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Bishop: an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese
Catechism: oral instruction; a manual for catechizing; specifically : a summary of religious doctrine often in the form of questions and answers
Chrism: consecrated oil used in Greek and Latin churches esp. in baptism, chrismation, confirmation, and ordination
Clergy: a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church; the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion
Confirmation: a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership;
Diocese: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Indulgence: remission of part or all of the temporal and esp. purgatorial punishment that according to Roman Catholicism is due for sins whose eternal punishment has been remitted and whose guilt has been pardoned (as through the sacrament of reconciliation)
Laity: the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
Liturgy: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship; a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances
Nicene Creed: a Christian creed expanded from a creed issued by the first Nicene Council, beginning "I believe in one God," and used in liturgical worship
Magisterium: teaching authority esp. of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope: often capitalized : a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Priest: one authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion esp. as a mediatory agent between humans and God; specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking below a bishop and above a deacon
Priesthood: the office, dignity, or character of a priest; the whole body of priests
Rite: a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony; the liturgy of a church or group of churches; a ceremonial act or action
Sacrament: a Christian rite (as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality
Transubstantiation: the miraculous change by which according to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox dogma the Eucharistic elements at their consecration become the body and blood of Christ while keeping only the appearances of bread and wine
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