theo chapter 5 vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 christendom | christian-dominated western europe of the middle ages |
| conclave | a meeting of cardinals to elect a pope |
| eastern orthodox churches | christian chruches with orgins in the eastern roman empire that ARE NOT in union with the pope and church centered in rome |
| eastern rite catholic churches | catholic churches whose orgins were in the eastern roman empire that ARE in union with the pope and church centered in rome |
| east-west schism | the official separation of the eastern (orthodox) church and the western church; also called the great schism |
| excommunication | a penalty that excludes the offender from taking part in the eucharist or other sacraments |
| filioque | latin; "and from the son" |
| gregorian reforms | a series of church reforms under pope gregory VII |
| iconoclast controversy | condemn the use of icons in worship |
| inquisition | trials established to help curb the spread of heretical doctrines |
| lay investiture | the practice of lay persons (such as kings) appointing bishops, priests, abbots and abbesses |
| mendicant | religious communities whose members live among people and rely on the charity of others |
| simony | the payment of money to be appointed to a church office |
| summa theologica | st. thomas aquinas's comprehensive systematic examination of christian theology |
| truce of god | a rule enacted by the medieval church forbidding warfare during certain holy days of the year |
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