Christianity

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Advent

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Roman Catholic
the liturgical season of teh Christian year consisting of the 4 Sundays preceding Christmas
purple

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Agnus Dei

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Roman Catholic
the formula beginning with the words "O Lamb of God" recited 3x by the priest in the Latin mass shortly before the Communion

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Anointing

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Roman Catholic
To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration
Often used when a person is ill.

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Apocrypha

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Roman Catholic
Books written between Malachi and the Gospels
part of the Greek version of the Old Testament but not included in the Hebrew Bible
Catholics include these books in their canon but Protestants usually exclude them

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Apostles' Creed

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Roman Catholic
a statement used only in the western Catholic church (not in the Orthodox churches)
it falls into 3 sections concerned with the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost
probably 4th century CE
we basically agree with its statements

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Atonement

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Humanity's reconcilation with God through the sacrificial suffering and death of Christ

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Baptism

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the sacramental rite, either through sprinkling or immersion
admits a candidate to the Christian church

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Constantine

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Roman Catholic
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)

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Credo

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Roman Catholic
literally "I believe"
the title of the portion of the Latin mass which contains the Nicene confession of faith

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Crucifix

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A model of the cross bearing an image of the crucified Christ

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Advent

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Roman Catholic
the liturgical season of teh Christian year consisting of the 4 Sundays preceding Christmas
purple

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Agnus Dei

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Roman Catholic
the formula beginning with the words "O Lamb of God" recited 3x by the priest in the Latin mass shortly before the Communion

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Anointing

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Roman Catholic
To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration
Often used when a person is ill.

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Apocrypha

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Roman Catholic
Books written between Malachi and the Gospels
part of the Greek version of the Old Testament but not included in the Hebrew Bible
Catholics include these books in their canon but Protestants usually exclude them

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Apostles' Creed

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Roman Catholic
a statement used only in the western Catholic church (not in the Orthodox churches)
it falls into 3 sections concerned with the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost
probably 4th century CE
we basically agree with its statements

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Atonement

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Humanity's reconcilation with God through the sacrificial suffering and death of Christ

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Baptism

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the sacramental rite, either through sprinkling or immersion
admits a candidate to the Christian church

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Constantine

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Roman Catholic
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)

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Credo

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Roman Catholic
literally "I believe"
the title of the portion of the Latin mass which contains the Nicene confession of faith

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Crucifix

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A model of the cross bearing an image of the crucified Christ

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Epiphany

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Roman Catholic
the season in the Christian liturgical calendar beginning on Jan. 6 which either celebrates the baptism of Christ

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Episcopal

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Roman Catholic
refers to the system of church government which is overseen by bishops

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Eucharist

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Roman Catholic
from Greek word meaning "thanksgiving"
another name for Holy Communion, the Lord's Supper or the sacrament

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Filioque

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Roman Catholic
Latin "and from the Son"
a creedal statement (or doctrine) that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father.
(Roman Catholic, not Eastern Orthodox)

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Gloria

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Roman Catholic
A portion of the Latin mass
praises God
"Glory to God on High"

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Holy Orders

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Roman Catholic
Ordination to or acceptance of the full time religious life
7th sacrament of the Roman Catholicism

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Homoiousios

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NOT catholic or Orthodox doctrine
"of LIKE substance"
Term used by Arius and followers (Arians)

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Homoousios

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Roman Catholic
"of ONE substance"
Term used in early Christian creedal statements to describe the trinity

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Kyrie

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Roman Catholic
portion of the Latin mass
"Lord have mercy"
only part of the mass that is in Greek
sinner asking for help

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Lent

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Roman Catholic
40 days before Easter, excluding Sundays
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observed by abstaining from festivities, by almsgiving, and by devoting more time than usual to religious exercises

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Liturgical Calender

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Roman Catholic
Advent (purple)
Christmas (white)
Epiphany (green)
Lent (purple)
Easter (white)
Pentacost (red)
Trinity (green)

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the Virgin Mary

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Roman Catholic
mother of Jesus
especially honored by Catholics (chief Saint)
doctrines concerning Mary:
Immaculate Conception
Virgin Birth
Perpetual Virginity
Bodily Assumption

