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dogma
liturgy
canon law
Petrine Doctrine
ecumenical [ek yoo ME ni kul]
Nicene Creed
monas [MOW nahs]
abbot
regular clergy
secular clergy
sarcophagus [sahr KAH fah gus]
alpha/omega [AL fah/oh MAY gah]
Passion (of Jesus)
catacomb
orans
diptych [DIP tik]
nave
ambulatory [AMB yoo lah tor ee]
transept
apse
clerestory [KLIR stow ree]
mosaic
Latin cross plan
Greek cross plan
basilica
pendentive
cantor
Divine Office
Mass
a cappella [ah kah PEL lah]
monophonic [MAHN oh fon ik]
responsorial
antiphonal
melismatic
mantra
mudra [MOO drah]
stupa [STOO pah]
torana [tor AH nah]
chatra [SHAT rah]
pagoda
chaitya [CHEYE tyah]
zither
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