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25 Cards in this Set
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Grail
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a) Cup or platter used by Jesus at the last supper
b) Something eagerly persued or eagerly sought |
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Surplice
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Garment worn by priest
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Communion
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Sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts
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Excommunicate
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To officially exclude someone froma church, religious group, or just an organization
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Apostasy
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Abadoning religious belief, or belief in a nonrelgious principle
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Chalice
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Large cup or goblet
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opus Dei
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a) with lowercase o - worshipping God is humans primary duty
b) with capital O - organization started in Spain, conservative religious (Christian/Catholic) movement |
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Ascetic
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characterized by severe self-discipline & abstaining from indulgences, or anything dealing with pleasure
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hair shirt
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shirt made by hair cloth, worn by ascetics
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hair cloth
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form of cloth, a mixture of cotton and horsehair, that's stiff and unpleasant to touch
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monk
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religious men who live an ascetic lifestyle, agreeing to withdraw from society to live a life of contemplation and take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
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monastery
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community of monks; where monks live
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clergy
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people ordained to deliver religious rites
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liturgy
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form in which religious worship is conducted
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Gnosticism
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alternative form of Christianity that existed until the 2nd century
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gnosis
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Greek for "knowledge"
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gospel
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a) technically "good news"
b) teachings of Jesus in New Testament (4 gospels of Matthew, Luke, Mark & John) c) absolutely true |
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metaphysics
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a branch of philosophy dealing with being, identity, time and space
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cosmology
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the science of the origins and development of the universe
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eschatology
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a religious perspective that deals with death, judgment and final destination of the soul
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cowl
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a large hood
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cloister
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a) another word for a convent or monastery
b) to be secluded |
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convent
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where nuns live in a monastic environment
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Armageddon
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a) place where final struggle between good and evil will occur
b) any kind of catastrophic conflict that can bring about destruction of the human race |
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apocalypse
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a) lowercase a - the destruction of anything at a catastrophic scale
b) capital A - the complete and final destruction of the world as described in the book of Revelations |
