explains something’s cause or origin

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tradition

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this word (from the Latin, meaning “to hand on”) refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message

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anthropomorphic

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attributing human characteristics to something that is not human

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primeval history

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the time before the intervention of writing and recording of historical data

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the fall

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also called the Fall from grace, the biblical Revelation about the origins of sin and evil in the world, expressed figuratively in the account of Adam and Eve in Genesis

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original sin

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from the Latin origo, meaning “beginning” or “birth”

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concupiscence

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the act, required by Jewish Law, of removing the foreskin of the penis

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parousia

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the second coming of christ at the end of time, fully realizing God’s plan and the glorification of humanity

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angel

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based on a word meaning “messenger,” a personal and immortal creature with intelligence and free will who constantly glorifies God and serves as a messenger of God to humans to carry out God’s saving plan

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protoevangelium

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a Latin word meaning “first gospel”

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fratricide

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to kill one’s own brother or sister

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paschal mystery

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the work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his life, Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension

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polytheism

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the belief in many gods

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patriarch

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the father or leader of a tribe, clan, or tradition

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theophany

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god’s breaking into the human dimension so an individual’s and community’s understanding of god is deepened or changed

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torah

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a hebrew word meaning “law” referring to the first five books of the Old Testament

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annunciation

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the event in which the archangel gabriel came to mary to announce that she had found favor with god and would become the mother of the Messiah

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theotokos

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a greek title for mary meaning “God bearer”

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clement

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merciful

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immaculate conception

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the dogma that Mary was conceived without Original Sin and remained free from personal sin throughout her entir life

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incarnation

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from the Latin, meaning “to become flash,” referring to the biblical Revelation that Jesus is both true God and true man

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kingdom of god

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the culmination or goal of god’s plan of salvation, the kingdom of god is announced by the Gospel and present in Jesus Christ

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Passover

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the night the Lord passed over the housed of the Israelite marked by the blod of the lamb, and spared the firstborn sons from death

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eucharist

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also called the Mass or Lord’s supper, and based on a word for “thanksgiving”

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redeem

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from the Latin redemptio, meaning “a buying back”

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conscience

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the “interior voice” of a person, a God-given sense of the law of god

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liturgy

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the church’s official, public, communal prayer

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triduum

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the three-day period of the liturgical year that begins with the Mass of the Lord’s supper on holy thursday and ends with evening prayer on Easter Sunday

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stations of the cross

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images based on fourteen events in the Passion of Christ found on display in most Catholic churches

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sacrament

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an efficious and visible sign of god’s invisible grace, instituted by Christ

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litany of the saints

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a prayer in the form of a chant or a responsive petition in which the great saints of church are asked to pray for us

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passion

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the sufferings of jesus during his final days in this life: his agony in the garden at Gethsemane, his trial, and his Crucifixion

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resurrection

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the passage of jesus from death to new life “on the third day” after his Crucifixion

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ascension

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the “going up” into Heaven of the Risen Christ forty days after his resurrection

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venial sin

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a less serious offense against the will of God that diminishes one’s personal character and weakens but does not rupture one’s relationship with god

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mortal sin

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an action so contrary to the will of God what it results in complete separation from God and his grace