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| persecute | to cause a person to suffer becasue of his or her beliefs |
| friar | a member of a certain religious order devoted to teaching and works of charity |
| monk | a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery life |
| clergy | he body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church |
| excommunicate | to formally deprive a person of membership in a church |
| sacrament | * a solemn rite of Christian churches |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a holy site |
| relic | an object considered holy because it belonged to, or was touched by, a saint or other holy person |
| convent | a community of nuns; also called a nunnery |
| nun | a woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church |
| university | a school of advanced learning |
| rhetoric | the study of persuasive writing and speaking |
| theology | the study of God and religious truths |
| natural law | the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking |
| monasticsm | a way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith |
| illuminated manuscript | a handwritten book decorated with bright colors and precious metals |
| religious order | a brotherhood or sisiterhood of monks, nuns, or friars |
| monestary | a community of monks |
