a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery
a monk
the act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family
nepotism
a belief opposed to the official belief of a church and that is considered wrong
heresy
a member of the parts of the Christian Church that separated from the Roman Catholic Church
protestant
in the past, an official organization in the Roman Catholic Church whose purpose was to find and punish people who opposed its beliefs
inqisition
the action of preventing part or the whole of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because it is considered to be offensive or harmful, or because it contains
censorship
to forbid
ban
something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
legacy
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
breakthrough
to make someone more likely to do something
encourage
important and deserving attention way to understand something
notable example
to divide into two or more parts
split
the social and land-owning system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or of any society that is organized according to rank
feudalism
the 16th-century religious ideas and activity in Europe that were an attempt to change and improve the Catholic Church, and resulted in the Protestant Churches being established
reformation
clearly separate and different
distinct
wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable
eager
the power to have an effect on people or things
influence
o sail all the way around something
circumnavogate
an occasion when you allow or do not mind someone's failure or bad behaviour
indulgence
an invitation to do something difficult
challenge
to become weaker in strength or influence
wane
existing very commonly or happening often
prevalent
the people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity
establishment
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