Catholicism
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29 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Monasticism | monks/nuns live, work, and pray together |
| Scholarship | studying, learning, and writing |
| Lay Brothers | monks not ordained |
| Liturgy of Hours/Divine Office | public prayers recited aloud |
| Abbey | monastery |
| Abbot/Abbess | monastery leader |
| Cloisters | The place of worship where the community gathered to pray and celebrate the Liturgy. The central courtyard of monastery.A square courtyard surrounded by covered walkways |
| Patriarch | principal bishop of a religion |
| Schism | division or separation |
| Orthodox | right belief |
| Liturgy | public worship of the Church |
| Ecumenical Council | meeting of official leaders of the Church |
| Leavened/Unleavened Bread | with/without yeast |
| Icons | religious image or picture |
| Venerate | adore picture or sacred object |
| Iconostasis | screen on sanctuary |
| Barbarian | invading German tribes |
| Gregorian Chant | plain chant named after Gregory I |
| Scriptorium | workroom in a monastery where monks wrote, copied and decorated manuscripts by hand |
| Chapter House | The administration building where the community met with the abbot or abbess |
| Monastery Church | Here monks or nuns would spend long hours studying and copying out precious manuscripts |
| Refectory (dining room) | Food or money were given here to those in need who called at the monastery |
| Library and Scriptorium | Here the community ate their meals while listening to spiritual reading, or in silence |
| Dormitories | Where the monks or nuns slept |
| Lavatorium and the Necessarium | Washing facilities and toilets |
| Infirmary | Where sick members of the community and outsiders were cared for |
| Cellarium and Kitchen | Here food was stored and meals prepared |
| Abbot or Abbess's House | The head of the monastery lived here |
| Guest House | Accommodation for visitors to the monastery |
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