Christianity Key Words

Question 1

Denomination

Answer 1

A group within Christianity

Question 2

Doctrine

Answer 2

A belief held and taught by a particular denomination

Question 3

Evangelism

Answer 3

Spreading the Christian message in order to convert people

Question 4

Monotheist

Answer 4

Someone who believes in one God

Question 5

Resurrected

Answer 5

Brought back to life after dying

Question 6

The Ttinity

Answer 6

The belief that God is three as well as one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Question 7

Worship

Answer 7

To show the highest respect or adoration for someone or something

Question 8

Gentiles

Answer 8

A name given to non-Jews in the bible

Question 9

Missionaries

Answer 9

People who spread the Christian message.

Question 10

Martyr

Answer 10

A person who is killed for their beliefs.

Question 11

Creed

Answer 11

A statement of belief

Question 12

Heresy

Answer 12

Beliefs which are opposed to those of the church

Question 13

The Great Schism

Answer 13

The split of the Eastern and Western Church in 1054 into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Chuch.

Question 14

Confessional

Answer 14

A booth where Catholics ask a priest to grant them God’s forgiveness

Question 15

Eucharist

Answer 15

The practice of eating bread and drinking wine during a church service. Also known as communion or Mass.

Question 16

Transubstanation

Answer 16

The belief that the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus during the Eucharist.

Question 17

Purgatory

Answer 17

A state before heaven, where souls are purified

Question 18

Penance

Answer 18

Prayer or an action to show that one is sorry for winning

Question 19

Protestantism

Answer 19

A diverse form of Christianity which began in the 16th century as a protest against the Catholic Church

Question 20

The Reformation

Answer 20

A 16th century movement to reform the Church, resulting in the split of the Western church into Catholicism and Protestantism

Question 21

Secular

Answer 21

Non-religious

Question 22

Omnibenevolent

Answer 22

All good

Question 23

Omnipotent

Answer 23

All powerful

Question 24

Omniscient

Answer 24

All knowing

Question 25

Paul

Answer 25

Travelling preacher and author of letters in the New Testament

Question 26

Constantine

Answer 26

A Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity in CE 312

Question 27

Arius

Answer 27

A heretic whose ideas were condemned at the council of Nicae.