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28 Cards in this Set
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Live simply owns no private property
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Poverty
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To keep your love appropriate single people are available to serve in a more free way.
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Chastity
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To do as told, to be available to serve as apostles.
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Obedience
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a group of people living as nomadic invaders in areas of the Fertile Crescent from Northeastern Mesopotamia and Iran to the borders of Egypt in Canaan.
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'Apiru or Hapiru'
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to the greater glory of God —motto of the Society of Jesus
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ad majorem dei gloriam
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an archive of correspondence on clay tablets. found in upper Egypt.
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amarna letters
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designation used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
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anno domini
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used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", ancient Chinese "revealed texts and objects" and "Christian texts that are not canonical".
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apocypha
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St. Ignatious's. origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay in France and Spain.
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basque
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relating to the Apostles
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apostolic
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a member of an aristocracy, a form of government in which a few of the most prominent citizens rule.
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aristocrat
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a chest described in Book of Exodus as solely containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed.
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Ark of the Covenant
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a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" : God of Rain.
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baal
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Before Christ and Anno Domini
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BC/AD
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Before common era/ Common era
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BCE/CE
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The Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.
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bible
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The biblical name for the area of ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River
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canaan
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A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
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canon
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a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person, animal or object to create an easily identifiable visual likeness
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caricature
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The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New Testament.
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catholic bible
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a personal commitment to avoiding sexual relations, in particular a vow from marriage
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celibacy
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Exercising a compelling charm that inspires devotion in others.
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charismatic
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a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others.
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chivalry / chivalrous
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fortified city
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citadel
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Comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
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consolation
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A written or spoken agreement,
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contract
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A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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court prophet
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one in attendance at a royal court
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courtier
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