Last Vocab Flashcard

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Latin for 'Sacred Reading'; practice of reading and meditating on Scripture.

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Lectio Divina

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A lifestyle of asceticism and self-denial, often in seclusion and under strict rules.

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Monasticism

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Territorial division of the Church

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Diocese

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One who has retired into solitude for religious reasons, especially early Christian recluses.

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Hermit

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Latin for "praise of God"; refers to four daily hours of communal prayer in Benedictine Life.

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Laus Dei

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Personal ambassador to the pope

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Nuncio

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Benedictine motto meaning "work and pray"

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Ora et Labora

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Large room in a monastery for copying and maintaining texts.

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Scriptorium

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A solemn promise made voluntarily by a rational person to practice a virtue or perform a good deed for a future benefit.

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Vow

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Best class at McCarthy?

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Seniors