Vocabulary words

Vocabulary words for Lecture 3:

platonism: the belief that physical objects are impermanent representations of unchanging Ideas, and that the Ideas alone give true knowledge as they are known by the mind.

manicheanism: an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.

dualistic: the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.

ascetic: the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.

dissipation: a wasting by misuse

Adeodatus: Saint, died a.d. 618, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 615–618.

stipend: a periodic payment, esp. a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.

patron: a person who supports with money, gifts, efforts, or endorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity, institution, special event, or the like

consecration: the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.

pelagianism: a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.

arianism: the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with god the Father.

donatism: a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.

novatianism: The doctrines or principles of the Novatians

neo-: a combining form meaning “new,” “recent,” “revived,” “modified,” used in the formation of compound words

amoral: not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.

coy: artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.

patrimony: an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.

episcopacy: government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.