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* [https://scborromeo2.org/catechism-of-the-catholic-church '''Catechism of the Catholic Church'''] (html) | * [https://scborromeo2.org/catechism-of-the-catholic-church '''Catechism of the Catholic Church'''] (html) | ||
* [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/ '''Catechism of the Catholic Church'''] (online reader lipbook) | * [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/ '''Catechism of the Catholic Church'''] (online reader lipbook) | ||
>> to do: add section on Church architecture and move vocab there (alter, chancel, nave, sanctuary, etc.) | |||
== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
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** from Revelation, 1:8: | ** from Revelation, 1:8: | ||
I am the Alpha and the Omega, ''the'' Beginning and ''the'' End' says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty | I am the Alpha and the Omega, ''the'' Beginning and ''the'' End' says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty | ||
* '''alter''' | |||
** origins in PIE '''*al-''' for "beyond" | |||
*** thus "to alter" = to change | |||
*** and the adjective "alter" comes from Latin ''alter'' for "the other" (one) | |||
** the alter is in the "sanctuary" and is where the "word of God" is proclaimed | |||
* '''amen''' | * '''amen''' | ||
** "so be it" | ** "so be it" | ||
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** from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) | ** from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) | ||
** the quest for happiness | ** the quest for happiness | ||
* '''bema''' | |||
** the platform, or raised area, upon which the alter resides | |||
** the bema is within the '''chancel''', is the enclosed space of the sanctuary | |||
** from Greek ''bēma'' (βῆμα) for "platform" and "step" | |||
** in Jewish synagogues the Torah is read from the ''bema'' or ''bimah'' | |||
*** the Hebrew word "bimah" is derived from the Greek ''bēma'' | |||
* '''bless / blessing''' | * '''bless / blessing''' | ||
** bless = "to make holy, give thanks" | ** bless = "to make holy, give thanks" | ||
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==== Ch ==== | ==== Ch ==== | ||
* chancel | |||
** the enclosed area that marks the sanctuary of a church | |||
** from Latin ''cancelli'' for "grating," "bars" | |||
* '''charism''' | * '''charism''' | ||
** divine gift | ** divine gift | ||
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=== N-O === | === N-O === | ||
* '''nave''' | |||
** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews) | |||
*** as distinct from the "bema", which is the raised area upon which the alter resides | |||
** "nave" = "ship" in Latin | |||
*** from PIE '''*nau-''' for "boat" (thus "navy" in English) | |||
* '''Nazarenes''' | * '''Nazarenes''' | ||
** followers of Jesus of Nazareth | ** followers of Jesus of Nazareth | ||
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**from Latin ''sanctus'' "holy" | **from Latin ''sanctus'' "holy" | ||
***so ''santus'' (holy) + ''facere'' ("to make or do" from PIE '''*dhe-''' "to set, put") | ***so ''santus'' (holy) + ''facere'' ("to make or do" from PIE '''*dhe-''' "to set, put") | ||
*'''sanctuary''' | |||
**also called '''presbytery''' | |||
**the holy area of a church around the alter and where God resides | |||
**= the area reserved for the priests | |||
**it is sometimes marked off by a '''chancel''', which is enclosed by bars or grating | |||
*'''scatter''' | *'''scatter''' | ||
**from Greek : diabalein | **from Greek : diabalein | ||