hermit |
a person who lives alone and away from others. Often a person becomes a hermit in order to lead a religious life. |
House of Lords |
one of the houses of the British parliament, made up of nobles and certain religious leaders. Members are not elected. |
icon |
an image or picture of a religious figure which is itself seen as holy by some Christian churches. [1/3 definitions] |
Mass |
a religious ceremony in the Roman Catholic and certain other churches. At a Mass, people seek communion with God. |
minister |
a person authorized to perform or help at the religious services of some religions. [1/4 definitions] |
mission |
a group of people sent to a foreign land to set up relations and to start trade or religious work. [1/5 definitions] |
missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
monk |
a man who has joined other men in a religious community and taken vows to live a simple life. |
Muhammad |
an Arab religious leader and the person who started Islam. He lived from A.D. 570 to A.D. 632. |
novice |
A person who is training to be a member of a religious order. [1/2 definitions] |
nun1 |
a woman who is a member of a religious order. Nuns promise to live simply, not marry, and obey God. Many nuns live in convents. |
pagoda |
a religious temple of Asia that has curved roof lines at each of its many stories. |
parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
pilgrim |
someone who takes a trip to a holy place for a religious purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
pious |
showing love for a god or gods in thought and action; religious. [2 definitions] |
priest |
a person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services. |
Quaker |
a member of a Christian religious group founded in England about 1650, called the Society of Friends. |
religion |
the practice of one's religious beliefs. [1/3 definitions] |
religious |
showing or having religious beliefs. [1/3 definitions] |
revival |
a lively religious meeting meant to revive religious feeling in people. [1/3 definitions] |