Unit 6 Flashcards
Celibacy
The state of abstaining from marriage; not able to marry
Codification
The action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan
Czar(Tzar)
An emperor of Russia
Icons
A painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches
Illuminated Manuscript
Manuscripts decorated with gold or silver, decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations.
Liturgy
Fixed set of ceremonies, words, etc., that are used during public worship in a religion
Mosaics
A picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
Onion Domes
A dome that bulges in the middle and rises to a point, used especially in Russian church architecture.
Patriarch
Leader of the Eastern Church (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Pope
Leader of the Western (Roman Catholic) Church
Reconquest
Anything acquired by conquering; such as a nation, a territory
Schism
Split or Division