Set: larissa religion church history test 3

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excommunication a severe ecclesiastical penalty which excludes the offender from taking part in the Eucharist or other sacraments
simony the payment of money to be appointed to a church office
conclave became the process to elect a new pope, last one in 2005
Gregorian reforms instituted so many reforms addressing major problems in the church
feudalism a social form of interlocking relationships based on the use of land in payment for military services
lay investiture was the practice of lay persons ( like kings) appointing bishops, priests, abbots, and abbesses
mendicant religious communities whose members live among the people and rely on the charity of others or work the lowest paying job available
the east and west schism the official separation of the eastern (orthodox) church from the western church in 1054 AD
concordat of worms the pope would have the power to choose the abbots and bishops investing them with spiritual power. the emperor would invest them with their temporal power
serf one who worked the land in feudal system and was bound to the will of landowners
stigmata visible wounds on the body similar to those of Jesus on the cross
icon a highly stylized painting venerated in Eastern Christianity
idolatry worship of false gods or an image of God
pope Nicholas I declared the pope the leader of the church and the emperor the protector

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Creator Teezer
Created October 27, 2008
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Subject religion
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  1. icon → a highly stylized painting venerated in Eastern Christianity - 1 miss
  2. feudalism → a social form of interlocking relationships based on the use of land in payment for military services - 1 miss
  3. serf → one who worked the land in feudal system and was bound to the will of landowners - 1 miss
  4. Gregorian reforms → instituted so many reforms addressing major problems in the church - 1 miss
  5. concordat of worms → the pope would have the power to choose the abbots and bishops investing them with spiritual power. the emperor would invest them with their temporal power - 1 miss