THEO 228: Quiz 3

Theology

The intellectual-theoretical component of religious life, often defined as "faith seeking understanding."

Spirituality

The experiences and practices of religious living.

Neologism

A newly-coined word.

Stanza

A grouping of lines forming divisions in a poem or hymn.

Abecedary

A poem, hymn, or text arranged alphabetically.

Lectio Divina

"Divine reading," a contemplative reading of Scripture for spiritual purposes.

Triune

Referring to the concept of three-in-one, as in the Trinity.

Lucifer

Derived from Latin for "Light-Bringer."

Angel

Derived from Greek for "messenger," denoting beings created by God to cooperate with His will.

Demon

Derived from Greek for "spirit," a corrupt spirit known for carrying out Satan's will.

Abyss

Derived from Greek for "great depth," used to denote hell.

Aes Sidhe

A supernatural race inhabiting fairy mounds, also known as the people of the mounds.

Last Judgement

The belief that Christ will return to judge the living and the dead, determining their eternal destinies.

Eschatology

The study of the end times and the ultimate destinies of humans.

Apocalyptic Literature

Literature dealing with the revelation of hidden knowledge, often associated with the Book of Revelations.

Semiotic

Referring to something that transmits meaning beyond the literal, sign-bearing.

Incarnational theology

Theology concerned with and embracing the material world as revelatory of the divine.

Sacramental

The transmission of transcendent meaning, experience, and reality through material things.

Idolatry

The mistaken understanding of created reality as divine in and of itself.

Theophany

A visible manifestation of a deity.

Negative Theology

The belief that the full reality of God is not available to human experience and understanding.

Mystical Theology

Theology dealing with the mysteriousness and unknowability of God.

Logos

Greek for "word," referring to the rational structure of created reality.

Deification

The transformation of the human person to participate in the life of God as a gift of grace.

Reconciliation

The restoration of a harmonious relationship between a person and God or a person and the Christian community.

Holiness

The state of right relationship with God and community, constituting a state of spiritual good health.

Penance

Disciplinary action prescribed by a confessor as a sign of effective aid to correct a confessed fault.

Penitentials

Manuals guiding confessors toward appropriate penitential actions for specific sins.

Sin

Disordered acts that rupture the sinner's relationship with God, self, and others.

Almsgiving

Freely giving what is needed to those in need, both material and spiritual support.

Iconoclastic Controversy

A period of hostility towards the making and use of Christian imagery in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Illuminated manuscript

A hand-written text decorated with elaborate designs or miniature pictures.

Scribe

A writer or copier of manuscripts.

Folio

A leaf or sheet of a manuscript.

Recto

The side of a leaf that is to be read first, the right-hand page when the book is open.

Verso

The side of a leaf that is to be read second, the left-hand page.

Script

The handwriting style used in manuscripts.

Zoomorph

A figure in art that has the form of an animal.

Initial

An enlarged and decorated letter introducing a section of text in a manuscript.

Diminuendo

A decorative device used to transition from a large initial to the main script by gradually reducing the height of a few letters.

Chi-Rho Page

A decorated page in Insular Gospel books marking the start of the story of Jesus' birth.

Colophon

An inscription added at the end of a manuscript, explaining authorship and manufacturing details.

Gloss

A translation or explanation of a text.

Cross-carpet Page

A fully-decorated manuscript page resembling an Oriental carpet.

Canon tables

A concordance device used to indicate shared passages among the four Gospels.

Incipit

The opening of a manuscript or section of a manuscript.

Smithery

The work or craft of a metalworker.

Hoard

Collections of valuable ancient artifacts intentionally buried in the ground.

Detectorist

An amateur treasure hunter.

Pectoral cross

A pendant cross worn on the chest.

Filigree

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