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23 Cards in this Set
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edict
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any authoritative proclamation or command
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excommunicate
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to cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence.
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indulgences
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Roman Catholic Church. a partial remission of the temporal punishment, esp. purgatorial atonement, that is still due for a sin or sins after absolution.
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Papal Bull
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a letter or announcement from the Pope to the Catholic world
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proselytize
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to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.
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Protestantism
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Adherence to the religion and beliefs of a Protestant church.
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recant
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to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract.
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sacristy
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A room in a church housing the sacred vessels and vestments; a vestry.
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tenet
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any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
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theocracy
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A nation or state in which the clergy exercise political power and in which religious law is dominant over civil law.
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simony
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buying or selling of sacred things as sacraments.
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martyr
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a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause.
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creed
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any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
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denomination
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A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
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thesis
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proposition advanced and maintained by argument.
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sect
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religious body or small group that has broken away from the established church.
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hegemony
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leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
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dioceses
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an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
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polyphonic
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having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing; contrapuntal
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repugnant
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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
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mitigate
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To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity
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vexation
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The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing
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ignominy
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
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