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mystical
an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the
intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
TERM 2
penitential
DEFINITION 2
a book or set of church rules concerning the Christian
sacrament of penance, a "new manner of reconciliation with
God"[1] that was first developed by Celtic monks in Ireland
in the sixth century AD.
TERM 3
affective
DEFINITION 3
Affect refers to the experience of feeling or emotion
TERM 4
effective
DEFINITION 4
able to accomplish a purpose.
TERM 5
anchoress
DEFINITION 5
denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from
secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-
oriented, ascetic life.
eminence
someone of high rank, reputation or social station.
TERM 7
imminence
DEFINITION 7
imminent - about to happen, occur, or take place very soon.
TERM 8
immanence
DEFINITION 8
of a mental act performed entirely within the mind.
TERM 9
hierarchy
DEFINITION 9
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a
system.
TERM 10
subversive
DEFINITION 10
political concepts, attempts to overthrow an established
government.
three estates
1.) those who fought (secular aristocrats) 2.) those who
prayed (the clergy) 3.) those who worked on the land
(free/servile peasantry)
TERM 17
"Mystical Social Body"
DEFINITION 17
Peasants and laborers were the feet knights were the right
hand merchants were the left hand townspeople were the
heart kings, princes and prelates of church were the head
TERM 18
ineffable
DEFINITION 18
concerned with ideas that cannot or should not be expressed
in spoken words.
TERM 19
ravished
DEFINITION 19
entrancement: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder
and enchantment or rape
TERM 20
sublime
DEFINITION 20
empyreal: inspiring awe.
entrance
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
