Medieval Pilgrimage Glossary - Ariane de Graaf
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Bishop - Important Church leader.

Brimstone - It is like a match.

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Catholic - Catholic people devote themselves to believe in God and the Catholic Church.

Confession -  It is when you admit that you done something.

Cathedral - Very large, important Church building.

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Divine intervention - Holey act to change.

Damnation - Convicted to hell.

Divine right - Special favor from a God.

Devil - The monster who own hell.

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Evil - A bad force, which come from hell and the devil.                                                          Back to top           

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Fatalist - Believe in a negative site of live.

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Hell - Hell is a place of horror and pain, under the Earth.

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Indulgence - That you have been treated with luxury.

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Judicial pilgrimage - A pilgrimage that somebody has to do as a punishment for a crime they committed.

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M

Mass - An important Catholic Church service.

Miracle - Something that is very very unlikely to happen.

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Omens - Sign to predict.

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Purgatory - A place where you go after death and you stay there until all your sins have been burnt out.

Pilgrimage - The journey to a holy place.

Pilgrim - A person who goes on journeys (pilgrimage) to holy places.

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Relic - The remain or an object of a holy person. It is often used to help people pray.

Reliquary - A reliquary is a box which contains a relic.

           

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Sin - A sin committed when you do something which is against the rules of the church.

Saint - A saint is someone how is declared holy after his death and is worshiped. 

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Tithe - Tax (food) paid to the Church

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