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Vocabulary

Roman Catholic Church - the Christian church of which the pope, or bishop of Rome, is the supreme head.

Pope - the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cardinal - a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope

Archbishop - a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.

Bishop - an official in some Christian religions who is ranked higher than a priest and who is usually in charge of church matters in a specific geographical area

Priest - a person who has the authority to lead or perform ceremonies in some religions and especially in some Christian religions

Monk - a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Nun - a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Clergy - the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.

Cathedral - the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated.

Church - a building used for public Christian worship.

Monastery - a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.

Mendicant - begging; practicing begging; living on alms.

Friar - a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.

Abbey - a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.

Abbot - a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.

Abbess - a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns.

Nunnery - a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.

Sacraments - an important Christian ceremony (such as baptism or marriage)

Baptism - a Christian ceremony in which a small amount of water is placed on a person's head or in which a person's body is briefly placed under water

Eucharist - spiritual communion with God

Confirmation - proof which shows that something is true or correct

Matrimony - the state of being married

Holy Orders - the sacrament or rite of ordination as a member of the Christian clergy, especially in the grades of bishop, priest, or deacon.

Penance -

a Christian sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.

Extreme Unction - a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when administered to the dying.