Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Kosher
A
Prepared according to Jewish dietary law
2
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Diaspora
A
groups of Jews living outside the Jewish homeland
3
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Clergy
A
Church official
4
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Laity
A
regular church members
5
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Doctrine
A
official church teaching
6
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Excommunicate
A
to declare that a group or person is no longer a member of the church
7
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Schism
A
a separation or division of the church
8
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Sheikh
A
the leader of the Arab tribe
9
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Shari’ah
A
Islamic code of law
10
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Sunni
A
a group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs
11
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Mosque
A
Muslim house of worship
12
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Minaret
A
the tower of Mosque from which Muslims are called to pray
