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"Icon" means 'Image' (Greek); religious painting on wood, as used in the Orthodox Church. |
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"Indulgence" means 'Sacred action' (Latin); one of the essential rituals of Christianity. |
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"Apocalyptic" means 'straight opinion' (Greek); correct belief. |
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"Sin" means wrongdoing, seen as disobedience to God. |
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"Incarnation" means the ability of each believer to rethink and interpret the ideas and values of Christianity. |
| | A) | True |
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"Advent" means 'Lengthening day,' 'spring' (Anglo-Saxon); the preparatory period before Easter, lasting forty days. |
| | A) | True |
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"Icon" means 'Overseer' (Greek); a priest and church leader who is in charge of a large geographical area called a diocese. |
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"Pope" means 'Father' (Latin); the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| | A) | True |
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"Evangelist" means 'Good news person' (Greek); one of the four 'authors' of the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. |
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"Evangelical" refers to the Eastern branch of Christianity. |
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"Neopantheism" is the belief that the world will soon come to an end; this belief usually includes the notion of a great battle, final judgment, and the reward of the good. |
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"Predestination" is the belief that because God is all-powerful and all-knowing, a human being's ultimate reward or punishment is already decreed by God; a notion emphasized in Calvinism. |
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"Trinity" refers to the three 'persons' in God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. |
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"Gospel" means 'Measure,' 'rule' (Greek); a list of authoritative books of documents. |
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"Evangelical" refers to emphasizing the authority of the scripture; an adjective used to identify certain Protestant groups. |
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"Original sin" is an inclination toward evil, inherited by human beings as a result of Adam's disobedience. |
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"Baptism" is the Christian rite of initiation, involving immersion in water or sprinkling of water. |
| | A) | True |
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"Messiah" means 'Anointed' (Hebrew); a special messenger sent by God foretold in Hebrew scriptures, and believed by Christians to be Jesus. |
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"Indulgence" means 'In flesh' (Latin); a belief that God became visible in Jesus. |
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An "apostle" is one of Jesus' twelve disciples; also any early preacher of Christianity. |
| | A) | True |
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"Filioque" means 'and from the Son'; a Latin work added to the creeds in the Western Church to state that the Holy Spirit arises from both the Father and the Son. This notion helped cause a separation between Western and Eastern Churches. |
| | A) | True |
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"Apostle" means 'Good news' (Middle English); an account of the life of Jesus. |
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"Patriarch" refers to the bishop of one of the major ancient sites of Christianity (Jerusalem, Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Moscow). |
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"Canon" means 'Good Gift' (Greek); the Lord's Supper. |
| | A) | True |
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"Ecumensim" means being sinless in the sight of God; also called 'justification.' |
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"Filioque" means 'buy again,' 'buy back' (Latin); the belief that the death of Jesus has paid the price of justice for all human wrongdoing. |
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The "Protestant principle" refers to the scriptures sacred to Christians, consisting of the books of Hebrew bible and the New Testament. |
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"Ecumenism" refers to dialogue between Christian denominations. |
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"Indulgence" means 'kindness-toward' (Latin); remission of time spent in purgatory (a state of temporary punishment in the afterlife); an aspect of Catholic belief and practice. |
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"Mormons" are a group who consider themselves to be Christians who belong to a perfect, restored Christianity. They are also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. |
| | A) | True |
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