Vocabulary Flashcards
What is ‘conception’?
The moment when a baby starts to form in its mothers womb
What is ‘image and likeness’?
Resembling; looking or being alike
What are ‘material things’?
Things that we gather around us; possessions
What is ‘stewardship’?
The task of looking after/caring for things
What is a ‘sustainer’?
God, who keeps creation in existence
What is a symbol?
Something that is used to help people understand difficult ideas
What is ‘ symbolic’?
Using a sign or story to explain something difficult
What is theological truths?
Statements which cannot be proven scientifically, but which are nonetheless believed to be true
What is the tempter?
The devil or evil one
What is vision?
A Supernatural revelation
What is adultery?
To be unfaithful to one’s husband or wife
What are bitter herbs?
Some of the ingredients of the Passover meal
What is Chametz?
Bread that contains yeast or grain
What is a covenant?
A solemn promise between two people or groups of people
What is covet?
To have an unhealthy desire for something; to be jealous of someone else’s possessions
What is Exodus?
Many people setting out and leaving a place; the name of the second book of the Bible; exit
What is the sabbath?
The day of rest; seventh day of the week (Saturday in the Jewish calendar, Sunday for Christians)
What is the saviour?
Someone who frees people from hardships or slavery
What is Seder?
The special meal that are celebrated at the Passover
What is spouse?
Husband or wife
What is an altar?
A table for sacrifice
What does ‘amen’ mean?
It is to say ‘I do believe’
What is benediction?
A special time of prayer, adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
What is the gospel?
An account of Jesus’s life or teachings
What is the host?
The piece of unleavened bread that is used in the mass, to become the body of the Lord Jesus
What is the last supper?
The Seder meal, which Jesus celebrated with his disciples in the upper room, the night before he died
What is the liturgy?
The worship of God in public prayer
What is mass and what is another word for it?
Also called Eucharist, the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus
What is the monstrance?
A vessel for which the Blessed Sacrament is placed for adoration
What is a Rite?
The formal set of words and actions to be used in a liturgy
What is Catholic social teaching?
What the church has taught over the years on the subject of justice and faithfulness
What is compassionate?
Caring, consideration
What is devotion?
Prayerfulness
What is a prophecy?
A Message of divine truth revealing God’s will
What is a prophet?
Someone who speaks to god and proclaims his message of divine truth
What is a refugee?
Someone who flees their home or their country, because it is unsafe to remain there
What is repent?
To stop sinning, admit one’s fault, ask for forgiveness from God and resolve not to sin again
What are soft lies?
What people want to hear?
What is a synagogue?
A place for Jewish prayer and learning
What is woe?
Intense grief, affliction, misfortune
What is a Chalos?
The cup for holding wine in mass
