All terms in this list:
Disciple: From the Greek, 'to learn.'
Apostle: From the Greek, 'apostolos,'- one who is sent forth.
Ten Commandments: A list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were written by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets.
Evangelical Counsels: Vows of obedience, poverty and chastity taken by vowed religious.
Patron Saint: A saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayers.
Domestic Church: The family. Parents and children living the baptismal vows.
apostacy: Abandonment of religion or denial of Jesus.
Presumption: Believing that a person can themself without God's help.
Despair: To give up as beyond hope or expectation, the loss of hope.
Chastity: The moral virtue in which a person acts in accord with their vocation in life.
Evangelization: Sharing the Good News of Jesus with others.
Common Priesthood: The priesthood given to all baptized people in which they represent Jesus to all they meet.
Ministerial Priesthood: The priesthood of the ordained in which they build the Chruch through the sacraments.
Twelve: Symbolic number representing the tribes of Israel.
Rabbi: A Jewish spiritual teacher.
Slander: A false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation.
Perjury: The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath given in God's name.
Blasphemy: The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God.
Irreligion: The dismissal of the need for religion or tempting God.
Sacrilege: Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
Simony: The act of buying and selling of spiritual things such as indulgences or ecclesiatical office (not statues and the like) .
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