MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE-Pia Emilie Holm Weitling
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A: Ampulla-

meant a little flask, which they collected holy water in when visiting holy places containing this type of water.
B: Brandea-

meant ordinary objects, which had become holy because they had been in contact with a holy saint or person.
C: Catholic-                                         

to be catholic means a religious person. and is literally described as "all knowing" 
D: Devil-

means an awful, evil and horrifying creature. and if you die and have done bad things you come to him for torture for all eternity.
E: Evil-

Evil could be described as: something the devil would do or have. it was bad and horrifying.

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F: Fatalist-

Means a person who beliefs that events are decided by fate.
G: God-

God is know as the creator of the earth, and the one who controls everything. he's known as the opposite of the devil, "the almighty";
H: Hell-

Hell is underground and the place where the devil is, and it's where you will come if you die and have done something bad, and to top it off, it's where you will suffer forever.
I: indulgence-

a merit given out by the church to help forgive sins, committed by the pilgrimage.

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J: Judicial-

Judaism is a type of religion.
K: Khan-

Was a shelter for pilgrimages to stay and rest in.
L: Law-

the law were rules made by the government, you had to follow.
M: Miravilia Urbis Romae- 

A guide book.

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N: Nature- 

was the landscape around them, when walking by foot or sailing by boat.
O: Overseas-

overseas is when the pilgrims traveled by boat. 
P: Partition-

means dividing into parts. as they would do with holy saint's body parts, so all the churches in that area would have some.
Q: Qur'an (Koran)-

Is the Muslim bible.

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R: Reliquaries-

Reliquaries were the holy boxes they kept the church's most valuable objects or relics. 
S: Sin-

was when a person had done something bad.
T: Tomb-

A tomb is a grave.
U: Untruthful-

Is when a person couldn't be trusted. And on a pilgrimage sometimes the pilgrims partner couldn't be trusted, and might hurt his companion.

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V: Vicarious Pilgrimage- 

A pilgrimage undertaken by someone else on your behalf.
W: War-

War means two sides with different opinion fighting.
X: Xerigordon-

Abandoned Turkish castle used by the pilgrims as a resting shelter.
Y: Yiddish-

international language spoken by jews.
Z: Zealot-

person who shows great and uncompromising enthusiasm for a religion.

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