Test 3: Ecclesiastical History & Cuthbert's Letter Flashcards
in accordance with; following
pursuant
still in existence
extant
a reader, especially one who reads in church services
lector
begun; started
commenced
a theory of the origin of the universe
cosmogony
points of high land that jut out into the sea
promontories
to solemnly renounce
abjure
the Regular Monachorum which formed the basis of Western monasticism; established by an Italian hermit
Benedictine Rule
advising or urging earnestly
admonishing
declarations emphatically urging someone to do something
exhortations
charging suddenly out of a besieged place against an enemy
sallying
“Anglo-Saxons”; the powerful nations of Germany that invaded England in the fifth century
Saxons, Angles, and Jutes
fear and anxiety about something that may occur
trepidation
sent St. Augustine to England to lead the country’s conversion to Christianity
Pope Gregory
able to be crossed at a shallow place
fordable
the study of poetry and poetics
prosody
effective
efficacious
moral or intellectual improvement
edification
approval; appreciation
approbation
ordained to a sacred office; made or declared sacred
consecrated
an official order; commission
mandate
having unlimited power; all-powerful
omnipotent
goodwill; compassion; generosity
beneficence
stopping; ceasing
desisting
opinions or feelings
sentiments
a letter exhorting (strongly encouraging) someone to do something
hortatory epistle
Bede’s masterpiece
Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation
He taught lessons every day to us his pupils …; busied himself in signing psalms.
Cuthbert’s description of some of the activities of Bede
another important figure who embraced Christianity
King Edwin of Northumbria
Bede’s possessions at his death
pepper, napkins, and incense
contained an altar and choir; library and scriptures
the monastery at Jarrow
what Bede exhorts his brothers to do
“shake off the sleep of the soul,” and to think upon their last hour
to whom Augustine first brought his message when he arrived in Britain
Aethelbert, the king of Kent
“a roof high upreared, o’er the children of men”
a metaphor for sky in “Caedmon’s Hymn”
the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes were invited to Britain for this purpose
to help the Britons fight the Picts coming down from the North
how Bede provides credibility to his work of history
by carefully explaining his authorities - where they were educated, who they received their information from, and how they received it
Bede’s broadly liberl education
Latin classics, prosody, mathematics, medicine, history, and physical science
a piece of extant English literature composed on English soil
“Caedmon’s Hymn”
a pupil of Bede’s; became the next Abbot of Jarrow
Cuthbert
an English abbess related to the Anglo-Saxon kings of Northumbria; founded a monastery for men and women in 658
Hilda of Whitby
