My assignment is to define these words for fiefdom.
 
                                      Vocabulary:

1)Roman Catholic Church: The branch of Christianity headed by the pope.


2)Pope: The bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.


3)Cardinal: A leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the pope and form the Sacred College, which elects succeeding popes 


4)Archbishop: the chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese.


5)Bishop: A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.


6)Priest: An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

7)Monk: A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.


8)Nun: A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.


9)Clergy: The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.


10)Cathedral: The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated.


11)Church: A building used for public Christian worship


12)Monastery: A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.


13)Mendicant: Given to begging


14)Friar: A member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders.


15)Abbey: The building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.


16)Abbot: A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.


17)Abbess: A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.


18)Nunnery: A building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent.


19)Sacraments: A religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, in particular.


20)Baptism:  The religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water


21)Eucharist: The Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.


22)Confirmation: The action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed.


23)Matrimony: The state or ceremony of being married; marriage.


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


25)Penance: Voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.


26)Extreme Unction:  A former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when administered to the dying.

 27)New Testament: The second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers.


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