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| Apocalypse | Another name for the Book of Revelation written by St. John |
| Apocryphal | Describes any book purporting to be inspired but ultimately not accepted by the Church as part of Sacred Scripture. |
| Baptism | The first of the Seven Sacraments. |
| Charism | a specific gift of the Holy Spirit which helps you live out a Christian life. |
| Church | the entire assembly of the faithful People of God |
| Council of Jerusalem | a synod of the Apostles AD 49 or 50 deciding on Gentile converts |
| Ecumenical Council | a formal synod of bishops from the inhabited world |
| Gnostic | an ancient heretical sect that believed that salvation came from obtaining secret experiential knowledge |
| Heaven | the eternal state of supreme and definitive happiness with God |
| Heavenly Liturgy | the worship of God in Heaven by the angels and saints, led by Christ |
| Keys of the Kingdom | the sign of the office of the prime minister |
| Martyr | Greek for "witness" |
| Mass | the principle sacramental celebration and worship of the Cahtolic Church, established by Jesus at the Last Supper |
| Pentecost | a Jewish festival, fifty days after Passover |
| People of God | all the faithful from among humanity who seek and desire to know and love God |
| Primacy of Peter | the position of being first in rank or authority |
| Rock | the literal meaning of the name of Peter, taken from its Greek form Petros. |
| Sacred Scripture | The bible, the canonical writings validated by the Church as inerrant and inspired by the Holy Spirit |
| Sacred Tradition | from the Latin "tradicio" |
| Saint | any individual who has died and been canonized by the Catholic Church |
| Vicar of Christ | term used for the Pope that emphasizes his role as a representative of Christ himself. |
