Key Words Flashcards
Missionary
A person sent to another country in order to in encourage christianity
Pagon
A person who worships many gods or no gods
Martyr
A person who is ready to suffer violence or death for refusing to give up their faith
Denomination
A group of christians
Liturgical year
The regular cycle of events that remembers and celebrates key events in Jesus’ life
Empire
A group of countries rule by another country
church
A building
Church
The people of god
Bishop
Successor of the 12 apostles oversees a dioese
Pope
The leader of the catholic church on earth
Apostle
One of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel
Succession
The belief that the power of the holy spirit has been passed down from the apostles to all religious people today
Pantif
Pope
Conclave
A meeting held by the cardinals to elect the next pope during which each cardinal votes on who he wants to be the next pope
Papal encyclical
A letter written by a pope to people in the whole roman catholic church through out the world
Mission
Mission refers to the idea of missionaries work where christians travel to an area to provide aid or education
Ordination
A ceremony on which someone becomes a priest
Sexism
The belief that one gender is inferior to another
Gender/sex discrimination
When one sex/gender is disadvantaged because of their sex/gender
Lay person
An ordinary member of the Church who wishes to carry on the mission of the church
Evil
Emotional,mental,physical pain or suffering caused by humans
Moral evil
Peoples behaviour which is deliberately crule
Natural evil
Events which harm or kill people but are not caused by humans
Sacrament
A moment of god’s love being poured into a person
