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Chancellor |
The chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy, the title of various important judges and other high officials. |
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Dynastic State |
A state in which the maintenance and expansion of interests of the ruling family is the primary concern. |
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Genteel |
Belonging or suited to polite society, well-bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish. |
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Exhortation |
An utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations. |
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Edict |
Government document setting a procedure or law. |
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Eucharist |
A Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed in celebration of Jesus's Last Super, also referred to as the Lord's Supper or communion. |
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Papal Bull |
A letter or announcement from the Pope to the Catholic World. |
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Pagan |
A member of a religious, spiritual, or cultural community based on the worship of nature or the earth. |
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Barbarism |
Uncivilized state or condition |
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Secular |
Relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual or sacred. |
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Heresy |
The holding of religious doctrines different that the official teachings of the "church" |
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Ecclesiastical |
Relating to the church or the clergy |
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Guild |
An association of people with common interests and concerns, especially people working in the same craft. Group who controls the production process and can restrict entry into the trade. |
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Primogeniture |
An inheritance practice in which in which the eldest son receives all or the largest share of the parents' estate. |
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Tithe |
A portion of one's harvest or income paid by peasant to the village church. |
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Vernacular |
Everyday language of a region as distinguished from the language of the church, government, or universities, which was Latin. |
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Transustantiation |
Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church that during the Eucharist, the substance of the bread and wine is miraculously transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. |
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Diet |
Government or religious meeting. |
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Celibacy |
Complete abstinence from sexual activity. |
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Cartographer |
Person engaged in the drawing and production of maps. |
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Theologian |
Person versed in theology, especially Christian theology. |
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Communes |
Association of townspeople bound together by a sworn path for the purpose of obtaining basic liberties from the lord of the territory in which the town is located. |
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Just Price |
The idea prices should be fair; protecting both consumers and producers and that they should be imposed by government decree if necessary. |
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Patronage |
Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, or individuals to produce specific works or style of works. |
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Virtu |
Quality of being able to shape the world according to one's own will. |
