Summer 50 Terms Flashcards
abdicate
to cast off : discard, to give up sovereign power formally
adhere
to give support or maintain loyalty, to bind to a particular set of beliefs
advocate
one who pleads the case of another
analyze
the study of the separation of the components into its part
Annates
a church’s first year profits given to the papal treasury
annex
to attach, or incorporate
anglophilia
unusual admiration or partiality for England, English ways, or things English
aristocracy
a government where the a small minority usually through hereditary means has much of the power
artisan
a worker in a skilled trade (craftsman)
assess
to determine the importance
avarice
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
belligerent
waging war, exhibiting hostilities & aggressiveness
bourgeois
characteristics of the middle class
classical
of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or
ideals, classical civilization
clerical
member of the clergy
common law
The unwritten law, especially of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law
conservative
maintaining status quo, desires minimal, little, or no change to social or political norms
conscription
orced enrollment of persons especially for military service
despot
a ruler with absolute power and authority b: a person exercising power tyrannically
Diaspora
the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity
divergence
a drawing apart or separation
dogma
a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church
ecclesiastical
of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
espoused
adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
eradicate
to do away with completely
evolution
a set of proscribed movements, process of developing, unfolding or change
extol
to praise highly
fallible
the ability/capacity to be incorrect
hegemony
strong influence over another group or person
heretical
departure of accepted beliefs, usually refers to religion
illuminate
to enlighten spiritually or intellectually
incept
generally insufficient or incompetent
liberal
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs
Nationalization
to place property, utility, resource or business under government control
Partition
action or state of dividing or being divided into parts
Petrine supremacy
that the Pope is supreme over all other Catholic officials
preeminent
having outstanding rank or dignity
prevailing
prove more powerful than opposing forces
privatization
to remove (something) from government control and place it in an individual’s control or ownership
proletariat
workers or working-class people
purge
to get rid of, eliminate
oscillation
to swing or move from one point to another
repudiate
to break away from, to refuse to be a part of (change, marriage)
secular
not ecclesiastical or clerical
sovereign
possessed supreme, unlimited, and independent power
tenet
a principle or idea that is held to be true
usury
charging of interest on loans, typically unreasonable amounts
validity
well grounded, meaningful, and logically correct
wane
to gradually fall from power or decrease in size
zenith
the highest or culminating point