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Neo-Platonic thought

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Roman Catholic
philosophical system of Plotinus 200s CE
Ideas from Plato applied to Christianity
Spirit is superior to matter, God is immaterial

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Penance

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Roman Catholic
private act between priest and parishioner consisting of confession, absolution, and formal penance
a sacrament

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Pentecost

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Roman Catholic
the day in the church calendar fifty days after Easter which celebrates the coming of the Holy Ghost to the church
color is red

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Sanctus

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Roman Catholic
portion of the mass
"Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts"
praise

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Transubstantiation

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Roman Catholic
the catholic doctrine that the bread and wine of the Eucharist literally become the body and blood of Christ in their essence

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Trinity

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Roman Catholic
the doctrine of the father, the son, and the holy ghost as one God of the same substance , yet in three manifestations in a manner that cannot be explained by mortals
five months of the liturgical calendar, in which the implication of the worldwide gospel in daily life are contemplated
color is green

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1517

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Protestantism
Luther’s 95 Theses nailed to the church door
Wittenberg, Germany
Beginning of the Reformation

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John Calvin

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Protestantism
French reformer and theologian who worked most of his life in Geneva, Switzerland
Wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion

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Ecumenical Movement

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Protestant
Christ didn’t mean church to be fragmented
twentieth century efforts have been made to unite denominations into one church
doctrines and authority have been stumbling blocks

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Episcopal

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Protestant
refers to the system of church government which is overseen by bishops

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Eucharist

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Protestant
Sacramental rite symbolic of the atonement
Same as catholic, minus the doctrine of transubstantiation

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Holy Communion

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Protestant
Sacramental rite symbolic of the atonement
same as catholic Eucharist minus doctrin of transubstantiation

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Martin Luther

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Protestant
the founder of the German reformation
a catholic priest
a professor of moral philosophy and scripture at the university of Wittenberg
nailed 95 thesis on door 1517

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Trinity

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Protestant
the doctrine of the father, the son, and the holy ghost as one God of the same substance
yet in three manifestation in a manner that cannot be explained by mortals

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1054

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Eastern Orthodox
A delegate from the Pope and the Patriarch of Constantinople disagree and excommunicate each other
Contributes to split between eastern and western Christianity

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1204

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Eastern Orthodox
Constantinople sacked by Crusaders
The actual split between the eastern and western Christianity

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Antidoron

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Eastern Orthodox
bread blessed and distributed to the non-Orthodox at the end of the liturgy

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Apophatic Theology

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Eastern Orthodox
Theology that defines things by what they are not

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Autocephalous

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Eastern Orthodox
"having it's own head"
A group with a leader who is subordinate to no superior authority. Called Patriarchs, Archbishops, or Metropolitans
Russia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece

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Autonomous

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Eastern Orthodox
Orthodox churches that make most of their own decisions but are smaller than Autocephalous groups

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Chrismation

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Eastern Orthodox
Anointing with oil (Chrism) on specific parts of the infant’s body
immediately following baptism

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Constantine

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Eastern Orthodox
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)

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Creed

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Eastern Orthodox
Christian community's attempt at a particular time in history to address in relatively short compass the vital issues affecting the church at that time
article of faith?

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Council of Nicaea

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Eastern Orthodox
Called by Constantine in 325 and developed the Nicene Creed

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Energies

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Eastern Orthodox
Evidences of God’s influence in the world
People can know Him through these, but cannot know His essence

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Iconoclasts

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Eastern Orthodox
Icon destroyers

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Iconodules

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Eastern Orthodox
Icon venerators

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Iconostasis

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Eastern Orthodox
a partition or screen on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the main part of the church

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Icons

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Eastern Orthodox
Two dimensional pictures of Christian persons or events which become spiritual windows
Teaching tools for the illiterate

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Metropolitan

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Eastern Orthodox
the head of an ecclesiastical province

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Patriarch

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Eastern Orthodox
Usual term for the national head of an Eastern Orthodox church

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Septuagint

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Eastern Orthodox
Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries

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Synergy

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Eastern Orthodox
Cooperation with God.
Salvation through grace and our best effort
Implies a belief in Agency, no original sin, and some confidence in human nature

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Theosis

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Eastern Orthodox
To become a god