roman catholic church in medieval europe Flashcards
sacrament
a sacred rite of the christian religion
natural law
the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking
convent
a place where the nuns live
persecute
to cause a person to suffer for his or her beliefs
clergy
people such as priests who perform the scared functions of the church
pilgrimage
a journey to a holy site
religious order
a brotherhood or sisterhood of monks, nuns, or friars
monastery
a place where monks lived, worked and prayed
scriptorium
a place to copy books by hand and create beautiful illuminated manuscripts
relic
the physical remains of a holy site or holy person, or objects with which they had contact
hierarchy
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
dormitory
sleeping quarters for monks
