Chapter 4 Church and Sacraments Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ignatius of antioch | taken to rome to be eaten by lions in the amphitheater |
| justin | arrested for being christian; him and 6 students refused to sacrifice an idol; all of them were executed; one of the earliest apologists |
| apologists | "defenders of the faith"; well-educated people who knew greek philosophy |
| deacons | attended to the welfare of the community's poor, widowed, orphaned, and sick persons |
| barbarians | "hairy ones;" non-romans who spoke an unfamiliar language and who was unshaven |
| pacifism | the belief that it is wrong to kill another human being in war or for any other purpose |
| diocletian | ordered churches destroyed, sacred books burned, and leaders executed |
| apostates | people who had renounced their faith |
| sacrament of reconciliation | the public penance and ritual of re-entry |
| constantine | chosen to be emperor by the roman troops in britain |
| xp | the first two greek letters of christ's name |
| edict of milan | grating freedom of worship to christians in the roman empire; could no longer be punished by law for practicing or preaching their religion |
| constantinople | the new center of the empire; originally called byzantium |
| theodosius | declared paganism illegal and made christianity the official religion of the empire in 380 |
| heresies | beliefs contrary to some essential belief of the faith |
| gnostics | believed that all material things, including the human body, were evil |
| irenaeus | christian who became the bishop of lyons; opposed gnosticism |
| apostle's creed | statement of faith proclaiming the basic beliefs of the church |
| arius | alexandrian priest |
| arians | did not believe that god could ever take the form of a human being; (neither god nor human - somewhere in between) followers of arius |
| nicene creed | creed that incorporates the understanding of jesus as both god and human being |
| Roman Law | this Roman contribution delt mostly with the rights of Roman citizens; one belief was that it should be fair and equal to all people |
| Priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
| Council of Nicea | in 325 it combats arianism with the Nicene Creed which states what the christian faith is this is the beginning of catholic christianity the corect teaching |
| reconciliation | Also called Penance or Confession; the Sacrament by which Christ forgives sins. Jesus gave his Apostles - who passed it on to their successors down to this day - the power to forgive or retain sins. |
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